China Aims to Double Its Renewable Energy Before 2035
China has committed to doubling its clean energy supply within the next decade, with a substantial expansion milestone set for 2030. A senior official at the National Development and Reform Commission delivered the announcement on April 17. The statement added long-awaited specificity to a target embedded in the country's latest five-year plan, which had left the precise definition of what was to be doubled unresolved. Analysts at the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air model this under a 2.5% annual energy demand growth scenario. On that basis, non-fossil energy could represent roughly 29% of total consumption within the decade. That would mark a meaningful step beyond previous official…
