Road to Carbon Neutrality: China releases 'blue book' on low-emission development

　　By: CGTN  Date:2021-12-30

　　China haspublished updates and plans for low-carbon development, as it sets out to peakemissions in the next eight years and become carbon-neutral by 2060. Guo Tianqireports.

　　China believes its energy transition willinevitably be painful. But it says it is striving to achieve carbon emissiongoals through a combination of industry experts and scholars.

　　The country's State Power InvestmentCorporation has co-written a report with the China Center for InternationalEconomic Exchanges, which touches on the "energy trilemma." It saysthe global situation makes clear that energy security, equity and ecology needdynamic balance through proper policies.

　　HE YONGJIAN Dean, Strategic ResearchInstitute, China's State Power Investment Corporation "Enterprises providepractice to think tanks, and think tanks can reflect on the difficulties ofenterprises up to the decision-making level."

　　In China, most state-owned energy firms areleading the transition to renewable sources. This year alone, the five majorpower generation groups invested a total of 353 million kilowatts in newenergy. Analysts say China's carbon goals also set a new growth point for itseconomy.

　　JING CHUNMEI Director-General, Institute ofEnergy Policy Studies, China Center for International Economic Exchanges"The European Union needs to invest 31 trillion US dollars to achievecarbon neutrality. China needs 21 trillion US dollars to achieve the same goal.This provides a huge space for industry iteration."

　　China also launched some large-scale measuresthis year aimed at carbon reduction, such as power rationing. At a key economicwork conference, however, officials noted that actions should be in moderation.

　　GUO TIANQI Beijing "Experts say China'scarbon target must be based on its coal-based energy grid, and ensure reducingemissions don't come at the cost of energy security and the economy. GUOTIANQI, CGTN, Beijing."

　　中国发布了关于低碳发展的最新动态和计划，预计在八年后达到碳排放峰值，并于2060年达成碳中和。

　　中国政府认为，能源转型必然是痛苦的，但同时也表示，中国正在努力聚集行业专家和学者来实现碳排放目标。

　　国家电力投资集团有限公司和中国国际经济交流中心联合撰写了一份有关“能源三重困境”的报告。该报告指出，当前的全球形势清楚地表明，政府应该制定适当的政策，使能源安全、公平和生态实现动态平衡。

　　国家电力投资集团有限公司战略研究院院长何勇健表示：“企业能够为智库提供实践参考，而智库可以将企业遭遇的困难反映到决策层面”。

　　在中国，大多数国有能源公司正在引领向使用可再生能源转型。仅今年，五大发电集团在新能源领域的投资就达到3.53亿千瓦。分析师称，中国碳排放目标的制定也为其经济发展提供了一个新的增长点。

　　中国国际经济交流中心能源政策研究所负责人景春梅表示，“欧盟需要投资31万亿美元实现碳中和，而中国需要投资21万亿美元才能实现同样的目标，这为产业迭代提供了巨大的空间”。

　　今年，中国还推出了一些类似于限电的大规模措施，旨在减少碳排放量。然而，政府官员在一次重要经济工作会议上指出，应当酌情考虑这类措施。

　　郭天琪报道：“专家表示，中国的碳排放目标必须基于其以煤炭为基础的能源网络，并确保减排不会牺牲能源安全和经济发展。”

　　（郭天琪，北京，CGTN）