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65438+February 65438+February 2020 is the 5th anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. The main goal of the agreement is to control the global average temperature rise within 2 degrees Celsius in this century. Last week, the "Climate Action Tracking Organization", composed of experts in climate change research from many countries, released a report saying that at present, it seems that by the end of this century, human beings are indeed expected to approach or achieve the core goals set by the Paris Climate Agreement through actions.

It can be said that in 2020, the earth people heard a rare good news.

65438+February 65438+February 65438, Britain, the first major economy in the world to pass the "net zero carbon emission bill", announced that by 2030, its carbon emissions will be reduced by 68% compared with 1990, which is much higher than the previous commitment of 53%.

Blake, head of the British energy and climate intelligence department: Britain has been ahead of most countries, with stronger commitment than the European Union and more than the United States and Australia.

In order to achieve the goal of "carbon neutrality", Britain needs to invest about 50 billion pounds in emission reduction projects every year, but in the next decade, these emission reduction projects will also save Britain/kloc-0.8 billion pounds of energy consumption.

German climatologist Horn: The trend (close to the core goal) is very obvious, and we are moving in the right direction. We are seeing more and more countries take (climate change) seriously and set very influential goals.

In September 2020, at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, China made a commitment to the international community: strive to reach the peak of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Washington post believes that among the 1 10 countries that have made carbon-neutral commitments, China's commitment is far-reaching and has the greatest impact, and achieving this commitment can reduce global warming by about 0.3 degrees Celsius by the end of this century.

Fei Nanmo, Asia Director of the Natural Resources Defense Association: China's commitment to carbon neutrality has provided a strong impetus for international climate negotiations and changed China's domestic policy. We can see that every department, company, state-owned enterprise and research institution (in China) must now take climate change and carbon neutrality commitment into account.

"Carbon neutrality" is not "zero" carbon emissions, but allows appropriate carbon dioxide emissions, but at the same time offsets carbon dioxide emissions in a certain period through actions such as energy conservation and emission reduction, so as to achieve "net zero carbon emissions", that is, "carbon neutrality".

Compared with absolute zero carbon emissions, "carbon neutrality" is less restricted by economic development and is a more realistic goal for developing countries.

Developing new energy sources is an important means to achieve carbon neutrality in China.

According to Global Wind Energy Report 20 19 issued by Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the global wind power generation developed rapidly in 20 19, among which the number of new wind power stations in China ranked first, accounting for 43% of the global total. According to the WSJ, by the end of this year 10, China has become the country with the largest number of solar power plants and wind power plants.

Fei Nanmo, Asia Director of Natural Resources Defense Association: Now (China) has become a leading producer, investor and consumer of renewable energy in the world. At present, one-third of the world's solar panels and one-third of wind turbines are in China, and China has half of the world's electric cars and 98% of the world's electric buses.

According to the statistics of the International Energy Agency, by the end of 20 18, China's renewable energy generation accounted for 26.73% of the total power supply. However, according to the calculation of Tsinghua University Climate Change Research Institute, in order to achieve the goal of "carbon neutrality" in 2060, the proportion of renewable energy generation in China must reach at least 90%.

Following China's commitment to "carbon neutrality", Japan and South Korea also made a commitment to "carbon neutrality" in the middle of this century.

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide: The government will make every effort to realize a green society, with the specific goal of achieving carbon neutrality and making Japan a net zero-carbon emitting country by 2050.

165438+1On October 6th, Japan's first "Green" flight using sustainable jet fuel took off from Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The flight, operated by All Nippon Airways, successfully flew across the Pacific Ocean and arrived in Texas. After that, All Nippon Airways announced that it would start using sustainable jet fuel in 2023.

Sustainable jet fuel is regarded as the key to reduce carbon emissions in aviation industry, but compared with traditional jet fuel, sustainable jet fuel has less output and higher price. According to Bloomberg News, the annual output of sustainable jet fuel in the world is 40 million liters, accounting for only 0.0/kloc-0.5% of the global jet fuel market, and the price is very three to four times that of traditional fuels.

165438+20201October 28th, Shanghai Pudong Airport. A Boeing 777 cargo plane from Frankfurt completed Lufthansa's first "carbon neutral" cargo flight.

Gerber, Chairman of Lufthansa Freight Group: The special feature of this flight is that it can be carbon neutral. As the first carbon-neutral cargo flight in the world, this is undoubtedly a milestone.

This flight uses sustainable jet fuel made of animal and vegetable oils, which reduces the carbon footprint by about 80% compared with traditional jet fuel, and the remaining 20% will be offset by afforestation, thus achieving carbon neutrality.

Lufthansa said that it will try to fly a "carbon neutral" flight on the China-Europe route on 202 1 on a regular basis, but no flight schedule has been given yet.

Up to now, the biggest effort made by the international community in dealing with climate change is the Paris Climate Agreement, with 186 countries and regions participating. More than 65,438+065,438+00 countries have made a commitment to achieve "carbon neutrality" by the middle of this century.

However, the United States, with the largest total carbon emissions in the world, suddenly retreated to the Paris climate agreement.

Trump: The United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement, reopen coal mines and launch a new offshore oil and gas leasing plan.

From 20 1 1 to 2065438+June 2007, Trump questioned climate change at least 1 15 times on Twitter.

Trump: Obama often talks about global warming. This is basically a scam. This is a scam. These are just some profitable factories, right? This is a scam.

In his first year in office, Trump overthrew dozens of climate change-related bills promoted by the previous government, relaxed 128 environmental protection laws and regulations, and made revitalizing the traditional coal industry one of his core policies.

Trump: Miners in Pennsylvania, when I was not the president, I said I would end the coal war and let you excellent miners go back to work.

2019165438+14 October, the trump administration submitted a written notice to the secretary-general of the United nations, and the United States formally withdrew from the Paris climate agreement.

In 2020, during his re-election campaign, Trump repeatedly defended his withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, saying that the agreement would stifle the US economy.

Trump: Look at Russia, look at India, the air is so dirty, and it is unfair for us to withdraw from the Paris Agreement because it will cost us trillions of dollars.

Trump: The purpose of the Paris Agreement is not to save the environment, but to destroy the American economy.

In September 2020, the American Politician News reported that during Trump's four years in power, if a series of changes in the US government's climate policy continue, the greenhouse gas emissions of the United States will increase by 654.38+0.8 billion tons from 2020 to 2035, exceeding the total emissions of Germany, Britain and Canada in one year. The New York Times called it Trump's most influential political legacy.

VOX energy and climate columnist Roberts: If Trump is re-elected, the goal of global warming 1.5 degrees Celsius will be completely unattainable, and there is almost no possibility of only warming up by 2 degrees Celsius.

With Trump's defeat in the 2020 general election, President-elect Biden made different voices.

In July this year, Biden proposed not only to lead the United States back to the Paris climate agreement, but also to propose a $2 trillion environmental protection plan, including investing heavily in environmental protection and emission reduction facilities and encouraging the development of renewable energy industries.

According to the Climate Action Tracking Organization, if Biden's "carbon neutrality" plan is implemented, global warming can be reduced by about 0. 1 degree Celsius. However, if the Democratic Party cannot win both the House and Senate, the feasibility of Biden's plan will be greatly reduced.

According to the report of the World Meteorological Organization, the period from 20 1 1 to 2020 is the "warmest 10 year" in the world on record, and the concentration of greenhouse gases has reached a new high and is still rising.

UN Secretary-General Guterres called this year a crossroads for mankind. If countries can adhere to the commitment of "carbon neutrality", mankind will hopefully embark on a safer, more sustainable and fairer development path.

UN Secretary-General Guterres: I firmly believe that 202 1 will be a big step towards carbon neutrality.

The year 2020 is coming to an end. In 20021year, mankind may usher in a number of important international conferences aimed at protecting the earth from the impact of climate change, including the upcoming15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in China, the upcoming 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Britain, the global sustainable transportation conference originally scheduled for this year but postponed due to the epidemic, and the United Nations Ocean Congress.

As UN Secretary-General Guterres said: "Now is the decisive moment to press the' green switch' for mankind and the earth. Only with the joint efforts of all mankind can we shape a better future for the earth.