China Releases Outlook on Industrial Low-Carbon Technologies to Support Carbon Neutrality Goal

China has released a new report titled Outlook on Industrial Low-Carbon Technologies Under China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal at a press conference in Beijing.

Source: China Science Daily

China has released a new report titled Outlook on Industrial Low-Carbon Technologies Under China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal at a press conference in Beijing. The report was initiated by the Institute for Carbon Neutrality at Tsinghua University and led by the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The report outlines projected technological pathways and envisions that, under a carbon neutrality scenario, China’s industrial carbon emissions could fall to 450 million tonnes by 2060—a drop of around 95% compared to 2025 levels.

It identifies four core categories of cross-cutting technologies that together account for nearly 80% of the sector’s emissions reduction potential: feedstock substitution and waste recycling, electrification and the use of clean electricity, hydrogen fuel substitution, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

According to the report, the period from 2035 to 2050 will see rapid deployment of disruptive industrial process technologies. During this time, electrification and clean power use are expected to accelerate significantly, while falling costs and improved technological maturity will drive the large-scale application of green hydrogen. From 2050 to 2060, CCUS will play a vital role as a carbon removal “backstop” technology, with its contribution to emissions reduction expected to reach 24% by 2060.

Drawing on these findings, the report offers several policy recommendations. These include launching major industrial projects to support key carbon-neutral technologies, enhancing the carbon market’s role in incentivizing low-carbon innovation, and accelerating breakthroughs in common low-carbon technologies through targeted R&D and demonstration programs. It also calls for establishing a supportive fiscal and tax policy framework to speed up the deployment of scalable, high-impact technologies, thereby promoting a high-quality, sustainable green transition in China’s industrial sector.

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