Experts grow in confidence on energy shift

More survey respondents positive nation will achieve carbon reduction target

The economic situation in China in the post-COVID-19 era has accelerated the country's energy transition and the process to peak carbon dioxide emissions, a survey of climate and energy experts concluded.

It's the second year the survey has been carried out as part of the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air's annual China Climate Transition Outlook report, which aims to measure experts' views on whether China is on track with its climate commitments.

Jointly conducted by the Helsinki-headquartered center and the International Society for Energy Transition Studies from Australia, the survey this year included 89 experts representing diverse specializations in the field of climate and energy, roughly tripling the number in the last survey. The two surveys posed the same questions.