HOHHOT, China, 3rd July, 2023 (WAM) -- As it pledges to peak its carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, China is striving to establish green and low-carbon data centres with higher computing efficiency while less power consumption, according to China's state-run news channel, CGTN. On Sunday, a development research report on green computing was released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology during the first China Green Computing Power Conference, held in Hohhot City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from 1st to 3rd July. The report defines green computing power, also called sustainable computing, as the green and low-carbon pursuit of computing power, which is an important goal for its high-quality development. It established an efficient, low-carbon, intelligent and intensive development framework for green computing power, analysing development trend of key factors involving its effectiveness, thus to judge the overall outlook for its development in China. Xu Zhifa, Director of the Industrial Planning Institute at the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, told China Media Group (CMG) that the wide-ranging application of green computing power in 2022 led to a reduction in electricity consumption by the whole of society by nearly 19.5 billion kWh, equivalent to the reduction of carbon emissions by more than 16 million tonnes, which is about half annual electricity consumption in the city of Hohhot. Zhang Jifei, Deputy Mayor of Hohhot, highlighted the city's exceptional advantages for developing green computing power. With abundant renewable energy resources, including 57 percent of the nation's wind energy and over 21 percent of its solar energy, combined with a favourably cool climate, Hohhot is an ideal location for the construction of energy-efficient big data centres. Wang Zhiqin, Vice President of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, emphasised that computing power will serve as the driving force behind digital development across various industries. Wang further underscored that China's dual carbon goals and sustainable development strategy will propel the long-term growth of the green and low-carbon computing power industry, facilitating comprehensive digital transformation across all sectors.

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