Embrace green energy and achieve the "dual carbon" goals

To achieve the "dual carbon" goals, energy is the main battlefield. For some time, relevant departments have been continuously promoting the shift of energy consumption towards green and low-carbon development, achieving energy conservation and utilization while ensuring reasonable energy demand. Under the overall economic recovery and positive situation, energy consumption has maintained a rigid growth, energy demand has remained high, and the consumption structure has been continuously optimized.

As the world's largest energy producer and consumer, China has long relied primarily on coal in its energy structure. While this has supported rapid economic growth, it has also brought challenges such as high total carbon emissions and increased environmental pressure. Establishing a new energy system that is clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient, and further emphasizing green and low-carbon orientation, will help create new momentum for the development of the energy industry and new advantages in international competition. It will also guide more enterprises and individuals to invest in renewable energy production and consumption. In recent years, China has continuously accelerated the speed and intensity of its green and low-carbon energy transformation. The proportion of coal consumption has declined significantly, the proportion of clean energy consumption has continued to rise, and the consumption structure has been further optimized. Next, on the basis of consolidating existing achievements, it is necessary to identify the right path and start from aspects such as technological innovation, energy systems, and international cooperation to embrace green energy.

Strengthen the drive of scientific and technological innovation to unleash the momentum for green development. Technological breakthroughs are a crucial support for promoting the energy revolution. On the supply side, continue to increase R&D investment in clean energy technologies such as wind power and photovoltaics, accelerate the promotion of major technological breakthroughs and the transformation of research outcomes led by cutting-edge technologies, and enhance the comprehensive utilization level of energy resources. On the consumption side, new energy sources such as photovoltaics, energy storage, and charging have reshaped the landscape of household energy consumption, making the home an innovative workshop for zero-carbon living. Next, we must focus on key areas such as industry, construction, and transportation, accelerate the promotion of efficient energy-saving technologies and equipment, stimulate the green endogenous driving force of the manufacturing industry, and forge a green competitive advantage for the global industrial chain under the "dual carbon" goals.

Build a new energy system and promote green transformation and development. The new energy system is based on non-fossil energy as the main supply, fossil energy as the backup guarantee, new power systems as the key support, and green, smart, and energy-saving as the energy consumption orientation. We should utilize advanced technological means to provide the market with more and more efficient energy-saving products, promote energy consumption through intelligent management, and maximize the efficiency of energy utilization.

Deepen international cooperation and exchanges, and contribute wisdom for green development. Currently, China has collaborated with over 100 countries and regions on green energy projects, helping to reduce the average cost per kilowatt-hour of global wind and photovoltaic power generation projects by 60% and 80% respectively. This has provided practical Chinese solutions for energy transformation in developing countries, establishing a new paradigm of pragmatic energy cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. In the future, we should continue to deepen cooperation on green development under the Belt and Road Initiative, promote the "going global" of green energy technologies and standards, and contribute Chinese strength to global climate governance.