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Chapter V Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation

nessHolds a pivotal role in the assessment system. Within this dimension, the focus lies in
tracking and analyzing the dynamic changes of renewable energy’s proportion in the energy
consumption mix. Clean energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, and bioenergy, with their
eco-friendly and sustainable characteristics, have become the main drivers for advancing ener-
gy transition and reducing carbon emissions. Through continuous monitoring of the proportion
of these renewable energy sources in the total energy consumption, we can directly observe a
nation’s progress in achieving cleaner and low-carbon energy structure transformation.
At the same time, it is crucial to closely monitor the declining trend in the consumption
share of traditional fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Traditional fossil
fuels emit substantial greenhouse gases during combustion, constituting one of the prima-
ry causes of global climate change. Reducing dependence on traditional fossil fuels and
gradually decreasing their proportion in the energy consumption structure are key measures
for achieving national low-carbon transition. For instance, through formulating and imple-
menting a series of policies encouraging renewable energy development over a past period,
a certain country vigorously constructed wind farms and solar power plants while actively
developing hydroelectric resources. This has increased renewable energy’s share in the ener-
gy consumption structure from 20% to 35%, with corresponding declines in the consumption
dominance of coal, petroleum, and other traditional fossil fuels. This remarkable transforma-
tion fully demonstrates the country’s notable achievements in energy structure optimization,
reflecting how emissionreduction policieshave played a positive and pivotal role in driving
energy transition and reducing carbon emissions.
3.Industrial Structure Adjustment Indicators
Industrial structure is closely linked to carbon emission status, making industrial struc-
ture adjustment indicators an indispensable and crucial component of the effectiveness eval-
uation system. During the assessment process, particular attention should be paid to changes
in the proportion of energy-intensive and high-emission industries within the national econ-
omy. Traditional heavy chemical industries such as steel, cement, and chemical industries
are major sources of carbon emissions due to their production process characteristics and
energy consumption patterns. As emission reductionpoliciesare implemented, the proportion
of these energy-intensive and high-emission industries in the national economy has gradually
declined, indicating a reduction in the nation’s overall carbon emission sources and demon-
strating substantial progress inemission reductionwork.
In addition, the development trends of emerging low-carbon industries are a key focus
of the assessment. Emerging low-carbon industries such as new energy vehicle manufactur-
ing, energy-saving and environmental protection technology R&D, and carbon capture and
storage (CCS) technology applications not only represent new directions for future economic
development but also demonstrate significant advantages in low energy consumption and
low emissions. The rapid rise and development of these industries can not only create new
economic growth drivers and promote industrial structure optimization and upgrading but

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