Dual Control of Carbon Emissions and High-Quality Economic Development

Dear Colleagues,

Achieving peak carbon neutrality is a broad and deep economic and social systemic transformation, the essence of which is to promote the transformation of the growth mode, the transformation of the energy system and the transformation of lifestyles. It requires a shift in the mode of social development from resource-consuming extensive development to an energy-saving and emission-reducing green development path.

Although the dual control of energy consumption (total energy consumption and energy intensity) is an important measure to cope with increasing resource scarcity and severe environmental pollution, and to reduce pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions at source, it can also force industrial structure, energy structure adjustment and upgrading, and accelerate high-quality development. However, it does not distinguish between types of energy use and restricts the use of fossil energy while limiting the development of renewable energy. Promoting the gradual shift from dual control of energy consumption to dual control of carbon emissions (total carbon emissions and carbon intensity) is conducive to integrating economic development and carbon emission reduction, promoting energy transformation, enhancing the intrinsic motivation of energy transformation, and ensuring the realization of carbon neutrality while strongly supporting economic development.

The purpose of this special issue is to discuss how high-quality economic development can be achieved under the dual control of carbon emissions and to stimulate future academic debates in this field.

Examples of essay topics include but are not limited to:

• The synergistic effect of dual control of energy consumption and pollution and carbon reduction
• Energy transition and carbon reduction targets
• Energy policy and economic research under the dual carbon target
• Impact assessment of energy and environmental policies
• Green innovation in the context of energy, environment and climate change
• Research on the economics of energy, environment and climate change
• Study on energy transition pathways and policies under the vision of carbon neutrality
• Economics of energy, environment and climate change in the context of the digital economy.

Prof. Dr. Yu Hao
Guest Editor

Dr. Zhiyuan Gao
Co-Guest Editor

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