Fall in use, renewables power green energy push

Reduced energy consumption and rapid development of renewables helped accelerate China's transition to a green and low-carbon economy last year, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report on Tuesday.

Energy consumption per 10,000 yuan ($1,441) of GDP decreased by 0.1 percent in 2022 compared to 2021. Power generated from clean energies, including hydropower, nuclear power, wind power and solar power, reached 2.96 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2022, up 8.5 percent year-on-year, the NBS said.

Sheng Laiyun, deputy head of the NBS, said in a written comment published on the bureau's official website, that China has actively and steadily promoted the work of peaking carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality last year, besides accelerating the green transformation of industries' development. The country also continuously improved its ecology and environment. Efforts were also made to reduce energy consumption and control emissions.