China’s stated carbon-neutrality target has placed the net-zero transition at the center of economic and climate policy, with potential implications for global emissions.

On the demand side, the transition could leverage green finance, market mechanisms and policy to encourage consumption of cleaner goods and services, improve resource efficiency, and channel private and public investment toward climate-aligned projects. On the supply side, it supports the gradual retirement of high-emission industries and infrastructure.

The Low Carbon Transition Program is dedicated to promoting the application of low-carbon infrastructure and technologies, through research on green finance, market mechanisms, policies and incentives, in order to achieve tangible greenhouse gas emission reductions.