Constituting the artificial carbon cycle,for example,through recycling CO2 and converting CH4 to value-added fuels and chemicals with solar energy,offers a sustainable future for humankind to tackle the global environmental issues and energy crisis.However,significant bottlenecks remain in such photocatalytic conversion,mainly related to the reaction activity and product selectivity.Herein,we share our efforts and systematic research pro-gress on addressing the double bottlenecks for achieving solar-driven artificial carbon cycle,with specifically focusing on the photocatalytic CO2 and CH4 conversion.We further elucidate the common fundamentals behind various designed photocatalytic materials systems.Toward future develop-ment,we highlight the opportunities and challenges in the research field.