Abstract
As China’s industrialization and urbanization continues, energy demand is growing and China’s energy consumption is still in a period of growth. Affected by frequent occurrence of extreme climate events and the continuous growth of energy demand, and with the “Double-Carbon” goal, China must reduce its total energy consumption and carbon emissions in order to facilitate low-carbon energy transition. One of China’s top priorities is to balance the need for carbon neutrality and emissions reduction with the need to maintain energy supply. If this is not handled properly, there is high energy security risk in China. China’s promotion of new energy construction has already seen initial results, with China’s new wind and solar photovoltaic generating capacity reaching 300 GW in 2023, the first time that new low-carbon generating capacity met all of China’s increased annual electricity demand.
However, it remains to be seen whether China’s current push for regeneration will be successful in achieving carbon neutrality by 2060 for the following reasons. First, we must wait to see whether relevant policies can be truly implemented. Second, how to develop renewable energy on a large scale while taking into account the ecological environment and the utilization of land resources is also very important, as there may be problems such as damage to the ecological environment or shortage of land.