Feature
Letzte Aktualisierung: September 30, 2021
Roadmap to carbon neutrality
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has drafted a carbon neutrality roadmap for China. According to the plan, solar energy will become the number one energy source by 2045, and coal consumption has to be cut back to one-fifth by 2060. Greater efficiency and a massive expansion of renewable energies are needed. There is even implementation of technologies that do not exist yet. This all costs a lot of money. But the IEA believes that China is capable of making the transition even faster.
Chinese headlines currently speak of energy rationing, production stops, and power outages. These problems are part of the energy transition launched by Beijing, which apparently still experiences some hitches. Together with Chinese scientists, Experts of the International Energy Agency (IEA) have been working to find ways how carbon neutrality can be achieved by 2060.