Abstract
China’s success in pursuing zero-COVID through unprecedented levels of population monitoring and control may result in the expansion of the surveillance state. This paper examines the development of COVID surveillance strategies and explores how the strategies may be applied in the country’s commitment to carbon neutrality, constituting what can be called an eco-surveillance state. The probable introduction of a series of carbon rationing schemes, covering local governments, enterprises, and the public, and enforcement of these schemes with advanced surveillance technologies by the government are presented. The potential challenges and debates regarding the rise of an eco-surveillance state are discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 25-36 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Asian Energy Studies |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2022 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action
User-Defined Keywords
- carbon rationing
- China
- climate governance
- COVID-19
- eco-surveillance
- surveillance
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