How to make new energy vehicles more "adequate"

By the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, it is expected that the proportion of renewable energy in the increase of electricity consumption in the whole society will reach about two-thirds, and the proportion in the increase of primary energy consumption will exceed 50%. Renewable energy will change from the original incremental supplement of energy and electricity consumption to the main body of energy and electricity consumption increase. This also means that new energy vehicles are expected to become part of the electric energy storage network and truly use and promote renewable energy.

At the 2021 Shanghai International Auto Show, which opened on April 19, almost every exhibitor fully displayed new energy vehicles or the industry chain, so the auto show was also nicknamed the "new energy Auto Show". At the 2021 Shanghai International Auto Show, which opened on April 19, almost every exhibitor fully displayed the new energy vehicle or the industry chain, so the auto show was also nicknamed "new energy Auto Show". Photo by Xu Yajie, reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Net

A new car rolling off the production line, constantly consuming electricity, hydrogen or fuel, could cause an iceberg to collapse?

By the time the world's major automakers gathered for the 2021 Shanghai International Auto Show, the "world's largest iceberg" near Antarctica had melted and broken up into many smaller icebergs. Such a coincidence is reminiscent of the "butterfly effect" on the automotive, mobility and energy industries.

Although some scientists believe that the separation of the iceberg, code-named A68, from the Antarctic continental ice sheet is a natural phenomenon and has nothing to do with human-induced climate change. But the global average temperature is rising, and the global average sea level will continue to rise in 2020 is already an indisputable fact.

China has made it clear that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will be reduced by 13.5% and 18% respectively. Carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030 and strive for carbon neutrality by 2060.

In fact, since the "carbon peak, carbon neutral" was written into this year's government work report and was regarded as one of the key tasks this year, all walks of life, including the automobile and travel industry, have developed industrial upgrading roadmap around the "carbon peak, carbon neutral" goal. At the 2021 Shanghai International Auto Show, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Changan Automobile, Dongfeng Co., Ltd. and other car companies have clearly put forward their respective strategic adjustment measures under the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality.

Are electric cars really environmentally friendly, or "fake emission reduction"?

There is no doubt that taking the road of green development has become one of the core concepts of China's national construction.

In the next five years, China's green transformation of production and lifestyle will achieve remarkable results, and the total emission of major pollutants will continue to decrease. By 2035, after peaking, China's carbon emissions will steadily decline, the ecological environment will fundamentally improve, and the goal of building a beautiful China will basically be achieved.

"With limited urban environmental capacity, the promotion of electric vehicles effectively reduces vehicle exhaust emissions, thus reducing the total amount of pollutants in the city." Jia Feng, director of the Publicity and Education Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said that with the increase in the proportion of new energy vehicles in Beijing, PM2.5 has decreased significantly, improving the air quality in Beijing. The power is likely to come from the vast and sparsely populated Midwest, where environmental capacity is greater and pollutants from coal-fired power are easily dispersed.

Recently, at the interpretation meeting of the "Top 10 Global Environmental Hotspots in 2020" hosted by World Environment magazine, "China pledges to reach carbon peak by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060" "China defines the development blueprint by 2035 and draws a vision for ecological environmental protection" "The impact of climate change is intensifying. Frequent global meteorological disasters ", "The European Union implements the European Green Agreement and European Climate Law to escort green and low-carbon goals" and "China's continuous improvement of air quality attracts attention" were selected as the top ten events, involving political, economic and cultural fields related to the environment.

"Among the top 10 environmental hotspots, content on China's green development has attracted much attention." Jia Feng said that green development will play a more important role in China entering a new development stage, implementing new development concepts and building a new development pattern.

Statistics show that at present, 90% of China's carbon emissions come from the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, and from the perspective of the industry, the proportion of electricity, construction and transportation is relatively large. In the energy structure "lack of oil and gas" under the condition of promoting the "carbon peak, carbon neutral" goal, for many industries are extremely challenging.