In this episode, we speak with David Fishman, Principal at The Lantau Group, about the energy sections of China’s draft 15th Five-Year Plan.
The conversation explores China’s evolving energy system, including the shift from energy intensity to emissions intensity, the continued role of coal as a strategic backup fuel, the growth of renewables, electrification, power market reform, green finance, grid expansion, and China’s increasingly assertive role in global climate governance.
Key Takeaways
1) China’s Five-Year Plan is less a rulebook than a signal system.
2) It identifies priorities, shapes incentives, and gives officials permission to experiment.
3) Energy security is now central to China’s clean energy strategy.
4) Renewables, electrification, grid expansion, and domestic production are all framed around resilience.
5) China is shifting from energy intensity to emissions intensity, and while coal is not disappearing its role is changing.
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