In September 22, 2020, President Xi Jinping solemnly declared in the general debate of the seventy-fifth UN General Assembly that "China will adopt more effective policies and measures, strive to achieve the peak value of carbon dioxide emissions before 2030, and strive to achieve carbon neutralization by 2060." China Huaneng's "fourteenth five year plan" clearly states that it will take "accelerating the construction of a world-class modern clean energy enterprise" as its strategic goal. By 2025, it will add more than 80 million kilowatts of new energy installed capacity, ensure that the installed capacity of clean energy accounts for more than 50%, and reduce the carbon emission intensity by 20% compared with the "thirteenth five year plan".

The establishment of Huaneng carbon neutralization Research Institute is an important measure for China Huaneng to thoroughly implement the strategic arrangement of China's carbon peak and carbon neutralization, as well as the requirements of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and the central economic work conference. Relying on Huaneng Energy Research Institute, the Institute will carry out basic research on the strategic direction, evolution law and scientific and technological innovation of carbon neutralization, focusing on the impact of carbon neutralization on the national energy system, energy market, supply and demand relationship, the key role of re electrification in achieving the goal of carbon neutralization, and the path and key technology selection of China Huaneng to achieve the goal of carbon neutralization. Video column Director / Liu Lu