China’s decarbonization innovation and scale economics benefit everyone
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HarryWu,journalistforSouthernFinanceOmnimediaCorp(SFC)
Chinaplaysakeyroleinmanyfieldssuchasnewenergy,andChina'senergytransitionisalsobenefitingtheworld.
InaninterviewwithSFCattheEnergyAsia2025,CharlotteWolff-Bye,VicePresidentandGroupChiefSustainabilityOfficerofPETRONAS,saidChinaplaysavitalroleinenergytransition."Itisnotonlyamajorcarbonemitter,butalsoacountrywiththegreatestopportunitiesindecarbonization.Chinahasemergedwithalargenumberofinnovationsandgoodscaleeconomicsinthefieldofrenewableenergy,andeveryonewillbenefitfromit."
Intheprocessofglobalenergytransition,everyoneneedstoplayamoreimportantrole.CharlotteWolff-Byenotedthatthedemandfornaturalresourcessuchasenergycontinuestogrow,butitcannotmeettheneedsofeveryone.Asiacanachieveenergytransitionthroughcooperation,andneedstohaveasustainabledevelopmentmindset,bringallcountriestogether,andworktogethertoreduceemissions.
"Goalscannotbeachievedalone.ThisisagoldenopportunityforAsia,whichhasagrowingeconomyandayoungpopulationstructure,"shesaid.
Facingmultiplechallengesandopportunitiesinthefuture,CharlotteWolff-Byebelievedglobalcooperationiscrucialtoenergytransition.Thisisaglobalissueandaglobalopportunity.