| The goals of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” is clear,and the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption will reach more than 80% by 2060,when China’s coal-based energy pattern will face great adjustment,and the coal industry will face the pressure of declining consumer market growth and even declining production in the later period,which will have a greater impact on coal-dominated local economic.Under the double pressure of economic growth and carbon emission reduction,how to achieve the safe transition with the minimum environmental cost,carbon emission cost and social cost is a new issue facing China’s energy transition.As an important part of the coal-based heavy and chemical industrial base in Shanxi,Yangquan is also a typical city dependent on coal exploitation and faced with severe challenges in the green-oriented transition of energy.Despite exploration of transition for over 30 years,Yangquan has not found a way out of the dilemma for a resource-dependent city.The goals of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” pose a challenge to the transition of Yangquan,but the challenge will also be converted into an opportunity if the city selects the correct approach.This paper studied the approach of Yangquan to the green-oriented transition of energy by combining a case study and research on common characteristics,to present a series of practical measures for the green and low-carbon transition of energy of resource-dependent cities against the background of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality”,which can provide references for similar cities.Based on the theories of economic transition,low-carbon economy and industrial structural optimization,this paper combined theoretical research and practical exploration,to analyze current energy production and consumption and the existing industrial structure of Yangquan with the methods of statistical analysis and on-the-spot surveys.The analysis revealed a series of problems in Yangquan,such as an industrial structure dominated by heavy industries,an energy structure highly dependent on coal,relatively lower energy efficiency,a high energy consumption ratio of high energy-consuming industries,a low level of industry concentration,and a smaller proportion of new energies used for power generation.On this basis,this paper analyzed and drew on the successful experience of the Ruhr region of Germany and the US city of Pittsburgh in urban transition,learned a lesson from member countries of the EU in the low-carbon transition,acquired experience from Fengcheng and Pingxiang in Jiangxi,which are successful in the transition of energy,and cities such as Yulin in Shaanxi,which walk ahead in the exploration of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality”transition and considered the function and position of Yangquan in national security and stability of energy.It was concluded that Yangquan should stick to the principle of“building the new before discarding the old” in the transition of energy.In other words,the city should build a safe and reliable new energy system before promoting the replacement of traditional energy on a large scale,that is,phasing out traditional energy.The following measures can be taken.First,“building the new should be given priority” by vigorously developing new energy,cultivating new alternative industries,accelerating the development and utilization of new energy,promoting the coordinated development of energy consumption and storage,and improving work such as formulation of policy supporting the development of new energy.Second,energy security should be a focus and strengthened by upgrading traditional energy industries before carbon peaking,exploring new approaches to transforming and upgrading the coal industry and meeting basic needs of energy,improving contingency plans of the coal industry for ensuring supplies at stable prices with energy security as a priority,curbing the haphazard development of energy-intensive and high-emission projects,accelerating the upgrade of traditional industries,promoting the intelligent and green coal mining and efficient utilization,and giving full play to the basic role of coal power in supplying energy.Last,“discarding the old” means phasing out traditional energy by properly handling the transformation and development of coal enterprises with their capacity shut off and withdrawn in advance,formulating policy on compensation for and transformation of coal mines and coal-fired power plants shut off and withdrawn,formulating and issuing a policy on ecological restoration and support for abandoned mining areas,and making full use of valuable treasure accumulated in the field of energy resources,and increasing financial support for enterprises. |
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