Carbon-Neutral Tech Revolution: 
Mapping China's Disruptive Innovation Potential

Xinman Zhang

doi:10.70711/frim.v3i12.7894

Carbon-Neutral Tech Revolution: Mapping China's Disruptive Innovation Potential

Xinman Zhang

Abstract

Since the publication of the Paris Agreement, countries have successively made commitments to carbon emissions reduction, and
carbon neutrality has become an integral part of the global community with a shared future. As a positive response to international carbon
commitments, China's dual carbon policy pledges to achieve carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. The energy sector accounts for over 80% of China's carbon emissions (with the power sector contributing over 40%), making the early realization of energy carbon neutrality a long-term and arduous goal of China's modern energy revolution. There are two key measures to transform China's energy
structure: 1. Renewable energy and energy storage; 2. Fossil fuels and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technology. This
paper evaluates and identifies the top five most promising disruptive technologies from the two scenarios: variable renewable energy (VRE)
integration, natural gas hydrate (NGH) extraction, efficient hydrogen storage and all-solid-state lithium battery, controllable nuclear fusion,
and carbon capture technology. The aim is to review and assess China's current level of energy carbon neutrality technologies and to forecast
the future development path of China's disruptive energy technologies.

Keywords

Disruptive Technology; Energy Security; Renewable Energy; Carbon Capture and Storage

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/frim.v3i12.7894

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