The Transformation of Major Power Generation Channels and Comparative Analysis of Policies in China and the United States in the Context of Carbon Neutrality

The primary contributor to global warming is human emissions of greenhouse gases. In order to prevent the continued warming of the global climate, the realization of carbon neutrality is a necessary way to achieve this goal. Although both China and the United States have made corresponding strategic...

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Main Author: Liu Yilin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2023-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/61/e3sconf_icree2023_04003.pdf
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description The primary contributor to global warming is human emissions of greenhouse gases. In order to prevent the continued warming of the global climate, the realization of carbon neutrality is a necessary way to achieve this goal. Although both China and the United States have made corresponding strategic deployments to achieve carbon neutrality, the difficulties faced by the two countries to attain the goal still need to be analyzed and resolved. This article compares the primary power generation methods and the differences in policies between the two countries over the years. It analyzes the changes and difficulties China and the United States faced in achieving carbon neutrality. Preliminary analysis shows that China and the United States generate electricity mainly through thermal power. Due to the difference in resources between the two countries, the United States uses natural gas as a raw material. In contrast, coal is the primary raw material for China's thermal power generation. China and the United States have developed ambitious policy plans to meet their respective carbon neutrality objectives. However, in contrast to China's more stable policies, the US strategy needs equivalent stability.
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spelling doaj.art-3f08f08faf7b49ffb15f09f27a4a9d2a2023-09-26T10:11:24ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422023-01-014240400310.1051/e3sconf/202342404003e3sconf_icree2023_04003The Transformation of Major Power Generation Channels and Comparative Analysis of Policies in China and the United States in the Context of Carbon NeutralityLiu Yilin0College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyThe primary contributor to global warming is human emissions of greenhouse gases. In order to prevent the continued warming of the global climate, the realization of carbon neutrality is a necessary way to achieve this goal. Although both China and the United States have made corresponding strategic deployments to achieve carbon neutrality, the difficulties faced by the two countries to attain the goal still need to be analyzed and resolved. This article compares the primary power generation methods and the differences in policies between the two countries over the years. It analyzes the changes and difficulties China and the United States faced in achieving carbon neutrality. Preliminary analysis shows that China and the United States generate electricity mainly through thermal power. Due to the difference in resources between the two countries, the United States uses natural gas as a raw material. In contrast, coal is the primary raw material for China's thermal power generation. China and the United States have developed ambitious policy plans to meet their respective carbon neutrality objectives. However, in contrast to China's more stable policies, the US strategy needs equivalent stability.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/61/e3sconf_icree2023_04003.pdf
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title_full The Transformation of Major Power Generation Channels and Comparative Analysis of Policies in China and the United States in the Context of Carbon Neutrality
title_fullStr The Transformation of Major Power Generation Channels and Comparative Analysis of Policies in China and the United States in the Context of Carbon Neutrality
title_full_unstemmed The Transformation of Major Power Generation Channels and Comparative Analysis of Policies in China and the United States in the Context of Carbon Neutrality
title_short The Transformation of Major Power Generation Channels and Comparative Analysis of Policies in China and the United States in the Context of Carbon Neutrality
title_sort transformation of major power generation channels and comparative analysis of policies in china and the united states in the context of carbon neutrality
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