China's top economic planner Tuesday called for implementation¹ of a government plan to promote reform in energy production and consumption.

 

国家发改委周二呼吁执行一项促进能源生产与消耗改革的政府计划。

 

China's total energy consumption will be capped at 6 billion tonnes of coal equivalent by 2030, according to a government plan for 2016 to 2030, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

 

The plan is aimed at optimizing² the energy mix and ensuring energy security, in the face of a new supply-demand pattern in the global market, said NDRC in an online statement.

 

By the end of 2030, non-fossil energy is expected to account for 20 percent of the total energy consumption, accompanied with a reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission³ per unit of GDP by 60 percent to 65 percent compared with 2005, according to the government plan.

 

The plan also outlined the target of maintaining self-reliance of energy consumption beyond 80 percent by the end of 2020, in a bid to ensure China's energy security.

 

In the statement, NDRC pledged strengthened supervision⁴ over local authorities for better implementation of the plan.

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