在“双碳”目标下，电力部门作为最大的碳排放来源以及支撑终端电气化发展的重要行业，需实现以化石能源为主向可再生能源为主的电力系统转型。煤电作为典型的碳密集型行业，从排放占比和减排潜力来看，实现低碳转型是我国在2060年前力争实现碳中和的关键点。

近日，国家发改委印发《“十四五”生物经济发展规划》，这是我国首部生物经济五年规划，其中提到，开展新型生物质能技术研发与培育，推动化石能源向绿色低碳可再生能源转型；要培育壮大生物经济支柱产业，推动生物能源产业发展；要有序发展生物质发电，推动向热电联产转型升级。

“十三五”以来，在政策措施的有力推动下，我国北方清洁取暖和散煤治理工作取得积极成效，农村空气质量得到明显改善。

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry (left) meets China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua in Shanghai. (File photo: Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment)

Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), congratulated Energy Foundation China on its 25th anniversary.

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), congratulated Energy Foundation China on its 25th anniversary.

Francesco La Camera, the Director-General of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), congratulated Energy Foundation China on its 25th anniversary.

Craig Allen, President of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), congratulated Energy Foundation China on its 25th anniversary.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is a key component of China's strategy to meet rapidly growing electricity demand and achieve its “dual carbon” goals to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

On January 8, 2024, the Institute of Carbon Neutrality (ICON) at Tsinghua University released a landmark new report on “Technology Outlook on Wind and Solar Power toward China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal.”

The Air Quality Task Force of Energy Foundation China pursues world-class air quality and carbon neutrality for China by implementing a co-control strategy for air and climate pollutants. The task force supports cross-cutting research on air quality, climate change, health, energy, the economy, and urban-rural coordination topics.

In 2024, Energy Foundation China and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) jointly published the Report on the Sustainable Development of Photovoltaics in Chinese Rural Households.

In 2024, International Energy Agency (IEA) and Tsinghua University jointly released the report “The Future of Heat Pumps in China.” The report was supported by Energy Foundation China.

In July 2024, supported by Energy Foundation China, the Shanxi Coshare Innovation Institute of Energy and Environment released the "Climate Communication Toolkit for Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emissions in Key Industries and Enterprises of Shanxi."

In June 2024, supported by Energy Foundation China, the Shanxi Coshare Innovation Institute of Energy and Environment released the "Climate Communication Toolkit for the Conservation and Utilization of Cultural Heritages under Global Climate Change."