Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction of Coal-fired Power Plants Driven by The Carbon Emission Management Mechanism

Abstract

With the increasingly severe climate problem, countries around the world are actively taking measures to deal with climate change. China's "dual-carbon" goal is to achieve the carbon peak by 2030 and the carbon neutral by 2060, and coal-fired power plants, as an important source of energy consumption and carbon emissions, are an important part of China to achieve the dual-carbon target. Under the background of carbon peak and carbon neutrality in the power industry, coal-fired power plants will face new opportunities and challenges. This paper analyzes the energy structure, energy consumption and energy saving and emission reduction technology of China's coal-fired power plants, and puts forward relevant policy suggestions. With the proposal of China's "dual carbon" target, various regions have issued the corresponding carbon peak and carbon neutral targets to control the total carbon dioxide emissions in China. From the perspective of energy consumption, the power industry, as one of the main sources of carbon emissions, plays a vital role in achieving the "dual-carbon" goal. How to better promote the low-carbon transformation and development of the power industry is a problem to be solved.