What is the key to achieving the goal of dual-carbon energy?

The goal of double carbon is the key to realize the green and low-carbon transformation of energy system.

The main contradiction of carbon neutrality at the peak of carbon dioxide emission lies in coordinating the relationship between carbon dioxide emission and economic development. In the energy system dominated by fossil energy such as coal, controlling the scale of energy consumption means controlling the total amount of carbon dioxide emissions. The green and low-carbon transformation of energy system is the key to achieve the goal of "double carbon" in China.

Key areas of green and low-carbon energy transformation in China;

First, the adjustment of supply-side energy structure, especially to increase the proportion of non-fossil energy in primary energy.

Second, the reduction of energy intensity at the consumer end includes not only improving energy utilization efficiency, but also optimizing and upgrading the industrial structure. The type of industry largely determines the level of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. In order to control energy consumption, we should pay attention to key sectors such as industry, construction, transportation and energy.

Optimizing the energy supply structure and building an energy power system with renewable energy as the main body are the fundamental countermeasures to achieve the goal of "double carbon", which means changing the role and utilization mode of traditional fossil energy, and transforming thermal power from the main base load power supply to the regulating power supply that undertakes the demand of peak shaving and energy storage.

It is also necessary to promote the consumption of renewable energy and realize its wider and larger-scale utilization through technological and institutional innovation.

At present, the construction of new energy power system with renewable energy as the main body is accelerating. However, under the circumstances that large-scale low-cost energy storage has not been broken, and non-fossil energy power supply is still intermittent, fluctuating and random, coal-fired power and coal still need to play the role of peak-shaving and bottom-protection, and orderly reduce and replace them, providing strong support for energy green and low-carbon transformation.

At the same time, under the trend of drastically reducing coal-fired power generation, how to dispose of China's huge coal-fired power assets will be one of the keys to determine the success or failure of the green and low-carbon transformation of China's power and energy industry, and it is necessary to ensure the smooth landing of energy transformation.