{"id":3647,"date":"2022-11-16T20:09:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T12:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=3647"},"modified":"2026-08-16T20:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:14:19","slug":"current-status-and-prospects-of-non-co%e2%82%82-greenhouse-gas-emission-reduction-in-chinas-waste-management-sector","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/insights\/current-status-and-prospects-of-non-co%e2%82%82-greenhouse-gas-emission-reduction-in-chinas-waste-management-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Status and Prospects of Non-CO\u2082 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in China&#8217;s Waste Management Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3647\" class=\"elementor elementor-3647\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85a103b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85a103b\" 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-a2e1966\" data-id=\"a2e1966\" 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-bf42dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_hero\" data-id=\"bf42dfb\" 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>Current Status and Prospects of Non-CO\u2082 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in China&#039;s Waste Management Sector<\/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\">Current Status and Prospects of Non-CO\u2082 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in China&#039;s Waste Management Sector<\/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);\">English<\/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);\">NOV 2022<\/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);\">Policy Brief<\/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\">Beyond Carbon<\/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 policy brief assesses non CO\u2082 GHG emissions\u2014particularly methane and nitrous oxide\u2014from China&#039;s domestic waste and municipal sludge treatment sectors. It notes that while existing policies focus on pollution control rather than climate mitigation, the sector&#039;s emissions are projected to grow with urbanization, posing challenges for carbon neutrality. The brief highlights the potential of anaerobic digestion as a key mitigation technology, especially through co digestion of kitchen waste and sludge, and identifies barriers such as weak economic incentives, limited inter departmental coordination, and insufficient investment. It recommends strengthening policy coherence, improving the economics of waste treatment through integrated planning, leveraging carbon markets and green finance, and building robust monitoring and verification systems.<\/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\">Zhu, T., Hu, M., &amp; Mo, K. (2022). Current Status and Prospects of Non-CO\u2082 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in China&#039;s Waste Management Sector. Policy Brief. Beijing: Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress (iGDP).<\/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\">License:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" class=\"link\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"igdp-report-download-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-11-IGDP-Policy-Brief-EN-Non-CO2-Greenhouse-Gas-Emission-Reduction-in-Chinas-Waste-Management-Sector.pdf\" class=\"g-btnr1\"><span style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon7.svg);\">download<\/span><\/a>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-16-at-8.10.54-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Current Status and Prospects of Non-CO\u2082 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in China&#039;s Waste Management Sector\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4616a89 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4616a89\" 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-feb768a\" data-id=\"feb768a\" 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-1f8fddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_related\" data-id=\"1f8fddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igdp_insight_detail_related.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-report4\" id=\"page09\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"g-titr1 wow fadeInUp\">Related<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul-report4 wow fadeInUp\">\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:\/\/m.thepaper.cn\/newsDetail_forward_33999214\" 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\">Black Carbon Mitigation Is a &#8220;Window of Opportunity&#8221; for Protecting Himalayan Glaciers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">For Asia, which is currently facing the risk of accelerated glacial melt, reducing black carbon is not only part of air pollution control but should also be a key measure for protecting the \u201cwater towers of Asia,\u201d safeguarding regional water resources, and enhancing climate resilience.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Op-ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">SEP 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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u9ed1\u78b3\u51cf\u6392-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u9ed1\u78b3\u51cf\u6392-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u9ed1\u78b3\u51cf\u6392-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u9ed1\u78b3\u51cf\u6392.jpg 1000w\" 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=\"\/en\/insights\/accelerating-industrial-nitrous-oxide-mitigation-in-china\/\" 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\">Accelerating Industrial Nitrous Oxide Mitigation in China<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">This study examines China&#039;s nitrous oxide (N\u2082O) emission trends and mitigation potential to 2035 and 2050. Under an ambitious Deep Decarbonization Scenario, China&#039;s N\u2082O emissions could fall by 73% by 2050 (or 51% under a more moderate New Policies Scenario), with the industrial sector delivering the largest share of reductions. Under the new policies scenario, industry could cut N\u2082O emissions by about 177 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO\u2082e) by 2035 \u2014 76% of China&#039;s total \u2014 rising to roughly 211 million tonnes by 2050. To unlock this potential, the report sets out three priority pathways: strengthen capacity and technological innovation for industrial N\u2082O mitigation; align product carbon footprints with green supply chains to turn mitigation into industrial competitiveness; and integrate N\u2082O mitigation into China&#039;s coordinated framework for reducing pollution and carbon emissions.<\/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\">SEP 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=\"1087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392-768x1087.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u52a0\u901f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de5\u4e1a\u6c27\u5316\u4e9a\u6c2e\u51cf\u6392.png 1003w\" 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:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/YcML3oPEJdrvqEXhTlj8BA?scene=1&#038;click_id=540700619\" 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\">With an Average Lifespan of No More Than 12 Days, It Is Devouring Glaciers Around the World<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">Given that greenhouse gas emissions reductions remain a long-term endeavor, addressing black carbon\u2014a short-lived climate pollutant\u2014may be an important pathway to linking air pollution control with climate goals and achieving synergistic pollution and carbon reduction efforts.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Op-ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">SEP 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\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_2026-09-11_150151_850-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_2026-09-11_150151_850-768x512.jpg 768w, 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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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/3EY49RT.jpg 1550w\" 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.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-29\/china-signals-nation-is-ready-to-lead-global-climate-action?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=share&#038;utm_campaign=copy\" 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\">China Signals Nation Is Ready to Lead Global Climate Action<\/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=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000x1351-768x519.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000x1351-768x519.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000x1351-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000x1351-1024x692.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000x1351-1536x1038.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000x1351.webp 2000w\" 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:\/\/res.cenews.com.cn\/hjw\/news.html?aid=1800064\" 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\">A Reduction Capacity of 30 Million Tonnes of CO\u2082 Equivalent to Be Developed: Non-CO\u2082 Greenhouse Gas Control Accelerates Nationwide | Decoding Climate Plans\u2460<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, in collaboration with the National Development and Reform Commission and 18 other departments, jointly issued the \u201cNational 15th Five-Year Plan for Climate Change Response,\u201d establishing for the first time a comprehensive, all-encompassing system of climate change response targets at the five-year planning level.<\/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=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-10.09.10-PM-e1787129378935-768x510.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-10.09.10-PM-e1787129378935-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-10.09.10-PM-e1787129378935-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-10.09.10-PM-e1787129378935-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-10.09.10-PM-e1787129378935.jpg 1037w\" 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This policy brief assesses non CO\u2082 GHG emissions\u2014particularly methane and nitrous oxide\u2014from China&#8217;s domestic waste and municipal sludge treatment sectors. It notes that while existing policies focus on pollution control rather than climate mitigation, the sector&#8217;s emissions are projected to grow with urbanization, posing challenges for carbon neutrality. The brief highlights the potential of anaerobic digestion as a key mitigation technology, especially through co digestion of kitchen waste and sludge, and identifies barriers such as weak economic incentives, limited inter departmental coordination, and insufficient investment. It recommends strengthening policy coherence, improving the economics of waste treatment through integrated planning, leveraging carbon markets and green finance, and building robust monitoring and verification systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3648,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"igdp_summary":"This policy brief assesses non CO\u2082 GHG emissions\u2014particularly methane and nitrous oxide\u2014from China's domestic waste and municipal sludge treatment sectors. It notes that while existing policies focus on pollution control rather than climate mitigation, the sector's emissions are projected to grow with urbanization, posing challenges for carbon neutrality. The brief highlights the potential of anaerobic digestion as a key mitigation technology, especially through co digestion of kitchen waste and sludge, and identifies barriers such as weak economic incentives, limited inter departmental coordination, and insufficient investment. It recommends strengthening policy coherence, improving the economics of waste treatment through integrated planning, leveraging carbon markets and green finance, and building robust monitoring and verification systems.","igdp_featured_media":3648,"igdp_download_file":1637,"igdp_external_url":"","igdp_key_info":"","igdp_related_insights":[]},"insight_type":[214],"insight_region":[45],"igdp_topic":[148],"class_list":["post-3647","insight","type-insight","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","insight_type-policy-brief","insight_region-china-national","igdp_topic-beyond-carbon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/3647","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":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/3647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3653,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/3647\/revisions\/3653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"insight_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight_type?post=3647"},{"taxonomy":"insight_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight_region?post=3647"},{"taxonomy":"igdp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/igdp_topic?post=3647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}