China's energy transition: Improving System for innovationin Energy Technology

China's State Council Information Office on Thursday released a white paper titled "China's Energy Transition."

As the rapid transition to green and low-carbon energy across the globe highlights the importance of technology, China has been intensifying its efforts to implement an innovation-driven development strategy in the sector.

Here are the highlights of the forth part of the white paper, themed with “Developing New Quality Productive Forces in the Energy Sector”.

China is improving top-level design and overall plans to establish innovation as a primary driver in energy technology. It has accelerated efforts to build a synergetic and market-oriented innovation system which boosts the role of enterprises as the main players and expands coordination between production, education, research and application.