Wind turbines and photovoltaic panels in Yancheng, East China"s Jiangsu Province deliver reliable green energy on August 15, 2024. According to data from the National Energy Administration, as of July, China"s installed renewable energy power generation capacity reached 1.65 billion kilowatts, up 25 percent year-on-year. Photo: VCG

　　China"s rapid development of green technologies is helping accelerate the global transition toward a low-carbon future, said an environment expert.

　　"Green energy transition and related industries have become an important part of the Chinese economy," said Diana Urge-Vorsatz, a professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at the Central European University in Vienna.

　　Urge-Vorsatz, also the vice chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made the remarks in the northern city of Gaobeidian during the Gaobeidian International Green, Smart and Healthy Buildings Expo and the third International Conference on Zero-Carbon Urban-Rural Development and Zero-Carbon Buildings.

　　The three-day expo brought together companies from more than 50 countries and featured more than 30 seminars on green and smart buildings.

　　In her fourth visit to Gaobeidian, Urge-Vorsatz said China was making significant progress year by year, with its green transition evident in high-speed railways, new-energy vehicles, photovoltaic equipment and green buildings.

　　"High technology plays a key role in reducing carbon emissions," she said, adding that artificial intelligence is helping develop systemic solutions to cut emissions and address challenges posed by extreme weather and conflicts.

　　She noted that China "has really brought down the cost curve of renewable energy for other countries in the world."