碳达峰

碳達峰

tàndáfēng

noun

Meanings

1 carbon peak; peak carbon emissions (the point at which a country's CO₂ output starts to decline)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

地方政府都在制定碳达峰路线图。

Dìfāng zhèngfǔ dōu zài zhìdìng tàndáfēng lùxiàntú.

Local governments are all drawing up roadmaps to peak carbon.

HSK 6

中国承诺在2030年前实现碳达峰。

Zhōngguó chéngnuò zài 2030 nián qián shíxiàn tàndáfēng.

China has pledged to reach peak carbon before 2030.

HSK 7-9

碳达峰、碳中和是国家战略。

Tàndáfēng, tànzhōnghé shì guójiā zhànlüè.

Peak carbon and carbon neutrality are national strategies.

Tips

history

Xi Jinping announced China's '30·60 goals' at the UN General Assembly in September 2020: 碳达峰 by 2030 and 碳中和 by 2060. The pair became omnipresent in 2021 policy discourse. Named a 2021 Top 10 buzzword by 《咬文嚼字》.

usage

Almost always paired with 碳中和 (carbon neutrality). Also seen as 双碳 'dual-carbon' (目标/战略). Not used in casual conversation outside of news, policy or ESG contexts.

Stroke Order

碳 tàn

达 dá

峰 fēng