Economists and business leaders attending the ongoing China Development Forum 2021 spoke highly of the country's resolve to prioritize the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in future development.
Focusing on China's commitment to peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, the participants of the economic summit of the forum discussed the opportunities and successful experiences in the field.
China's plan of being carbon-neutral by 2060 on the will to have an early peaking of carbon emissions was probably "one of the greatest news of 2020 in the fight against climate change," said Jean-Pascal Tricoire, chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric.
The company is willing to work with Chinese partners in improving the efficiency of industrial facilities and reducing energy consumption and emissions with the help of digitization, he said.
Believing China will achieve early carbon peaking, Nicholas Stern, professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, suggested the country take a string of measures such as stopping investing in the coal industry, developing new energy sources, using recyclable energy and making improvements in transport and land.
Mark Cutifani, CEO of Anglo American plc, said his company would like to work with China in reducing car emissions by providing metals needed for the production of electric vehicle batteries while offering ecologically-friendly chemical fertilizer to reduce pollution and emissions in China's agricultural sector.
China's endeavor in green development has already set sail with progress achieved in business and society to develop green and sustainably.
The country has made progress against the threat of climate change, said Kevin Sneader, global managing partner of McKinsey & Company, noting that China has accounted for almost one third of the total global investment in renewable energy in 2018 and is home to more than 95 percent of the world's electric bus fleet, as well as nearly half of all-electric passenger vehicles.
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