China's carbon peak, carbon neutrality policies, and action guarantee system have basically formed a low-carbon | climate change | China
CCTV News: Today is National Low Carbon Day, and the theme of this year's Low Carbon Day is "Actively Responding to Climate Change and Promoting Green and Low Carbon Development". The reporter learned from the National Center for Climate Change Strategy Research and International Cooperation that in the past decade, China has achieved positive results in addressing climate change, and a policy and action guarantee system for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality has been basically formed.
According to preliminary calculations, the carbon dioxide emissions per unit of China's GDP in 2022 decreased by 36.7% compared to 2012, and the proportion of non fossil energy consumption reached 17.5%, an increase of 7.8 percentage points compared to 2012. While carbon emission intensity has decreased, forest coverage has also significantly increased. At present, the national forest coverage rate has reached 24.02%, and the forest volume is 19.493 billion cubic meters, exceeding the target for 2025.
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Xu Huaqing, Director of the National Center for Climate Change Strategy Research and International Cooperation: In the past decade, we have issued the National Climate Change Plan, the 13th Five Year Plan for Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and the National Climate Change Strategy 2035. We have also introduced the Action Plan for Carbon Peaking before 2030, which can be said to have basically formed a package of policies, actions, and guarantee systems for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.
In recent years, renewable energy represented by wind power, photovoltaics, and hydropower has developed rapidly in China. In the sea area of Pingtan, Fujian, the world's first 16 MW offshore wind turbine is undergoing the final debugging work before grid connection for power generation. After being completed and put into operation, the wind turbine can generate 34.2 kilowatt hours of electricity by rotating one revolution, which is equivalent to the usage of a family of three for 7 days. It will become the world's largest offshore wind turbine with a single unit capacity that has been put into operation.
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As of the end of April this year, the total installed capacity of wind and photovoltaic power generation in China has exceeded 800 million kilowatts, accounting for 30.9% of the national installed capacity. All 16 units of the Baihetan Hydropower Station have been put into operation, generating over 100 million kilowatt hours of electricity per day. The six giant cascade hydropower stations on the main stream of the Yangtze River have also formed the world's largest "clean energy corridor".
In addition, China has utilized market mechanisms to control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and established a national carbon emission trading market. In the past two years, the cumulative trading volume has reached 238 million tons, with a total trading volume of 10.91 billion yuan. Experts introduce that as the carbon market operates on track, the distribution of carbon quotas will gradually tighten, prompting participating companies to adjust their energy structure and effectively control and reduce emissions.
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