China’s electricity grid needs a major overhaul ahead of move to renewable energy
China plans to be carbon-neutral by 2060, with huge costs involving new power lines, retooling hundreds of coal plants and ramping up storage capacity
19 May 2021 - 12:07
Beijing/London — One of the most pressing challenges for China to meet its pledge to cap carbon emissions this decade and pivot towards renewables is overhauling its electricity grid, the world’s largest, officials and analysts say.
Beijing’s surprise announcement last year that it would hit peak emissions by 2030 and become carbon-neutral by 2060 could presage the biggest reduction in projected global warming of any climate commitment to date, researchers say...
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