Low carbon economy has become the consensus of all countries in the world. As the largest carbon emitter in the world, China has committed to achieving carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, which is of great significance to achieving the goal of zero carbon economy, building a carbon neutral green economic development system and promoting high‐quality economic development. This paper systematically summarizes the prediction of carbon peak and the space‐time characteristics of carbon emissions in China, and combs the carbon emission reduction paths proposed by the current academic community, providing a useful reference for the study of carbon emissions in China.