As the world's largest annual emitter, China has committed to carbon peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. While government in China plays a dominant role in climate actions, carbon neutrality requires efforts the whole society, much like other countries. What do the Chinese public think about climate change, and who is ready to act for carbon neutrality? We conduct nationally representative survey to track public attitudes. 

This research is part of The China Center for Climate Change Communication (China 4C) 's longitudinal study and receives support from Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

Publication

Our peer-reviewed article in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development (2024). We investigate public awareness, policy support, and confidence regarding the carbon neutrality goal based on a 2022 survey of 4,162 people across China. We find high awareness, support, and confidence in achieving the goal while analyzing differences in responses by gender, age, location, education, income, occupation, and health. Video abstract available.