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China's efforts in fighting climate change - 1
"China's carbon intensity in 2020 was 48.4 percent lower than 2005, which means it over-delivered on its commitment to cut carbon intensity by 40-45 percent from the 2005 level by 2020."

China's efforts in fighting climate change - 2
"China has prioritized the development of renewable energy. The proportion of non-fossil energy in its energy mix has been lifted to 15.9% last year,up 8.5 percentage points from 2005. It will raise the figure to around 25% by 2030."

China's efforts in fighting climate change - 2
"China has prioritized the development of renewable energy. The proportion of non-fossil energy in its energy mix has been lifted to 15.9% last year,up 8.5 percentage points from 2005. It will raise the figure to around 25% by 2030."

China's efforts in fighting climate change - 3
"China has also been rapidly reducing its energy consumption intensity. From 2011 to 2020, it has cut energy consumption intensity by 28.7%, one of the fastest in the world."

"During the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) period, China saw average annual economic growth of 5.7% with an average energy consumption growth of 2.8%, and the amount of energy it saved during the period accounted for about half of the global total."

China's efforts in fighting climate change - 4
"China's new energy industry is witnessing strong growth. China has topped the world in new energy vehicle output and sales for the last six years. The country's NEV fleet surpassed 6 million in June."

China's efforts in fighting climate change - 5
"By the end of 2020, China was the largest producer of PV cells and modules, and led in the world in newly-added PV capacity for eight years in a row."

"Estimates from market intelligence business Wood Mackenzie sees China’s photovoltaic panel installations hit a cumulative total of 370 GWdc by 2024 - more than double the US’s capacity at that point."