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DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON-FREE ENERGY IN CHINA: SUCCESS, PROBLEMS, CONTRADICTIONS
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DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON-FREE ENERGY IN CHINA: SUCCESS, PROBLEMS, CONTRADICTIONS
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S0321-50750000616-3-1
Publication type
Article
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Published
Authors
Ekaterina Borisova 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8620-5207
Edition
Issue №2
Pages
45-51
Abstract

In late 2015, representatives of 195 countries signed the UN Paris Agreement on the protection of the planet’s climate. The participants of the conference noted the need to pay special attention to the traditional use of coal as the dirtiest fuel in terms of CO2 emissions. When it comes to the climate of the planet, the attention of environmentalists is primarily drawn to China - one of the largest energy consumers, and at the same time, the pollutants of the planet. The largest consumers of coal today are China and to a much lesser extent India. The share of China in world coal consumption in 2015 was 48% [15]. Recognizing their responsibility,they, like other states, have set themselves the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the gradual withdrawal from the use of coal and other fossil fuels and switching to renewable energy sources (RES).The article analyses the state and development of new projects in the energy sector in the context of China’s new ecological and energy paradigm. Particular attention is paid to the introduction of renewable energy sources and problems that arise in the implementation of programs. An estimation of the role of clean energy in the perspective fuel and energy balance of China is given. China occupies an important position in the world on the development of renewable and carbon-free energy sources and shows outstanding successes in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the reduction of coal industry indicators. This country is making every effort to improve the environmental conditions in the country and the world. However, the grandiose transformations in China’s energy sector come up against a number of technical, institutional and economic problems. Solutions for these problems are also available, so we can hope that the speed of implementation of clean technologies will increase.

Keywords
China, renewable energy sources, Paris agreement, solar energy, carbon-free energy, 13th five-year plan, wind power, nuclear industry, hydropower, coal consumption
Date of publication
01.02.2018
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