今年9月，中国提出争取2060年前实现碳中和，推动疫情后世界经济“绿色复苏”。近期，美国候任总统拜登也一再强调将采取实际行动，以应对全球气候变化。两大国的积极表态意味着碳中和将成为全球经济新趋势，也有望成为中美加强合作的重要契机。
In September, China announced that it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, calling for a “green recovery” of the global economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. US President-elect Joseph Biden also reiterated recently that the US will take
actions
to confront the global climate challenge. These positive remarks from both China and the US indicate that carbon neutrality will become a new trend in global economic development, and may offer a key opportunity for the two countries to strengthen cooperation.
与此同时，中美两国也明确表示不会牺牲增长和就业。
能源需求的刚性增长和碳排放下降的刚性约束，意味着碳中和的理想之路将会异常艰难，诸多现实问题亟待破解。
诸如，市场机制与行政力量如何发挥作用？
哪些技术进步和金融创新值得期待？
节能减排对于区域发展和行业结构又有什么样的含义？
That said, both China and the US also made clear that they would not sacrifice economic growth and employment in their quest for carbon neutrality. Economic growth invariably raises the demand for energy, while carbon neutrality requires drastic curbs on net carbon emissions. As such, the path to carbon neutrality will be an arduous journey full of difficulties and obstacles. Policymakers need to find solutions to a wide range of thorny problems. For example, how should market mechanisms and administrative forces effectively play their respective roles? What kind of technological advancements and financial innovations should we look forward to? What are the implications of energy conservation and emission cuts for regional development and industrial structures?
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促进相关问题讨论，中金研究院拟于2021年3月下旬举办“碳中和2060”论坛，届时将汇聚国内外决策部门、产业界和学术界的资深专家学者，共话碳中和之路与市场机遇。
作为本次论坛的一部分，中金研究院即日发起全球征文活动，以期助力相关学术研究。
To facilitate discussions on these issues, CICC Global Institute plans to hold the Carbon-Neutral 2060 Forum in late March, 2021. We will invite domestic and overseas policymakers, industry experts, and leading scholars to share their insights on the path to carbon neutrality and the market opportunities it may present. To support academic research on this subject, we plan to hold a global research paper contest as an integral part of the Forum. We cordially invite you to submit your work and participate in this contest.
