China’s carbon neutrality policy facilitates halving industrial water withdrawal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15549066 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhe Li (0000-0002-2003-0827, Chinese Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Fubao Sun (0000-0002-7439-8272, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wenbin Liu (0000-0003-0390-8455, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Tingting Wang (0000-0002-3824-6183, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Hong Wang (0000-0003-2405-7311, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yao Feng (0000-0001-9874-1031), Feng Yao (0000-0002-9635-9581, Chinese Academy of Sciences) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 114082-114082 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ad7f6f |
| OpenAlex | W4402824361 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
China concurrently confronts acute water resource challenges and substantial carbon emissions, with its industrial sector being a significant freshwater consumer and a primary carbon emitter. China has committed to achieving carbon neutrality (CN) by 2060, yet the exact impact of this goal on industrial water withdrawal (IWW) remains unclear. Here, we project IWW in China considering both scenarios with and without the CN target, based on industry-specific water quota standards and projections of industrial product output. Our findings indicate a 53.76% (51.41 km 3 ) reduction of IWW by 2060 under a CN scenario, compared to business-as-usual, with the IWW peak advancing from 2035 to 2025. The thermal power industry holds the largest water withdrawal reduction, accounting for 75.74% (38.94 km 3 ) of the total reduction. Additionally, both the East coastal region and the Middle Yangtze River region could reduce 62.08% (31.96 km 3 ) of IWW under the CN scenario, with Jiangsu province emerging as a significant contributor. This study provides a reliable basis for evaluating the potential for future water withdrawal reduction within the industrial sector and suggests that achieving the CN target could offer a promising direction for alleviating China’s water scarcity challenges
Carbon neutrality · China · Economics · Greenhouse gas · Natural resource economics · Neutrality · Political science · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Geology · Law · Oceanography
China's water scarcity
Provincial and gridded population projection for China under shared socioeconomic pathways from 2010 to 2100
Achieving carbon neutrality enables China to attain its industrial water-use target
Projections of industrial water withdrawal under shared socioeconomic pathways and climate mitigation scenarios
Water conservancy projects in China
Domestic and industrial water uses of the past 60 years as a mirror of socio-economic development
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |