Energy transformation and sustainable development: enlightenment from China’s energy plan

Abstract

The world’s energy development is in an era of great change. Since the Industrial Revolution, the large-scale development and utilization of fossil energy has effectively promoted the progress of human civilization, but it has also brought about prominent problems such as resource scarcity, environmental pollution, and climate change. At present, accelerating energy reform and transformation has become an inevitable choice for countries around the world to solve difficulties and achieve sustainable development. As a practitioner of global energy transformation, China is demonstrating its responsibility and leading role and actively contributing to China’s solutions. This article summarizes China’s energy-saving measures, uses cluster analysis to compare China’s energy data with other countries, affirms China’s role in leading the world’s low-carbon wave, and provides suggestions for the energy-saving development of other countries.