China plans to establish a standards framework to support climate governance
To reach its goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, China has issued the National Climate Change Standards System Development Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan). First announced in 2023, the Plan has now been formally adopted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with 14 other ministries and commissions. According to the Plan, the government aims to establish a national standards system by 2030, aimed at guiding actions on mitigation, adaptation, and carbon market operations.