The key quantified climate and decarbonization targets in the 2021 Energy Work Plan include a reduction of the proportion of coal in primary energy consumption to less than 56%, an increase in the proportion of electricity in the final energy consumption to about 28%, and a 3% decrease in energy consumption per unit of GDP. The cumulative installed capacity of non-fossil power generation should reach roughly 1,100 GW, while wind power and solar PV should account for 11% of the country’s electricity consumption. Compared with the 2020 Energy Work Plan, the climate and decarbonization targets are strengthened, and the energy sector’s role in facilitating China’s carbon peaking and neutrality is clarified and emphasized in the 2021 plan.
| Comparison of Energy Decarbonization and Low Carbon Development Contents between the NEA Energy Work Plan 2021 and 2020
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2021 NEA Energy Work Plan
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Three suggestions for achieving carbon peaking and neutrality targets:
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