According to the National Energy Administration’s (NEA) press conference on 13 February and the 2022 China social economy statistic data recently released by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), renewable energy developed rapidly in China last year. Under the current development trend, wind and solar power installations are on track to
Based on newly released ‘Blue Book on Developing the Renewable Energy-based Power System,’ China aims to establish a renewable-dominated power system during 2045 to 2060.
On 28 December 2022, the Shandong Provincial Government issued the ‘Carbon Peaking Implementation Plan for Shandong Province.’ The Plan specifies the main objectives of achieving carbon peak in Shandong Province.
The 27th Conference of the Parties was held from November 6 – 20 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. China supported the inclusion of loss and damage on the conference’s agenda culminating in the establishment of an historic loss and damage fund.
The newly released Notice clarifies the definition of “energy used as raw material” in previous government documents.
China approved 23 coal power projects in September 2022. The new approvals represent a significant increase compared to 2021 approvals, as China looks back on a period of power shortages and seeks to strengthen supply security through coal, but the new projects also are better adjusted to operate jointly with renewables.
During a regular press conference of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) in September, Mr. BIE Tao, Deputy Director of the Department of Laws, Regulations and Standards, introduced the working progress of the “Ordinance on Carbon Emissions Trading System Administrative Management”. According to BIE, was the Ordinance handed to
On 29 August, SONG Zhiping, the president of World Cement Association (WCA), announced the cement sector will be officially covered in the national ETS in his speech at the virtual meeting of “Carbon Asset Management and Dual Carbon Targets” held by WCA. https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20220914/1254906.shtml
High temperatures and droughts reduced output from hydropower in Sichuan province, while the heat caused residential demand to soar. Continued power exports further exacerbated the supply shortage.
