Abstract:

Building a low-carbon and efficient energy system is the key driver for realizing carbon neutrality in China. The long-term requirement of green development has injected new connotations into the coordinated development of the energy system. The coordinated development of energy supplies and the demand for carbon neutrality consists of five aspects: the deep integration of the energy industrial chain, the spatial equilibrium of energy production and sales, the development of energy technology, the interaction of energy markets, and the coordination of policy systems. During the energy transition, the coordination of energy supplies and demand must be “active, strong and dynamic” rather than “passive, weak and static” if synergy within the energy sub-systems is to be achieved. The in-depth transformation of the energy system should not only solve the problems of energy misallocation in quantity, but also promote the deep coupling of energy supply and demand in industry, space exploration, technology, markets, and policy systems.

Key words: carbon neutrality, energy supply and demand equilibrium, policy coordination, green and low-carbon development