Urban Carbon Emission Accounting and Carbon Peaking

Human activities are causing profound changes to the Earth's environment through the emission of greenhouse gases, accelerating global climate change. Low-carbon development is an inevitable choice in the current global climate change context. It is also a significant strategic opportunity to promote high-quality economic development in China and lead global efforts related to climate change. In recent years, China has continuously increased its commitment to voluntary contributions, implementing more robust emission reduction policies and measures, aiming to achieve carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. As the hub of human activities, cities are focal emission sources of greenhouse gases and have become a hot topic in international academic research. Against this backdrop, establishing a city-level carbon accounting methodology system that aligns with Chinese characteristics and is internationally recognized, accurately quantifying urban emissions, assessing progress towards peaking, identifying factors driving emission growth, and exploring green low-carbon development paths are all of great significance. This contributes to achieving China's goals of carbon peaking and neutrality, and even the realization of global temperature control targets.