The Diplomat | China’s Energy Intensity and Carbon Intensity Targets Are All But Unachievable

5 Jun

On May 29, China’s State Council released its 2024-2025 action plan for energy conservation and carbon reduction, setting targets to decrease energy intensity (energy consumption per unit of GDP) by 2.5 percent and carbon intensity (carbon emissions per unit of GDP) by 3.9 percent in 2024. However, these goals appear insufficient to meet China’s previous commitments of reducing carbon intensity by 18 percent and energy intensity by 13.5 percent between 2020 and 2025 as part of its international climate pledges. Read the full article here.

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The Diplomat | China’s Energy Intensity and Carbon Intensity Targets Are All But Unachievable

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