China is responding to the growing challenge of global climate change with a profound energy reform.From the solid foundation laid during the "14th Five-Year Plan" to the gradual upgrading of the "green deployment" in the future, China's energy transformation trajectory not only outlines a clear path for high-quality development in its country, but also conveys to the world the strong voice of unwavering green and low-carbon development.

This is a critical period for global climate governance. 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement, and the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 will also be held in Brazil in November. China's outstanding performance in green energy transformation has attracted widespread attention from the international community and has become an important force in promoting the transformation of global energy to green and low-carbon.

International cooperation continues to deepen multi-disciplinary cooperation to promote green development

Recently, the cooperation between China and Iceland in the field of green energy has taken solid steps. British Reuters paid attention to the joint statement issued by the two countries to further strengthen cooperation in geothermal and green transformation during Icelandic President Halla Tomasdottir's visit to China to attend the Global Women's Summit. On the basis of long-term cooperation, the two parties will strengthen intergovernmental and inter-industry cooperation, develop geothermal energy potential at the global, regional and national levels, promote geothermal energy utilization, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote energy transformation, create new green industries and jobs, and continue to improve people's quality of life.

Reported by Reuters.

Meanwhile, China's clean energy technology exports have been bright, emerging markets have become new growth drivers. Another Reuters report noted that since 2018, China's battery systems, solar components, electric vehicles and wind power generation equipment have continued to sell to all over the world. By 2025, China's exports to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and other emerging markets have reached a historic high. Power grid technology and heating and cooling systems have become new growth points, and China's industrial chain advantages in energy storage, electric vehicles, power grid management and other fields have been further consolidated, laying a solid foundation for future exports to continue and strengthen.

International institutions and individuals highly recognize China's contribution

Francisco La Carmela, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, said in an interview with China Daily that China has made remarkable achievements in promoting the application of global renewable energy. In the past few years, China has provided a large number of products needed for energy transformation such as solar panels and wind turbine blades at reasonable prices. At the same time, it has promoted the development of domestic new energy through large-scale investment. Its leading position is beyond doubt.

Eric Solheim, President of the European Union¡¯s Asia Center and former UN Deputy Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Agency, said that China¡¯s ¡°two mountains¡± concept has a global guiding meaning. ¡°Some people think that ¡®green development costs are too high¡¯, but it¡¯s not the case. Ecological and economic synergy development, this is the core of ¡®green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains¡¯.¡± ¡°China has created a lot of jobs through solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles, synchronizing economic and ecological benefits and sending positive signals to the world.¡±

The website of Wired magazine recently published an article saying that China is a world leader in the field of clean energy transformation. At the end of September, China proposed for the first time that "by 2035, China's economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 7%-10% from the peak, and we will strive to do better." A package of climate change goals such as net emission reduction.

Screenshot of Wired website report

Andreias Sibber, deputy director of policy and action at the 350.org Global Nonprofit Climate Organization, believes that China has often achieved remarkable practical outcomes with low-level gestures. China¡¯s shifting mode of transportation is clear evidence: from bicycle domination to the popularization of cars, to the government¡¯s vigorous push toward the transition to electric vehicles, Biady, Nindy and other enterprises have gradually grown into the world¡¯s leading enterprises. Li Bernie, senior consultant at the Royal Institute for International Affairs, pointed out that the international community expects more countries to draw confidence from China¡¯s firm commitments and take the practice path.

Anna Obeg and Chris Elit, researchers at the Center for Environment and Social Research at the Chatham Institute of International Thinking, recently wrote that China has announced a new round of national self-contribution targets that have caused widespread international attention. Compared to the goal itself, China's practical actions in the green field are more convincing: electric vehicles account for more than half of new car sales in 2024, far exceeding Europe; and the capacity of landscape power generation between 2022 and 2024 has doubled, and by July 2025, three-quarters of the world's landscape projects are located in China.

Carbon markets and multilateral cooperation to shape a new pattern for global green development

The website of "Sustainable Development" magazine recently reported that China's expanding carbon market is becoming a key force in reshaping global climate policy, helping decarbonize industry and promoting the realization of the "dual carbon" goal. The article mentioned that China's national carbon emissions trading system and greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction trading system constitute two strategic pillars, forming a complete framework to stimulate low-carbon development through market mechanisms.

Screenshot of a report on the website of Sustainable Development magazine

At present, China¡¯s carbon market is increasingly influencing global climate financing and policy. China not only establishes partnerships with the EU and supports capacity building in developing countries, but also actively promotes the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement at COP29 to advocate cross-border carbon trading and oppose unilateral trade barriers based on climate issues. In the coming years, China plans to further expand its carbon market coverage and consolidate its leading position in global carbon governance.

At the multilateral cooperation level, at the SCO Tianjin Summit held in August this year, China promised to work with member states to expand renewable energy production capacity and jointly build an energy and green industry cooperation platform, demonstrating its determination to shape a multipolar green order. Data for the same period shows that China's solar panel exports have tripled in five years, reaching 242 GW in 2024, half of which are sold to non-OECD countries. China is promoting the internationalization of green standards and fulfilling its international responsibilities with practical actions to inject sustained impetus into the global low-carbon transformation.

The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 in November is regarded as a key node to assess the progress of global climate action. Oberg believes that the world is currently facing increasingly severe impacts of climate warming and a turbulent international situation. At the beginning of this year, the United States announced that it would withdraw from the Paris Agreement again, which makes this meeting an important opportunity to examine global climate efforts in a complex geopolitical background.

China's energy transformation path is a pragmatic path to comprehensively develop and reduce emissions, and challenge the development of new machinery.It conveys a clear signal to the world that it is firmly committing to ecological priorities, green low-carbon development pathways, and will contribute to the global response to climate change, promote green recovery, China's power, Chinese wisdom and China's responsibility.

(Compiled by: Ma Rui)