Under the new circumstances, my country's energy security strategy should be planned based on the concepts of green and open development. A new energy security perspective should be established, focusing on supply security, price security, ecological security, and cybersecurity. The strategic goal of ensuring my country's energy security should be established by creating a modern energy security system and improving my country's energy supply capacity, demand regulation capacity, risk response capacity, and international market influence.

　　Green energy development has become a global consensus, and clean and low-carbon energy is an inevitable trend.

　　Since the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development, significant progress has been made in global low-carbon and sustainable development. On the one hand, statistics show that over the past 20 years, global renewable energy development has entered a rapid growth phase. In 2015, despite a sharp drop in fossil fuel prices, global investment in clean energy still reached a record high of US$329 billion. On the other hand, breakthroughs in new energy utilization technologies, such as solar and wind power, and new technologies such as the energy internet have spurred rapid development of new energy sources. It is projected that global renewable energy consumption will grow at an average annual rate of 6.4% by 2035. Simultaneously, the deep integration of internet technologies such as the Internet of Things, mobile internet, big data, and cloud computing with energy technologies has led to the industrialization of distributed energy, smart grids, and new energy vehicles. Numerous industrial parks, urban communities, public buildings, and private residences now possess distributed energy systems, gradually forming a new pattern of energy consumption and production where "everyone consumes and produces energy."

　　Over 20 years of experience have demonstrated that fundamentally solving the global climate problem requires placing green development at the core of the international climate regime. The Paris Climate Change Conference in December 2015 explicitly called for countries to implement low-carbon transitions in growth, consumption, and energy. The Paris Agreement established by the conference laid the foundation for broad international participation in this transition and established an international climate change response mechanism based primarily on "nationally determined contributions" after 2020. This will significantly promote the shift of global energy consumption from coal and oil to natural gas and new energy sources. Currently, approximately 67% of global greenhouse gas emissions are related to energy production and consumption. To achieve the emission reduction targets of the Paris Agreement, countries must vigorously develop new energy sources and natural gas. The United States has proposed that renewable energy account for 25% of electricity consumption by 2025, and 80% of electricity consumption and 60% of energy consumption by 2050. The European Commission has proposed that renewable energy account for 80% of electricity consumption and 60% of energy consumption by 2050. Denmark has proposed that all electricity be generated from renewable energy sources by 2050. my country's Nationally Determined Action Plan on Climate Change calls for peaking carbon emissions around 2030. In short, developing green energy has become a global consensus, and clean and low-carbon energy is an inevitable trend.

China's Energy Security Perspective in the New Era

　　In the new landscape of international energy development and the new situation of addressing global climate change, the meaning of energy security is also expanding. The International Energy Agency defines energy security as "the physical availability of supply to meet energy demand at a given price." A more widely accepted academic interpretation is "sufficient, reliable, diversified, and affordable supply of oil and gas, along with adequate infrastructure to deliver these supplies to the energy market." Traditional energy security focuses solely on oil security. In the 1970s and 80s, due to the impact of the international oil crisis, stable energy supply and reasonable prices became core aspects of energy security. The main goal of national energy security strategies was to gradually increase self-sufficiency and achieve energy independence. In the 1990s, with increased environmental awareness, the concept of environmental security gradually joined the definition of energy security. Entering the 21st century, the connotation of energy security has become even richer. Global climate change and the signing of the Kyoto Protocol have led major economies worldwide to place greater emphasis on environmental protection and low-carbon development, making clean and low-carbon energy a global consensus. Simultaneously, with the global spread of the internet, new breakthroughs in energy technology revolution characterized by the integration of new energy technologies and internet technologies have begun to emerge, making energy information security an important component of energy security.

　　The five development concepts of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing proposed at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee are a concentrated reflection of my country's development thinking, direction, and focus for the 13th Five-Year Plan period and beyond. Among them, the green and open development concepts are of particular importance for promoting my country's energy revolution and clarifying my country's energy security perspective under the new circumstances. Green development is a resource-saving and environmentally friendly development approach. Green energy development means fully utilizing natural gas and renewable energy, comprehensively improving energy resource utilization efficiency, and maximizing the protection of the ecological environment. It aims to meet the reasonable energy needs of the people while reflecting harmonious development between humanity and nature. Open development is the only way to ensure national energy security. We must plan my country's energy development with a global perspective, fully utilize global energy resources and markets, deeply participate in global energy governance, and leverage various exchange platforms such as the Energy Charter to conduct comprehensive international cooperation in areas such as energy security, energy development, and climate change. This will expand the diversification of energy supply, increase energy supply, and strengthen the foundation of my country's energy security.