"In the complex and severe situation of global energy supply and demand, China's installed capacity of renewable energy exceeded 1.1 billion kilowatts this year," as introduced by Zhang Jianhua. He further explained that in the past decade, China's wind and solar power installed capacity has grown by approximately 12 times, accounting for 38% of the world's total installed capacity, and maintaining its position as the world's leader for many years. The new energy industry chain is globally leading, with seven wind turbine manufacturers ranking among the top ten in the world, and the photovoltaic industry contributing over 70% of the world's total output. With the rapid development of the new energy industry, China's low-carbon transformation in energy structure has made significant progress, and the environmental friendliness has significantly improved. In 2021, China's non-fossil energy consumption increased by 480 million t of standard coal compared to 2012, contributing to over 40% of the global increase in non-fossil energy consumption. The proportion of non-fossil energy consumption  reached 16.6%, while the proportion of coal consumption decreased to 56%. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), it has decreased by an average of 1.4 percentage points per year, making it the fastest period of structural optimization in history. Zhang Jianhua emphasized that "the low-carbon transformation of the energy structure provides strong support for winning the battle against pollution and protecting blue skies." He also mentioned that clean heating in the northern regions has contributed to reducing PM2.5 concentration and improving air quality, with a contribution rate of over 30%.

At the same time, China's new energy technologies are rapidly iterating, driving a new round of scientific and technological innovation and industrial transformation. The country has initially formed a relatively complete research and development as well as equipment manufacturing industrial chain for new energy technologies. The conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cells has repeatedly broken world records, and technologies such as low wind speed power generation, typhoon-resistant wind turbines, ultra-high towers, and high-altitude wind power are among the world's leading. New progress has been continuously made in large-scale energy storage, hydrogen, and other technologies, providing stronger support for promoting energy development and transformation.

Furthermore, China's international cooperation in the energy sector is deepening, jointly promoting global energy transformation. With landmark international cooperation projects like Brazil's Belo Monte Ultra High Voltage Direct Current transmission and Pakistan's Karachi Nuclear Power Plant completed and operational, the "Belt and Road" energy cooperation "circle of friends" continues to expand, with partner countries reaching 33. Green development cooperation is constantly deepening among these countries.

"In the past two years, the worldwide energy supply tightness has warned us that we must promote energy transformation under the premise of security," emphasized Zhang Jianhua. On one hand, it is necessary to accelerate the secure and reliable replacement of new energy sources, vigorously promote the construction of large-scale wind and solar power bases, develop distributed renewable energy, build a new type of power system, and enhance the capability to accommodate new energy. The target is to achieve a total installed capacity of over 1.2 billion kilowatts for wind and solar power by 2030. On the other hand, it is essential to fully utilize the role of fossil energy as a backup guarantee, providing robust support for energy security and sustainable development.

 Zhang Jianhua pointed out, "In the future, we must continue to improve the cleanliness of end-use energy and actively implement electricity substitution. By 2025, electricity should account for 30% of the final energy consumption ratio. We should actively promote green energy consumption models, such as low-carbon transportation and integrated photovoltaics in buildings. Additionally, we need to explore new ways and approaches for substituting fossil energy with green hydrogen, methanol, ammonia, and other alternatives. Upgrading and transforming the energy consumption system will drive comprehensive green transformation in production and lifestyle. Moreover, we need to strengthen the role of energy technology innovation."

Zhang Jianhua stated, "Currently, energy technology innovation is at a critical and opportune period. We must establish a sound multi-level energy technology innovation system, continuously strengthen research on cutting-edge green and low-carbon technologies, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into practical productivity."

The article is sourced from the WeChat official account "Energy Development and Policies."