China Continues To Move Closer To Renewable Energy Goals

China’s government announced the passing of an aggressive new climate change policy today, which will see new laws formed to help combat global warming. The bid is part of overall preparations for the UN Climate Talks scheduled to take place in Copenhagen this December. It is reported that local environmentalists are happy to see China’s National People’s Congress taking more action towards global climate change and dangerous emissions entering the atmosphere.

The details of the proposal have thus far not been released, however the initial draft has called on the government to enact more laws to promote low carbon technology and reduction of greenhouse gases emitting by energy companies and others.

“It’s very significant. For the first time, they have put climate change at the core of economic and social planning at all levels of government,” said Yang Ailun, climate and energy campaign manager for Greenpeace China. “This lays the ground for China to make a big announcement ahead of Copenhagen.”

As part of the new changes, lawmakers have been considering the government’s current renewable energy stance which calls for 15% reliance on renewables by 2020. The government will considering raising this goal to a higher percentage.

Currently, China is already on track, and even ahead, of its aims for hydro, wind, and solar power. Experts have reported that each extra percentage point China can add to their renewable dependency by 2020 could decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 150 million tonnes.

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