The NDRC researcher: energy subsidies are not real benefits | | consumer energy subsidies for the poor _ news

CNS, Lima, December 10 (reporter Peng Dawei)-country members of the expert group to address climate change, former Director of the Energy Research Institute of the national development and Reform Commission in Lima during the climate conference, said Zhou Dadi, energy conservation and climate change objectives to be achieved, China's consumption concept and market signaling there is a lot of room for improvement. He stressed that energy subsidies are not actually real benefit poor people, but to live in a large House, large amounts of electricity consumers to get more benefits.

Zhou Dadi was organised by China News Agency and the people's University and co-sponsored by the National Center for climate strategies "climate communication and public awareness" theme made the presentation.

Talking about the significance of energy to tackle climate change, said Zhou Dadi, 80% current greenhouse gas emissions are caused by fossil fuel combustion, tackling climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we must first major changes in energy systems.

"From the experience of China and the world, the first is to solve the efficient use and conservation of energy consumption. "He said that judging from the success stories all over the world, without emphasis on energy saving, which only emphasize supply-side structural change will fall short of real reductions in greenhouse gases.

In this field, China is prepared to take drastic action.

In June of this year, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Finance and Economics leading group leader XI Jinping put forward to promote revolution in energy consumption and curbing excessive energy consumption and his determination to control energy consumption.

In November, the State Council issued the energy development strategy action plan (2014-2020), which adheres to the "economical, clean and safe" strategy, accelerate the construction of clean, efficient, safe and sustainable modern energy systems.

How to implement ambitious energy strategy, Zhou Dadi believes that China should do two things, first of all to strengthen guidance from theory and social value.

He think, China of development mode in is long time within has a tendencies, that copy developed once walked of high carbon industrialization of urbanization road, however is no learning industrialization national do have compared good of place, especially per capita energy consumption about is North America half around of European, there public traffic facilities, and building energy, and social energy concept and policy promoted, aspects are has many success experience.

Meanwhile, Zhou Dadi believes that China's consumption concept and market signaling there is still much room for improvement. He pointed out that universal energy subsidies would only play two roles, one would lead many irrational consumption, brings long-term consumption pattern high carbon consumption path.

Adjustment of energy structure there is also a similar problem, in his view, if the electricity price and the price of oil cannot be adjusted accordingly, so wanted to further the development of renewable energy and increasing the share of renewable energy in the power supply, and will face even greater difficulties, "now China Internet and further development, in many ways is restricted to electricity prices. ”

He stressed that energy subsidies are not actually real benefit poor people, but to live in a large House, large amounts of electricity consumers to get more benefits.

"China needs to do well in the national study, are needed in theory make this clear, so that our market-led signal can be further improved, could allow China to truly go green and low carbon development paths. "Zhou Dadi said. (End)

(Original title: Zhou Dadi: energy subsidies does not enable the poor really benefit)

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