This research looked at the effects of different carbon tax policies in China using various models. They studied how these policies would impact the country in the near future (2020), medium-term (2030), and distant future (2050). By comparing different models, they found that low and medium carbon taxes could help China meet its emissions reduction targets by 2030 without hurting the overall economy. However, these models differed in how they predicted the effects on specific industries, energy use, and carbon emissions.