China may struggle to meet its climate pledges this year as it turns to heavy industry and carbon-intensive projects to shore up its coronavirus-stricken economy, government researchers and analysts say.
FILE PHOTO: A resident and his dog walk past a coal-fired heating station next to new apartment blocks in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee
But experts say the economic damage done by the pandemic - especially to the less carbon-intensive service sector - has made the target far harder to meet. In its own five-year plan, China pledged to cut carbon intensity by 18% from 2015 to 2020, and energy intensity - the amount consumed per unit of economic growth - by 15%.
The coronavirus outbreak caused China’s carbon emissions to fall 25% in February, according to one estimate, and another study published this week said CO2 emissions from fossil fuel sources fell by as much as 17% a day worldwide in April. “The magnitude of the coronavirus risks turning things upside down... Much will depend on the economic recovery policies Beijing sets over the next few weeks,” said Li Shuo, senior adviser with environment group Greenpeace.The Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air warned on Monday that China has usually relied on carbon intensive sources of growth to recover from previous economic shocks - including SARS and the global financial crisis.
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