Published on November 13, 2024 at 07:18. / Modified on November 13, 2024 at 09:04.
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Polluting less is “good news” but green energies are mainly absorbing the growth of the Middle Kingdom
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China, the world’s factory, would also aspire to become an energy power
This is the ecological transition of all superlatives. The one without which the efforts of other countries would be in vain. It is also the one that we are least able to define, as it is distant, colossal and difficult to measure due to a lack of reliable data. China is transforming its energy mix at breakneck speed, especially since this state announced in 2020 that it was aiming for carbon neutrality by 2060. The world’s fascinating factory is both the good and the bad student of the climate. It dominates the race for clean energy, but it is also the largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
Last week, China announced the construction of a gigantic photovoltaic, wind and coal plant in its eastern desert lands – these vast expanses are often used for this purpose – to provide electricity the equivalent of half of Swiss consumption. A few days earlier, yet another high-voltage line was inaugurated, between the northern regions and Beijing.
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