China’s related policies at the national level
| Type | Normative documents | Year | Key content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual carbon goals | Opinions on accelerating the construction of ecological civilization | 2015 | Addressing climate change by increasing ocean carbon sinks |
| Opinions on fully, accurately, and comprehensively implementing the new development and doing a good job in carbon peak and carbon neutrality | 2021 | Enhancing the carbon sink capacity of mangroves, seagrass beds, salt marshes | |
| Action plan for carbon dioxide peaking before 2030 | 2021 | Strengthening research on basic theories, methods and technologies of ocean carbon sinks | |
| Ocean carbon sink standards | Measurement method for carbon sink in aquaculture of macroalgae and bivalves | 2021 | Specifying the measurement method for carbon sinks in macroalgae and bivalves |
| Accounting method for marine carbon sink | 2022 | Specifying the process, methods, and technical requirements for accounting ocean carbon sink | |
| Technical regulations for investigation and evaluation of carbon stocks in mangrove, coastal salt marsh and seaweed bed ecosystems | 2023 | Establishing monitoring, investigation and evaluation methods for carbon sinks in three major blue carbon ecosystems | |
| Protection and restoration of ocean carbon sink | Special action plan for mangrove conservation and restoration | 2020 | Promoting market-oriented protection and restoration of mangroves |
| Technical regulations for evaluating the enhancement effect of blue carbon ecosystem protection and restoration projects (trial) | 2024 | Establishing evaluation methods for the sink enhancement effects of mangrove forests, coastal salt marshes, and seagrass beds conservation and restoration projects |
| Type | Normative documents | Year | Key content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual carbon goals | Opinions on accelerating the construction of ecological civilization | 2015 | Addressing climate change by increasing ocean carbon sinks |
| Opinions on fully, accurately, and comprehensively implementing the new development and doing a good job in carbon peak and carbon neutrality | 2021 | Enhancing the carbon sink capacity of mangroves, seagrass beds, salt marshes | |
| Action plan for carbon dioxide peaking before 2030 | 2021 | Strengthening research on basic theories, methods and technologies of ocean carbon sinks | |
| Ocean carbon sink standards | Measurement method for carbon sink in aquaculture of macroalgae and bivalves | 2021 | Specifying the measurement method for carbon sinks in macroalgae and bivalves |
| Accounting method for marine carbon sink | 2022 | Specifying the process, methods, and technical requirements for accounting ocean carbon sink | |
| Technical regulations for investigation and evaluation of carbon stocks in mangrove, coastal salt marsh and seaweed bed ecosystems | 2023 | Establishing monitoring, investigation and evaluation methods for carbon sinks in three major blue carbon ecosystems | |
| Protection and restoration of ocean carbon sink | Special action plan for mangrove conservation and restoration | 2020 | Promoting market-oriented protection and restoration of mangroves |
| Technical regulations for evaluating the enhancement effect of blue carbon ecosystem protection and restoration projects (trial) | 2024 | Establishing evaluation methods for the sink enhancement effects of mangrove forests, coastal salt marshes, and seagrass beds conservation and restoration projects |
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