China’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality: Navigating the Energy & Economic Transition

Professor, Head, Carbon Neutrality and Climate Change Thrust, Society Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou).

Kejun Jiang’s research focus is energy, climate change mitigation and air pollution prevention policy assessment by using IPAC modeling, to support national five-year plans, and long-term planning. He began his research in ERI from 1990 and led the development of Integrated Policy Assessment Model for China (IPAC). IPAC modeling team is now a leading research team on China’s 2050 energy transition studies by providing benchmark research results. Major research focus includes energy and emission scenarios, energy policy, energy system, energy market analysis, and climate change, local environment policies and international negotiation. He also was authors of IPCC for Special Report on Emission Scenario from 1997, and Working Group III Third Assessment Report, leader author for IPCC WGIII AR4 Chapter 3, and leader author for GEO-4 Chapter 2, CLA in WGIII of IPCC AR5, LA for IPCC AR5 Synthesis Report, CLA of IPCC Special Report on 1.5℃ Warning, Lead Author of IPCC AR6WGIII Chapter 3 and SPM, Vice Co-Chair of GEO6, lead author of GEO7. From 2010, he is author for UNEP Emission Gaps. Now he is lead author of IPCC AR6 WGIII. He also joined international research collaboration projects such as EMF, FP6, FP7 and H2020 research projects. He is member of Scientific Panel of UNEP CCAC, and Scientific Committee of IAMC. He got his PHD in Social Engineering Department of Tokyo Institute of Technology.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Move more towards CO2 emission reduction
• More electric vehicle fleet
• More renewable energy utilization