In Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality : Energy Law and Regulation in China

China aims for carbon neutrality by 2060, requiring a fundamental shift in its energy systems. This book critically analyses the essential Chinese energy laws and regulations, providing researchers and students with rich legal details about the role of law and regulatory measures in facilitating the energy transition towards carbon neutrality.

China's goal of carbon neutrality by 2060 requires a significant transformation of energy systems and the economy, raising critical questions about the domestic energy legal and regulatory systems. This book critically analyses the development and implementation of energy laws and regulations related to crucial strategies and pathways towards carbon neutrality, namely decarbonising power supply, enabling fuel switching, electrifying end-use in transport and industry, and adopting carbon removal mechanisms. It offers rich legal details and insights into regulatory processes and arrangements that underpin energy market reform and liberalisation, while also examining the role of law and regulatory measures in promoting technological advancements and supply chains for decarbonisation, with a focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency and storage, electric vehicles, critical transition minerals and carbon removal mechanisms.