Xi jinping：Vigorously promote the high-quality development of new energy in China

Excerpt: Xinhua News Agency

       According to the International Energy Network, on the afternoon of February 29th, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held its twelfth collective study on new energy technology and China''s energy security.

       Actively developing clean energy and promoting green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society has become a universal consensus in the international community to address global climate change. We should follow the trend and take advantage of it, and make greater efforts to promote the high-quality development of new energy in China, provide safe and reliable energy security for Chinese path to modernization, and make greater contributions to building a clean and beautiful world together.

       Professor Liu Jizhen, academician of the CAE Member and director of the National Key Laboratory of New Energy Power System, explained this problem and put forward work suggestions. Comrades from the Central Political Bureau carefully listened to the explanation and had discussions.

       Xi jinping pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has accelerated the construction of a new energy system, continuously strengthened the foundation of energy security, and provided strong support for economic and social development. At the same time, it should also be noted that China''s energy development still faces a series of challenges such as huge demand pressure, many supply constraints, and the arduous task of green and low-carbon transformation. The way out to address these challenges is to vigorously develop new energy.

        After continuous research and accumulation, China has become a global leader in multiple new energy technologies and equipment manufacturing, and has built the world''s largest clean power supply system. New energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products have also formed strong competitiveness in the international market. The development of new energy has laid a solid foundation, and China has become an important driving force for the transformation of global energy development and the response to climate change.

        Xi jinping pointed out that we should coordinate the development of new energy and national energy security, adhere to planning first, strengthen top-level design, and do a good job in overall planning and balance. We should pay attention to handling the relationship between new energy and traditional energy, overall and local, government and market, energy development and conservation, and promote the high-quality development of new energy.

        Xi jinping emphasized the need to target the forefront of global energy technology, focus on key energy fields and major needs, choose a reasonable technological route, leverage the advantages of the new national system, strengthen joint research and development of key core technologies, strengthen the transformation and application of scientific research achievements, cultivate energy technology and its related industries into new growth points that drive China''s industrial upgrading, and promote the development of new quality productivity.

        Xi jinping pointed out that it is necessary to adapt to the needs of energy transformation, further build a new energy infrastructure network, promote the intelligent transformation of power grid infrastructure and the construction of smart microgrids, and improve the power grid''s ability to accept, configure, and regulate clean energy. Accelerate the construction of a charging infrastructure network system to support the rapid development of new energy vehicles.

        Xi jinping emphasized the need to deepen international cooperation in new energy technology innovation. Orderly promote cooperation in the new energy industry chain and build a new model for green and low-carbon energy transformation and win-win cooperation. Deeply participate in international energy governance reform and promote the establishment of a fair, just, balanced, and inclusive global energy governance system.

        Xi jinping finally emphasized that to achieve technological self-reliance and self-improvement, we must not only grasp the current direction of technological development, but also adhere to the principle of putting ourselves first, highlighting problem orientation and demand orientation, and improving the efficiency of technological innovation investment.