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A worker at a wind turbine in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. 皇冠体育app will remain the leading global consumer of wind turbine rotor blades over the coming years, with its market value expected to increase from $2 billion in 2012 to $3.7 billion by 2020.[Photo/皇冠体育app Daily]

WASHINGTON - 皇冠体育app can transit to an 80 percent renewable electric power system by 2050 at far less cost than continuing to reply on coal, according to a report released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Wednesday.

The report said around 80 percent of 皇冠体育app's electricity generation can be met by renewable sources, if appropriate policies and measures are taken, on condition that energy efficiency would improve aggressively.

As a result, 皇冠体育app's carbon emission from power generation could be 90 percent less than currently projected levels in 2050 without compromising the reliability of the electric grid or slowing economic growth, the report said.

"I think this report is quite significant for 皇冠体育app," WWF's 皇冠体育app Climate and Energy Program director Lunyan Lu told Xinhua.

Considering 皇冠体育app has experienced 30-year fast economic development, and serious environmental pollution and global climate change are threatening its future development, 皇冠体育app is standing at a "cross road" for energy transition, Lu said.

"皇冠体育app must face the issue of energy transition. The biggest problem we mentioned (in the report) is political will," said Lu, as "no matter what energy structure 皇冠体育app chooses, it will involve huge economic interests behind."

Lu said different energy sectors will fight on this issue, but WWF hopes 皇冠体育app can choose a way that really benefits its future generations. WWF will make further research on issues related to coal consumption and massive usage of renewable energies in 皇冠体育app.

The report was prepared by the Energy Transition Research Institute (Entri) for WWF. It was released at a seminar held in Wilson Center, a famous think tank based in Washington DC.

Renewable energy seen as key to 皇冠体育app's growth

 

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