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20:30, 14-Mar-2018
Data Sessions: New energy drives environmental-friendly growth
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Tackling pollution has been listed as one of the "three tough battles" that China aims to win in the next three years, according to the Central Economic Work Conference last December. And China's energy supply is gradually shifting to clean and renewable sources for sustainable growth.
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The government's support for various new energy developments has been paying off. China has pushed 18 laws and regulations during the past five years to combat environmental issues. This year, according to a government work report, the country promises to spend 40.5 billion yuan (around 6.3 US dollars) to tackle pollution, up 19 percent year on year.
Denis Depoux, Managing Partner of Roland Berger Greater China, noted that tackling pollution not only improves people’s lives, but is also favorable for achieving other economic goals.
From his perspective, raising the environmental standards and tackling pollutions will help factories and industries optimize the overall production processes, as well as improving qualities of products.
The country has also seen increased utilization of clean energy. The percentage of clean energy in China's total energy supply climbed to about 20 percent by the end of 2016 from 14.5 percent in 2012.
Besides, China is leading the global development in renewable energy power. The total solar power supply surged to 66 billion kilowatts in 2016 from 3.5 billion in 2012.
China has also been pushing infrastructure construction for the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The total length of pipelines grew to 68,000 kilometers in 2016, up from 55,000 in 2012.
(CGTN’s Wang Yue also contributed to the story.)
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