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Energy Security Vies With Green Goals in China – Caixin

China’s latest comprehensive energy plan has two clear goals: to secure the energy-hungry nation’s supply, and gradually tilt the mix of sources toward long-term green ambitions


Wind turbines and solar panels are seen at a wind and solar power plant by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China
Wind turbines and solar panels are seen at a wind and solar power plant by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China. Photo: Reuters.

 

Big boosts for hydrogen and nuclear, more hydropower dams, and no caps on coal: that’s the message from Chinese policymakers after the release of the nation’s latest comprehensive energy plan last week, Caixin Global reported.

The plan has two clear goals – to secure the energy-hungry nation’s supply, and to gradually tilt the mix of sources toward long-term green ambitions.

 

Read the full report: Caixin Global.

 

 

 

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.