Legal System Research on the Protection and Development of Blue Carbon in China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jel.202414401

Author(s)

Hao Shen1, Shuang Lin2, Zefeng Wang3*, Lianxin Hu3

Affiliation(s)

1Anding College, Huzhou University, Huzhou Zhejiang, China 2School of Economics and Management, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China 3School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou Zhejiang, China * Corresponding author.

Abstract

China has set the goal of peaking its carbon footprint by 2030 and achieving “carbon neutrality” by 2060, which is in line with the values of China's ecological civilization construction in the new era and the trend of global climate governance. Given that Marine carbon sinks are an important part of the Earth's carbon sink, improving the carbon sink capacity of marine ecosystems is an important way to achieve “carbon neutrality”. It is found that the establishment of a sound legal system is the key to the protection and development of blue carbon resources, which needs to take into account the interests of ecological environment protection, economic sustainable development and social equity. By analyzing the relevant legal systems and cases in the world, the possible paths and feasibility of protecting and developing blue carbon resources are discussed. It is of great theoretical and practical significance to further refine the research on the path and method of establishing the legal system of blue carbon protection.

Keywords

Blue Carbon; Ocean Carbon Sink; Legal Protection; System.

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