Natural gas project set to help attain carbon neutrality target By ZHENG XIN in Beijing and TAN YINGZI in Chongqing | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-08 07:05 Share CLOSE Sinopec employees check natural gas equipment in Guangyuan, Sichuan province. [Photo by Hu Qingming/for China Daily] A major natural gas project under construction in southwestern China will further facilitate the government's efforts to achieve peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060, said an analyst. The project will contribute substantially to the country's carbon neutrality goal, helping China achieve its target in terms of decarbonizing the industry and power sectors by switching from coal to gas in the coming years, said Cao Lujia, an analyst at BloombergNEF.