The State Grid Green and Low-carbon Development Report was released at the side event of "Reduce Pollution & Carbon Emissions with Coordinated Promotion of Green Power Development, Cooperation in Addressing Global Climate Change" co-hosted by the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and China Federation of Industrial Economics  held in the China Pavilion of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 9, 2022.  It demonstrated the effectiveness and contribution of State Grid Corporation of China to the international community in response to global climate change.

‘The State Grid green and low-carbon development report’ released at UNFCCC COP 27 China pavilion. Photo: Courtesy of State Grid

In recent years, State Grid has thoroughly implemented thought on ecological civilization construction and the new energy security strategy of "Four Revolutions and One Cooperation, "focusing on accelerating the green transformation of economic development. The company actively meets the goal of achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality, insisting that clean and low-carbon development is the direction, energy supply assurance is the foundation of development, energy security is the key to development, energy independence is the foundation of development, energy innovation is the driving force of development, energy saving and efficiency improvement should promote development, and strive to promote, pioneer and lead  clean and low-carbon energy transformation. State Grid has  made remarkable achievements in promoting green energy transformation and tackling climate change.

State Grid Green and Low-carbon Development Report is divided into four key themes: accelerating the green transformation of economic development, further promote environmental pollution prevention and control, improving the diversity, stability and sustainability of the ecosystem, and promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality actively and steadily. Through 12 typical project cases, including "Zhangbei Flexible DC Engineering, Let the Wind of Zhangbei Light Up Beijing's Lights," "Realize Zero-Energy Buildings and Help the Construction of Smart Ecological City," "Protect the Giant Panda Paradise and Promote the Coexistence of Man and Nature," "Kaishan Island Smart Microgrid, Create a Green and Low-carbon Energy Application Model on the Island," the company's actions and practices of green and low-carbon development are displayed in an all-round way.

The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 27) was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 7 November to November 18  2022. Guided by the agreements, decisions and commitments reached at previous sessions, this session will strive to promote global action to combat climate change through green house gas emission reduction, improving economic adaptation to climate change, and developing low-carbon finance. The China pavilion side event "Reduce Pollution &Carbon Emissions with Coordinated Promotion of Green Power Development, Cooperation in Addressing Global Climate Change" aims to show the world the positive efforts and achievements made by China's power and energy industry in tackling global climate change, establish broader contacts with all parties, and jointly implement the common global goals set forth in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.