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How strong is China's Energy Investment?

Chinese investments in energy remained extremely strong, accounting for one-third of clean energy investments worldwide and an important share of China’s overall GDP growth.

Are China's energy investment levels aligned with National Energy and climate goals?

Overall energy investment levels in China are comparable to the amounts required to meet national energy and climate goals, although full alignment with the targets implies a rebalancing away from investments in fossil fuel supply, towards grids and the end-use sectors. World Energy Investment 2024 - Analysis and key findings.

What is China's energy storage strategy?

Localities have reiterated the central government’s goal of developing an integrated format of “new energy + storage” (such as “solar + storage”), with a required energy storage allocation rate of between 10% and 20%. China has created an energy storage ecosystem with players throughout the supply chain.

What is China's energy storage policy?

In 2017, China released its first national policy document on energy storage, which emphasized the need to develop cheaper, safer batteries capable of holding more energy, to further increase the country’s ability to store the power it produces (see ‘China’s battery boost’).

What is China's energy storage capacity in 2022?

In 2022, China’s cumulative installed NTESS capacity exceeded 13.1 GW, with lithium-ion batteries accounting for 94% (equivalent to 28.7% of total global capacity). China is positioning energy storage as a core technology for achieving peak CO2 emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.

How bad is China's Air pollution?

Air pollution became so bad in parts of China in 2013 that the media dubbed it an airpocalypse, with citizens enduring particulate levels up to 30 times those deemed safe by the World Health Organization. And despite efforts to combat the issue, 48 Chinese cities still feature among the top 100 most-polluted cities in the world.