Analysts See ‘Marathon’ Ahead as China’s Five-Year Plan ‘Defers Heavy Lifting on Decarbonization’ – The Energy Mix:

The five-year plan, released by Premier Li Kequiang at a National
People’s Congress session “as heavy smog settled over Beijing,” contains
“no target for limiting total energy consumption and no overall carbon
emissions cap, which campaigners had been calling for,” Climate Home
News reports.
“This leaves room for emissions to continue to increase to 2025,
deferring the heavy lifting on decarbonization until later this decade.”

Analysts See ‘Marathon’ Ahead as China’s Five-Year Plan ‘Defers Heavy Lifting on Decarbonization’ – The Energy Mix: The five-year plan, released by Premier Li Kequiang at a National
People’s Congress session “as heavy smog settled over Beijing,” contains
“no target for limiting total energy consumption and no overall carbon
emissions cap, which campaigners had been calling for,” Climate Home
News reports.
“This leaves room for emissions to continue to increase to 2025,
deferring the heavy lifting on decarbonization until later this decade.”Read More