State Grid Corporation of China Leads Chinese Companies' Fight against Climate Change at UN

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the world's 7th largest company by revenue, is leading Chinese corporations' commitment to fighting climate change at the UN Climate Summit today in New York, United States. The Summit will serve as a public platform for leaders at the highest level including UN Member States, as well as finance, business, civil society and local leaders from public and private sectors.

The Chairman of SGCC, Mr. Liu Zhenya, will be a keynote speaker at the event.

SGCC, the world's leading power utility company and a member of UN Global Compact and strategic champion of Caring for Climate, is in the process of building Strong & Smart Grid with a backbone Ultra High Voltage (UHV) transmission network, which for the first time, enables the effective utilization of renewable energy and the reduction of transportation requirements for fossil fuels.  Mr. Liu is campaigning to gain global recognition for the possibility for UHV to connect and utilize renewables worldwide, in a "Global Energy Internet". With such connections the world can cut 66.2 billion tons of CO2 and 580 million tons of SO2 on an annual basis.

Mr. Liu Zhenya said, "The CO2 emitted by burning fossil fuel makes up 56.6% of greenhouse gas emission and 73.8% of total CO2 emission.  If we don't act, global temperatures could rise over 4 degrees Celsius by the end of this century. The key for addressing these challenges is to push forward large-scale utilization of clean energy and electricity. Our relentless focus will be on the development of UHV and smart grid systems which will enable the efficient deployment of clean energies."

Since the launch of the twelfth Five Year Plan (2011-2015), China has been focusing on the development of a low-carbon economy with a cleaner energy mix. Earlier this year seven regional cap-and-trade schemes were officially kicked off in China. 1,115 megatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions are covered by the schemes, making China the second largest carbon market in the world.

About State Grid Corporation of China

SGCC invests and operates power grids as its core business. It provides safer, cleaner, and more economic and sustainable power supply. SGCC serves 1.1 billion people in 26 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, covering 88% of the national territory. SGCC also operates overseas assets in the Philippines, Brazil, Portugal, Australia and Italy. State Grid Brazil Holding was awarded "best practice prize on social responsibility management" at Global Compact Network China in 2013. As the largest power company in the world, SGCC has been ranked 7th in the Fortune Global 500 for 4 consecutive years since 2011.

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