china energy storage network news: the report of the 20th national congress of the communist party of china has carried out a further in-depth study on how to promote green and low-carbon development and the harmonious coexistence of human and nature. the new formulation of "accelerating the planning and construction of a new energy system" is an important guide for the transformation and upgrading of china's energy industry in the new era, and has drawn a new blueprint for the development of china's energy system. where is the "new" of the new energy system? how to build a new energy system?
new energy system is a solid barrier to ensure national energy security
the report of the 20th national congress of the communist party of china pointed out that "we should further promote the energy revolution, strengthen the clean and efficient use of coal, strengthen the exploration and development of oil and gas resources, increase storage and production, accelerate the planning and construction of new energy systems, coordinate hydropower development and ecological protection, actively develop nuclear power in a safe and orderly manner, strengthen the construction of energy production, supply, storage and marketing system, and ensure energy security." china is a major energy consumer, in particular, the consumption of oil and natural gas resources is still showing a rapid growth trend, but china's existing proven recoverable reserves of oil and natural gas technologies are only 3.689 billion tons and 6339.267 billion cubic meters, and many reserves are expensive to exploit. the data shows that china's external dependence on fossil energy is up to 20%, of which oil, natural gas and coal are about 73%, 43% and 10% respectively. the high degree of oil dependence on foreign countries is a prominent weakness that affects the stability of china's economic development and energy security.
today, as the covid-19 continues to recur, the international situation is changing, and the trend of anti globalization is piling up multiple geopolitical games, china's energy security is facing increasing risks. under the policy background of china's timely promotion of accelerating the construction of a new development pattern and the guidance of the "double carbon" strategic goal, building a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient new energy system, and improving the energy supply and security capability have become an important part of transforming the economic development mode and ensuring national energy security. therefore, we should adhere to the principles of safety and reliability, encourage innovation, moderate flexibility, stability and order, and timely promote the establishment and improvement of the new energy system, making it an important barrier to ensure national energy security and development interests under the complex international situation.
▶ on the one hand, we should take into account the dual orientation of economic development and energy security, and adhere to the overall security concept and development concept. modern industry based on fossil energy such as oil has become the blood and pillar of the modern economic system. economic and social development cannot be separated from the continuous and stable supply of energy resources. at the same time, the uncertainties and risks faced by the global economic development urge china to put energy security on the agenda of continuous and high attention, the tension between economic development and energy security continues to rise, and the difficulty of coordinating the dual goals of economic and social development and energy security continues to increase. with the increasing priority of maintaining the stability of economic development, green and low-carbon development and energy structure transformation are under dual pressure. therefore, the new energy system should not only emphasize the low-carbon and green orientation of the system, but also pay more attention to the dual logic of coordinated development and security, give play to the core functions of economic development stabilizer and energy supply reservoir, closely combine the overall national security concept, development concept and practical demands in the energy field, and realize the stable transition from the traditional energy system to the modern energy system.
▶ on the other hand, we should adhere to the reform direction of stability, diversification and adaptation to local conditions. as a large country with a population of more than 1.4 billion and a land area of 9.6 million square kilometers, any reform measure will affect the whole country. it is necessary to take stock of the situation, step by step, and integrate stable and predictable reform ideas, so as to avoid subversive mistakes and damage the good situation of steady development. as for the reform of the energy sector, we should adhere to the basic principle of establishing before breaking, and adhere to the idea of taking the high-quality development path of ecological priority, green and low-carbon. at the same time, as a large civilized country with a vast territory and profound governance experience, china's energy system reform needs to respect china's reality, have chinese characteristics, give full play to china's wisdom, and explore a diversified, effective and local green low-carbon transformation path based on the complex and different regional characteristics. therefore, it is necessary to promote the modernization and transformation of the energy system in an orderly manner, ensure energy security, and help the overall economic and social development to maintain long-term stability.
new energy system is a basic project to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutralization
the report of the 20th national congress of the communist party of china pointed out that "actively and steadily promote carbon peak carbon neutrality. achieving carbon peak carbon neutrality is a broad and profound economic and social systemic change. based on china's energy and resource endowment, we should adhere to the principle of" first and then break ", and implement carbon peak action in a planned and divided way." this is china's solemn commitment to the world as a responsible major country, and it is the clarion call to launch the energy revolution and green and low-carbon transformation, it shows the world china's responsibility and responsibility as a global power.
as a key carbon emission industry closely related to carbon peak and carbon neutralization, the green and low-carbon transformation of the energy industry is of great responsibility. the large and rapid consumption of coal, oil, natural gas and other traditional fossil fuels and the resulting emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are important factors that trigger global climate change. based on the characteristics of energy resource endowment of "rich coal, poor oil and little gas", china has long formed a basic pattern of energy utilization of "one big coal company". the share of coal development and utilization has maintained at more than 60% of the total amount all year round, resulting in environmental pollution and rapid increase of carbon dioxide emissions. it is undeniable that the sustained and intensive energy exploitation and large-scale utilization have provided sufficient momentum for china's economic and social development. in the past decade, china's energy production has supported the average annual growth of 6.6% of the national economy with an average annual growth of about 2.4%, and the energy self-sufficiency rate has been stable at over 80% for a long time. however, with the increasing demand for energy and resources in the development of the national economy, the situation of environmental pollution and carbon emissions is becoming increasingly serious, and the pressure of carbon control and emission reduction is increasing. in the face of the historic transformation of china's major social contradictions in the new era and the opportunity of the transformation of the driving force of economic and social development, building a more diversified, clean, low-carbon and sustainable new energy system has become the top priority for the energy industry to achieve strategic and overall transformation.
first, focus on promoting carbon reduction and energy conservation in energy production.
since the promulgation of relevant policies and regulations, china's renewable energy development has achieved remarkable results. in 2021, china's installed capacity of renewable energy will exceed 1 billion kilowatts, and the installed capacity of hydropower, wind power, solar power, and biomass power generation will steadily rank first in the world. however, at present, the traditional fossil energy such as raw coal, crude oil and natural gas still account for more than 70% of all kinds of energy production in china. therefore, to build a new energy system, we should first further optimize the structure of energy production, and fully promote the accelerated transformation of energy production to green. while adhering to the pillar status of traditional fossil energy in the short term, we should further expand the access channels of water power, wind power, ocean, solar energy, hydrogen energy and other energy sources, and build a new energy production system with multi-energy complementation, production and consumption coordination, complete chain and orderly substitution.
second, we should reasonably guide the transformation and upgrading of energy consumption.
by 2030, the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption in china will reach about 25%. although china has vigorously promoted the accelerated development of energy conservation, emission reduction and distribution of non-fossil energy in relevant fields in recent years, the total energy consumption is still rising, and the proportion of fossil energy consumption has decreased by less than 1% annually in recent ten years, which makes it difficult to achieve the established goal of energy consumption structure transformation as scheduled. therefore, the new energy system should be guided by the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization, and reasonably guide the energy consumption to shift towards low-carbon, non-fossil and low energy consumption. in this process, on the one hand, we should further stabilize the expectation of energy consumption structure adjustment, advance the layout of green industrial substitution, technology reserves and concept publicity, and give full play to the role of green and low-carbon policies in guiding, regulating and enabling; on the other hand, efforts should be made to promote the energy industry to reduce production capacity and supplement weaknesses, gradually eliminate backward and inefficient production capacity supply, accelerate the guidance of technology upgrading in the energy sector, and promote the production and consumption of renewable energy.
third, promote adaptive innovation of green and low-carbon technologies.
in addition to launching the revolution of energy supply and consumption, the green and low-carbon transformation of energy needs to be supported by the revolution of energy technology. today, developed countries have established technical barriers with patent barriers as the core. for example, from 2010 to 2019, the top three pct patent applications in the field of low-carbon energy were toyota, mitsubishi and panasonic, and the top ten were enterprises from japan, the united states, germany and south korea. although china, as an emerging power in the field of new energy, has also accumulated a large number of technical reserves in the field of new energy, some key core technologies are still difficult to break through the existing technical barriers, which restricts china's voice in the field of energy. at the same time, in terms of the current "double carbon" strategic goal, it is difficult to support the low-carbon transformation of china's energy industry on such a scale only by the cumulative progress of existing technologies. therefore, the construction of new energy system should adhere to the technology-based principle, comprehensively consider china's existing technology reserves, basic national conditions, development goals and international situation and other multiple factors, and formulate an energy low-carbon technology upgrading route that meets china's future needs, we will spare no effort to make up for the shortage of common key technology research, new energy grid-connected energy storage, new power system, digital intelligent upgrading, clean, low-carbon and efficient development and utilization of fossil energy, and other key and outstanding weaknesses in the energy field.
the new energy system is an important foothold for actively participating in the global governance of climate change
the report of the 20th national congress of the communist party of china pointed out that "actively participate in the global governance of climate change." according to the blue book of climate change in china (2022), the global average temperature in 2021 is 1.11 ℃ higher than the pre-industrial level, which is one of the seven warmest years since the complete meteorological observation records. china's warming rate is higher than the global average over the same period, and it is a sensitive area of global climate change. at the same time, the frequent occurrence of extreme weather and the increase of natural disasters caused by global climate change have caused huge losses to the food production and people's lives of all countries. building a new energy system is not only an important guarantee for china to fulfill its responsibility for energy conservation and emission reduction and achieve the goal of carbon reduction, but also an important demonstration and public product provided by china to help global climate governance and energy conservation and emission reduction, which will further promote china to strive for the voice of global energy conservation and emission reduction and climate governance.
first of all, follow the consensus of green and low-carbon global energy development, and contribute china's strength to global carbon reduction and emission reduction. on the one hand, china firmly upholds the legitimate interests of developing countries in relation to carbon emission rights, on the other hand, china actively promotes its own carbon reduction and consumption reduction work, and has achieved remarkable carbon reduction achievements. over the past decade, china's carbon emission intensity has decreased by 34.4%, reversing the rapid growth of carbon dioxide emissions, and green and low-carbon development has become the development concept and purpose widely recognized by the whole society. therefore, in view of the mainstream trend of green and low-carbon energy industry development, the construction of china's new energy system should conform to the global consensus on green and low-carbon energy development in the medium and long term. based on the demands of domestic energy industry transformation and upgrading and the basic goal of carbon reduction and emission reduction, we should accelerate the reform of the energy sector's institutional mechanisms, adhere to the government-led leading role, and make better use of market forces, optimize the allocation of resources and minimize the cost of transformation through market-oriented means. at the same time, we should seize the historic opportunity of energy structure transformation, strive to make more contributions to global carbon reduction and emission reduction, and strive to take more and greater initiative in international cooperation in energy and carbon reduction.
secondly, we should take a new path of energy development with chinese characteristics and actively participate in global governance to address climate change. resisting the climate warming crisis and mitigating the impact of extreme weather events on human production and life is the starting point and end point of global cooperation in energy conservation and emission reduction. protecting the beautiful homeland on which the chinese nation and the world nation live together is a solemn mission entrusted by the times. as the country with the highest proportion of the world's population, china's greatest contribution to the world is to develop and consolidate the achievements of the chinese people's long-term struggle and ensure the safety of people's lives and property. in the face of the grim reality of global climate change, we should develop a new energy system, actively participate in the global governance of climate change, adhere to the path of resource-saving and environment-friendly energy development, and put the concept of harmonious coexistence between human and nature throughout the whole process of building a new energy system. at the same time, in the process of actively building a new energy system with chinese characteristics, we should also strengthen exchanges and cooperation with countries around the world in energy, resources and technology, actively help countries around the world, especially developing countries, to cultivate climate change response capacity, and mitigate the losses caused by natural disasters caused by excessive consumption of energy and resources.
new energy system is an effective support to promote high-quality development
the report of the 20th national congress of the communist party of china pointed out that "we must firmly establish and practice the idea that green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, and plan for development at the height of harmonious coexistence between human and nature." china has a population of more than 1.4 billion. to build a socialist modern country in an all-round way, we should adhere to the people-oriented principle. if we follow the old path of developed countries in europe and the united states, it will be difficult to sustain and impossible to go. it is a strategic choice based on china's national conditions and reality to take the path of modernization in which man and nature coexist harmoniously. in the vision of chinese path to modernization, which is based on human modernization and adheres to the harmonious coexistence between human and nature, the energy revolution occupies an important pillar position. to break the growth curse characterized by predatory development and extensive consumption of energy and resources, we should adhere to the long-term vision of innovation leading and looking forward to the future, and build a new energy system with low cost, clean, low carbon, and safe and high efficiency by taking the inexhaustible collection, storage and consumption of non-fossil energy as the breakthrough point. the construction of a new energy system will help china quickly seize the lead of the energy revolution and make more outstanding achievements in the field of new energy development.
1. accelerate the layout of energy systems to meet future needs. the consumption of traditional fossil energy is characterized by non-renewable, high pollution and high emissions. compared with clean energy, clean energy generally has obvious advantages such as renewable, low (no) pollution, low emissions and rich stocks. with the increasingly mature new energy technology, the relevant supporting facilities and equipment will accelerate the development and rapid layout, and the energy supply field is bound to trigger a new round of substitution and reshuffle. as a major energy consumer, china should accelerate the layout of the energy supply, demand, technology and management system to meet future needs, firmly grasp the clues of energy security in its own hands, get rid of the constraints and "choke point" dilemma in the lifeline fields such as energy and development, strengthen the voice in the international energy field, do a good job in china's cause, tell a good story of china, spread the voice of china, and safeguard china's interests, to provide strong support for the realization of the chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the chinese nation.
2. we will promote all-round reform of the energy system based on people. the people are not only the producers and consumers of energy, but also the direct promoters of the reform of the energy system and the ultimate beneficiaries of the reform results. therefore, in building a new energy system, we should pay attention to the fundamental interests of relevant groups, and ensure that reform depends on the people, conforms to public opinion, and benefits the public. in practice, we should reasonably formulate the medium and long-term plan for the reform of the energy system to ensure the people's right to know, participate, express and supervise; promote the transformation of energy supply and consumption structure in an orderly and stable manner, give full play to the comparative advantages of the visible hand of the government and the invisible hand of the market, and stabilize and innovate the existing energy industry management, technology research and development, and personnel allocation systems and mechanisms; adhere to law based administration and flexible governance, comprehensively study and judge the methods, paths and time nodes of reform, carefully listen to the aspirations and demands of the people, and strive to improve the accuracy, progressiveness and completion of reform. it should be noted that the energy industry is a pillar industry in many remote areas and an important support for the financial revenue of many local governments. the rise and fall of the local energy industry is more related to the livelihood of many families. therefore, how to properly solve the local fiscal and people's livelihood issues, shortening and alleviating the pain caused by reform, are urgent issues that governments at all levels need to focus on.
3. firmly lead the energy revolution and rebuild the confidence and sense of mission of human civilization. in today's era, the information revolution is in full swing, the concept of development is changing with each passing day, and the competition for comprehensive national strength is deepening day by day. in the face of major changes that have not occurred in the world for a hundred years, whether we can grasp the pulse of the energy revolution in the new era and realize the adaptive transformation of china's new energy system is a long-term and strategic proposition related to whether china can stand out in the new round of international competition. as a major energy producer and consumer in the world, china bears the responsibility for energy security of more than 1.4 billion people, and at the same time faces a severe situation of tense and balanced energy supply. we need to firmly reshape the global energy pattern and lead the energy revolution with confidence, patience and determination. in the global competition of this energy revolution, we need to bear in mind our mission and strive to ensure the country's energy security, strive to realize the chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the chinese nation, improve human well-being and reshape human civilization.
source: people's forum magazine and people's forum website (rmltwz)
author: professor hao yu, department of applied economics, school of management and economics, beijing university of technology
