Global Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement: Initiatives and Challenges of China and the EU

Introduction In recent years, with the global awareness of sustainable development and environmental protection, industrial energy efficiency issues have become the focus of attention of major economies.In China, the government launched a three-year energy conservation and emission reduction action plan aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions in key industries.At the same time, the EU has also put forward a number of plans to promote the further improvement of industrial energy efficiency in the region while reducing its dependence on China's science and technology. China: Energy saving and emission reduction, coal power upgrades According to a report by the Coal Resources Network, the Chinese government recently announced a three-year action plan for energy conservation and emission reduction [News 1].