What technologies are needed to complete carbon neutrality in China?

Energy is a very important aspect of future CO2 reduction. Our country is a coal-based, or fossil fuel-based, energy pattern, which profoundly affects the future path to carbon neutrality.

In terms of large-scale emission reductions from fossil fuels, the first choice is still to improve energy efficiency, that is, energy conservation, and we need to vigorously develop renewable energy. Is it true that by developing these we can achieve zero or near-zero emissions?

Through the research of the IEA (International Energy Organization), as well as the recent research in China, including Tsinghua University and many think tanks, it should be said that it is still not enough.

The IEA believes that in order to achieve near-zero emissions or carbon neutrality globally, CCUS (Carbon Capture Utilization Sequestration) carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and sequestration should account for 15-30%.

Capture, utilization and storage of carbon dioxide is the core or key technology for large-scale emission reduction of fossil energy in the future, and it is also the backbone technology for our country to achieve carbon neutrality in the future.

After nearly a decade of development, China's carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage research units and enterprises have formed an alliance. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has been very forward-looking in organizing enterprises to carry out research, laying a very important foundation for the innovation and development of CCUS technology in the next phase.