China’s Energy Transition, a White Paper that documents the country’s changing energy mix, was released on Thursday, 29 August, 2024.
Major shifts have taken place, according to the National Energy Administration. By the end of 2023, more than half of the increase in electricity consumption across China had come from new, clean energy sources. The proportion of clean energy consumption in total energy consumption had risen from around 15.5 percent to over 25 percent .
Compared to 2012, the cumulative decrease in energy consumption per unit of GDP has exceeded 26 percent. Zhang also pointed to where the country’s energy sector will go in the coming years, as the country aims to reach its carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
The NEA also promised to maintain openness and cooperation to address the challenges of climate change. With international partners, it vowed to work to maintain the stability of global energy supply chains and industrial chains.
China’s Energy Transition
State Council Information Office, August 29, 2024.
Full text: http://english.scio.gov.cn/…/29/content_117394384.htm
Contents
I. China’s Path of Energy Transition in the New Era
II. Promoting Green Energy Consumption
III. Moving Faster to Build a New Energy Supply System
IV. Developing New Quality Productive Forces in the Energy Sector
V. Modernizing Energy Governance
VI. Contributing to a Global Community of Shared Future
Sources:
- ShanghaiEye, Sep 2, 2024. Video: https://youtu.be/kCuXVYo3bQM
- State Council Information Office, White Paper: China’s Energy TransitionAugust 29, 2024. http://english.scio.gov.cn/…/29/content_117394384.htm