China is working hard to reduce its carbon emissions and slow climate change

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : China produces more wind and solar energy than any other nation and is the world's leader in investments in renewable energy.
64% : China's capacities of hydropower, wind power, photovoltaic power, solar power and nuclear power
63% : To meet the targets we set for ourselves, we must go for green and low-carbon development, promote technological innovation and application, and develop clean energy and renewable energy.
63% : Electricity generated from clean energy is expected to become China's main source of power by 2060.
56% : The country has rich coal reserves but limited oil and natural gas, so by the 1950s, the vast majority of its energy was generated by burning coal.
54% : Thanks to such efforts, coal as a share of total energy consumption in China dropped to 59% in 2018 from the 2005 level of 72.4%.
47% : Our reliance on coal will be further reduced as coal consumption peaks in the next few years.
44% : Many people think China relies too much on coal, but there is a historical reason for our reliance on coal.

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