Eventually, China wants the schemes to be integrated into national emissions trading and generate credits that can offset emissions by industrial polluters, government plans show.
PERSONAL CARBON TRADINGChina's carbon inclusion ambitions have been in gestation since 2015, when the southeastern province of Guangdong published rules on how to convert low-carbon activity into credits.
Guangdong also allows enterprises to meet 10% of carbon reduction obligations through carbon inclusion credits.
And there are worries the carbon inclusion schemes could let industrial polluters off the hook by shifting the burden of emission cuts to households.
China climate official Su Wei told local media the green transformation of China would "inevitably involve profound changes in people's daily habits and consumption patterns", but he said carbon inclusion schemes would remain voluntary.
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