Project: Sino German Cooperation on Climate Change - Climate Partnership

On 24 October, the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council jointly issued the “Working Guidance for Carbon Dioxide Peaking and Carbon Neutrality in Full and Faithful Implementation of the New Development Philosophy” (henceforth ‘the Guidance’), which offers an overarching green and low carbon transition guidance for China’s national and international development.

The “Joint Press Communiqué following the Second EU-China High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue”, released on 10 October 2021, is related to a September 2020 joint decision to initiate a high-level political dialogue exclusively devoted to

The leading group to establish the carbon emission accounting system will be headed by the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of NDRC and the National Bureau of Statistics.

The report details China’s climate achievements and addresses the topics of design and goals of China’s climate policies, mitigation and adaptation, actions from the general public, improving institutional mechanisms, strengthening capacity and international cooperation.