China’s Carbon-free District Heating Plan

22 December 2025

The homes of 400,000 residents around Haiyang, China are being warmed with heat produced by the local nuclear power plant. This clean, affordable, consistent district heating project has reduced CO₂emissions by 2.3 million tons by avoiding the burning of 1.3 million tons of raw coal, and is improving winter air quality in Haiyang and nearby Rushan. “Compared with other clean heating methods, nuclear heating is more stable, economical and eco-friendly with near-zero emissions,” said Liu Rong, Vice President of the China Urban Heating Association.

Carbon-free Heating Keeping Chinese City Warm and Clean
Climate change
Nuclear power and climate change
Opportunities for Cogeneration with Nuclear Energy
Industrial applications and nuclear cogeneration

Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate action Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy Nuclear technology and applications Department of Nuclear Energy Division of Nuclear Power Nuclear power and climate change: Decarbonization Nuclear power and climate change: Decarbonization Climate change Energy Energy planning

China’s Carbon-free District Heating Plan

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