China is one of the largest energy consuming countries in the world. China’s energy consumption is currently facing serious threats both in terms of scale and composition. In 2019, coal accounted for 57.7 percent of China’s total energy consumption (a decrease of 1.5 percentage points from the previous year), oil accounted for about 19.3 percent, natural gas 8.3 percent, and primary electricity and fuel. other non-fossils. Energy sources (including hydropower, nuclear power, wind power, and other clean energy) 14.9 percent.
Then in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s economic growth rate fell to 2.3 percent. However, last year’s energy consumption remained strong. According to preliminary estimates, China’s total energy consumption in 2020 increased by 2.2 percent compared to the previous year. While the economic growth rate fell by 3.6 percentage points compared…
China’s Hydrogen Ambition In The Global Green Technology Race – OpEd – Eurasia Review
