Abstract: The global identical view on environmental protection is allowing global energy development in transition to the “green” era of new energy and renewable energy from the “black” era of coal and petroleum. To fulfill the objective of “carbon peak” and “carbon neutrality”, development and utilization of cleaner energy, continual optimization of energy structure and construction of the low-carbon, cleaner, cost-effective, safe and sustainable energy system are the future directions for China’s energy industry and the main path for the country’s natural gas industrial development. This article elaborates the opportunities and challenges for natural gas development towards the “post carbon economic era”. It points out that green development of natural gas industry calls for assurance of sustainable supply, perfection of the green market mechanism, development in reciprocation with new energy, terminal marketing carbon neutrality and optimization of distribution, perfection of the treatment mechanism for the natural gas consuming enterprises, and further reform of the relative financial taxation and prices. The efforts to study the path for multi-element, coordinated and reciprocal development of natural gas and non-fossil energy offered beneficial references for China to improve the environment for natural gas production, supply, storage, marketing and trade and realization of sustainable natural gas industrial development.

摘要： 全球环保共识让世界能源发展正在经历由以煤炭、石油为主体能源的“黑色”时代向新能源、可再生能源为主体能源的“绿色”时代转变。实现“碳达峰、碳中和”目标，开发利用清洁能源，持续优化能源结构，构建低碳、清洁、高效、安全、可持续的能源体系，既是我国能源产业的未来方向，也是天然气产业发展的主线。文章梳理了天然气在迈向“后碳经济时代”面临的发展机遇和挑战，提出天然气产业绿色发展需要持续补强供应短板，健全完善绿色市场机制，与新能源互补融合发展，终端销售碳中和优化布局，健全完善天然气利用企业治理机制，深化相关财税价格政策改革。通过探索天然气与非化石能源“多元发展、协调互补”实施路径，对改善我国天然气产供储销贸生态、实现天然气产业可持续发展提供有益参考。

关键词: 后碳经济时代, 天然气, 碳中和, 能源转型