{"id":2427,"date":"2025-12-12T20:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=2427"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:09:39","slug":"zero-carbon-park-development-from-local-exploration-to-nationwide-systematic-planning","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/insights\/zero-carbon-park-development-from-local-exploration-to-nationwide-systematic-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero-Carbon Park Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2427\" class=\"elementor elementor-2427\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa1be51 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa1be51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd67eb3\" data-id=\"bd67eb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0b9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_hero\" data-id=\"aa0b9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igdp_insight_detail_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-report1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cur cur1\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<a href=\"\/insights\/\">Insights<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<span>Zero-Carbon Park Development<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-report1 wow fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Zero-Carbon Park Development<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtit\">From Local Exploration to Nationwide Systematic Planning<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon3.svg);\">Chinese<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon4.svg);\">Dec 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon5.svg);\">Working Paper<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon6.svg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">CCNT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">Industry<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">Subnational Climate Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Summary:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">This working paper examines the development of zero-carbon parks in China, analyzing the transition from fragmented local experimentation to nationally coordinated planning. It reviews the policy landscape and standard-setting landscape, categorizing standards into three types (group standards, local standards, and provincial action plans). It then identifies three differentiated regional development models based on analysis of 80 zero-carbon park pilots across eight provinces: emerging industry-driven (eastern coastal regions), clean energy-driven (southwestern regions), and energy transition-driven (central regions). The analysis also synthesizes the multi-dimensional characteristics of park development\u2014energy, industry, transport, buildings, ecology, resource cycling, carbon management, and carbon sinks\u2014and discusses the implications of the July 2025 national policy that formalized zero-carbon park development at the central government level.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Suggested citation:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">Liu Jingning &amp; Yang Peng. (2025). Zero-Carbon Park Development: From Local Exploration to Nationwide Systematic Planning (Working Paper). Beijing: Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress (iGDP). 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It further identifies the practical barriers to scaling these technologies (high green hydrogen costs, renewable energy intermittency, stranded-asset risk, and weak cross-sector coordination mechanisms), and proposes policy recommendations to accelerate the sector&#039;s shift toward integration with renewable energy systems.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">AUG 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.11.52-PM-768x1085.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.11.52-PM-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.11.52-PM-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.11.52-PM-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.11.52-PM-1087x1536.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.11.52-PM.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/can-chinas-zero-carbon-industrial-parks-go-global\/\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Can China\u2019s zero-carbon industrial parks go global?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">In March 2026, China\u2019s 15th Five Year Plan set a target to build \u201caround 100 national level zero-carbon industrial parks\u201d \u2013 zones for industrial production with net-zero or close to zero carbon emissions. It marked an upgrade to what had previously been a series of pilot projects around the country and catapulted such zones to a national priority.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUL 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jiangsu-wind-industrial-park-_Alamy_2XAPTHE-2400x1600-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jiangsu-wind-industrial-park-_Alamy_2XAPTHE-2400x1600-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jiangsu-wind-industrial-park-_Alamy_2XAPTHE-2400x1600-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jiangsu-wind-industrial-park-_Alamy_2XAPTHE-2400x1600-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jiangsu-wind-industrial-park-_Alamy_2XAPTHE-2400x1600-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jiangsu-wind-industrial-park-_Alamy_2XAPTHE-2400x1600-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiemian.com\/article\/14825227.html\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">In-Depth: China\u2019s New Energy Sector Moves Beyond \u201cScale Worship\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">On July 23, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration released the \u201c15th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development\u201d (hereinafter referred to as the \u201cPlan\u201d), which sets out a systematic roadmap for the development of renewable energy over the next five years.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUL 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/725.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/725.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/725-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sdg-china.net\/NewsList\/info_itemid_72148.html\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">The Online Carbon Neutrality Information Database CCNT 2.0 Officially Launched<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">On June 24, 2026, the Institute for Green Innovation and Development (iGDP) hosted the launch event for Zero Carbon Record 2.0 and a forum on progress toward the \u201cdual carbon\u201d goals.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUL 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/alizy-xiao-rpRUCKHG1qc-unsplash-scaled-e1786523941403-768x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/alizy-xiao-rpRUCKHG1qc-unsplash-scaled-e1786523941403-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/alizy-xiao-rpRUCKHG1qc-unsplash-scaled-e1786523941403-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/alizy-xiao-rpRUCKHG1qc-unsplash-scaled-e1786523941403-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/alizy-xiao-rpRUCKHG1qc-unsplash-scaled-e1786523941403-1536x930.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/alizy-xiao-rpRUCKHG1qc-unsplash-scaled-e1786523941403.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cenews.com.cn\/news.html?aid=1794298\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Mid-Year Review of Climate Governance: Extreme Weather, Geopolitical Rivalry, and Industrial Pressures<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">We are nearly halfway through 2026. Global warming is steadily approaching the 1.5\u00b0C threshold, and extreme weather events are becoming increasingly \u201ccommonplace.\u201d As China kicks off its 15th Five-Year Plan, the goal of reducing carbon intensity faces the practical pressure of \u201csluggish progress in the first half of the year\u201d\u2014global climate governance has reached a complex and critical crossroads.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUN 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976-768x478.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/paper.people.com.cn\/zgnyb\/pc\/content\/202606\/15\/content_30163634.html\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">iGDP Report: China\u2019s Green and Low-Carbon Transition Shows Regional Differentiation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">According to Yang Li, deputy director of the Institute for Green Innovation and Development (iGDP), who spoke with a reporter from *China Energy News*, the report aims to track the implementation outcomes of local \u201cdual carbon\u201d targets and thereby provide a research foundation and decision-making support for promoting coordinated regional development and guiding localities to advance green transitions based on their own endowments and in accordance with local conditions.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUN 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898-768x319.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898-768x319.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This working paper examines the development of zero-carbon parks in China, analyzing the transition from fragmented local experimentation to nationally coordinated planning. It reviews the policy landscape and standard-setting landscape, categorizing standards into three types (group standards, local standards, and provincial action plans). It then identifies three differentiated regional development models based on analysis of 80 zero-carbon park pilots across eight provinces: emerging industry-driven (eastern coastal regions), clean energy-driven (southwestern regions), and energy transition-driven (central regions). The analysis also synthesizes the multi-dimensional characteristics of park development\u2014energy, industry, transport, buildings, ecology, resource cycling, carbon management, and carbon sinks\u2014and discusses the implications of the July 2025 national policy that formalized zero-carbon park development at the central government level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2428,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"igdp_summary":"This working paper examines the development of zero-carbon parks in China, analyzing the transition from fragmented local experimentation to nationally coordinated planning. It reviews the policy landscape and standard-setting landscape, categorizing standards into three types (group standards, local standards, and provincial action plans). It then identifies three differentiated regional development models based on analysis of 80 zero-carbon park pilots across eight provinces: emerging industry-driven (eastern coastal regions), clean energy-driven (southwestern regions), and energy transition-driven (central regions). The analysis also synthesizes the multi-dimensional characteristics of park development\u2014energy, industry, transport, buildings, ecology, resource cycling, carbon management, and carbon sinks\u2014and discusses the implications of the July 2025 national policy that formalized zero-carbon park development at the central government level.","igdp_featured_media":2428,"igdp_download_file":2429,"igdp_external_url":"","igdp_key_info":"","igdp_related_insights":[]},"insight_type":[49],"insight_region":[45],"igdp_topic":[160,153,150],"class_list":["post-2427","insight","type-insight","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","insight_type-working-paper","insight_region-china-national","igdp_topic-ccnt","igdp_topic-industry","igdp_topic-subnational-climate-action"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/2427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/insight"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/2427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4410,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/2427\/revisions\/4410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"insight_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight_type?post=2427"},{"taxonomy":"insight_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight_region?post=2427"},{"taxonomy":"igdp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/igdp_topic?post=2427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}