Reuters (February 11) reported that China's National Energy Administration (NEA) guidelines
published late on February 10 said that new policies and institutional mechanisms were
required in order for China to take full advantage of green energy. It said by 2030, China would create a system allowing all new energy demand to be met by non-fossil fuel sources, “Beijing
aims to bring total wind and solar capacity to 1,200 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2030, almost
double the current level, and will gradually phase down fossil fuel use in a bid to become
carbon neutral by around 2060”. It said China would make clean coal consumption a priority
and further eliminate small and inefficient mines, power plants and heating systems, while
providing more support for carbon capture and storage at thermal plants and that "China's new
renewable energy plans will focus on the Gobi and other desert regions, as it speeds up the
construction of huge new wind and solar power bases and boosts its transmission capabilities".
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