Three years ago, China made a solemn commitment to the world! Now, we are showing results!

In addition, China has also updated and strengthened the other four national independent contribution goals with 2030 as the timeline.

These four goals are: by 2030, China's carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) will decrease by more than 65% compared to 2005, the proportion of non fossil fuels in primary energy consumption will reach about 25%, forest storage will increase by 6 billion cubic meters compared to 2005, and the total installed capacity of wind and solar power generation will reach over 1.2 billion kilowatts.

Over the past three years, China has actively and steadily promoted the "dual carbon" work, vigorously promoted the energy revolution, promoted the green and low-carbon transformation and development of industries, advocated green lifestyles, and promoted comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.

In the past three years, China has made rapid and steady progress in promoting the "dual carbon" work from top-level design to specific implementation.

In the past three years, China's "dual carbon" work has achieved a good start and positive results.

Zhao Chenxin, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, released the important achievements of the third anniversary of the carbon peak and carbon neutrality major announcement at the National Ecological Day main event ecological civilization important achievements press conference held on August 15th.

1、 Build a "1+N" policy system to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality

  The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have issued the "Opinions on Completely, Accurately and Comprehensively Implementing the New Development Concept and Doing a Good Job in Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality". The State Council has issued the "Action Plan for Carbon Peaking before 2030", and relevant departments have issued 12 implementation plans for key areas and industries, as well as 11 support and guarantee plans. 31 provinces (districts, cities) have formulated local carbon peaking implementation plans, and the "dual carbon" policy system has been completed and continuously implemented.

2、 Steady progress in green and low-carbon energy transformation

Adhering to the principle of "first establishing, then breaking, and overall planning", we strive to promote the clean and efficient utilization of coal, and have completed energy-saving and carbon reduction renovations, flexibility renovations, and heating renovations for coal-fired power units totaling over 520 million kilowatts. Placing the promotion of new and clean energy development in a more prominent position, the installed capacity of renewable energy in China has exceeded 1.3 billion kilowatts, historically surpassing coal-fired power. Promote the construction of an energy supply guarantee system driven by multiple wheels of coal, oil, gas, nuclear, and renewable energy, and further consolidate the foundation of energy security guarantee.

3、 Continuous optimization and upgrading of industrial structure

Deepen the supply side structural reform, scientifically regulate the production of crude steel, and reduce it by over 40 million tons since the 14th Five Year Plan. Vigorously developing strategic emerging industries, represented by solar cells, lithium batteries, and electric passenger vehicles, the "new three samples" have become new driving forces for foreign trade growth. In the first half of this year, the total export of the "new three samples" products increased by 61.6%, driving an overall export growth of 1.8 percentage points. Release the energy efficiency benchmark levels of key industries and key energy consuming equipment, and guide the renovation and renovation of energy conservation and carbon reduction. Strictly control the carbon emissions of new projects, revise and issue the Measures for Energy Conservation Review of fixed assets investment Projects, and resolutely curb the blind development of projects with high energy consumption, high emissions and low levels.

4、 Significant achievements in green and low-carbon development in key areas

Vigorously developing green buildings, the proportion of newly built green building areas will increase from 77% at the end of the 13th Five Year Plan to 91.2% by 2022; Promote the green and low-carbon transformation of existing buildings, with energy-saving buildings accounting for over 65% of the urban civil building area. Accelerate the adjustment of transportation structure. In 2022, the national railway freight volume reached 4.984 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%, and the waterway freight volume reached 8.554 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%. In the first half of this year, the production and sales of new energy vehicles reached 3.788 million and 3.747 million respectively, with year-on-year growth rates exceeding 40%; The ownership exceeds 16.2 million vehicles, accounting for more than half of the global market.

5、 The carbon sink of the ecosystem has steadily increased

Optimize the strategic layout of the main functional areas and complete the delineation of ecological protection red lines. We will solidly promote the protection and restoration of important regional ecosystems, pay close attention to the rectification of prominent ecological and environmental issues in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and Yellow River Basin, and promote high-quality ecological and environmental protection in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Scientifically carry out large-scale national land greening actions, and since the 14th Five Year Plan, the annual completion of national land greening has exceeded 100 million acres. China has a forest coverage rate of 24.02% and a forest stock of 19.493 billion cubic meters, making it the country with the highest and fastest growth in global forest resources.

6、 A more comprehensive green and low-carbon policy system

Adhere to the principle of prioritizing conservation, improve the regulation of total energy consumption and intensity, consolidate the basic capacity of carbon emission dual control, carry out energy-saving work at a high level and quality, and gradually shift from energy consumption dual control to carbon emission dual control. Continuously optimizing the allocation of financial resources, implementing tax and fee preferential policies to support green and low-carbon development, the central government has allocated a total of 1.78 trillion yuan in ecological and environmental protection related funds since 2020. We have launched carbon emission reduction support tools and special re loans to support clean and efficient utilization of coal. As of June this year, the balance of these two tools was 453 billion yuan and 245.9 billion yuan, respectively. Establish a national green development fund, with an initial fundraising of 88.5 billion yuan. Deepen energy price reform, promote market-oriented reform of coal-fired power generation grid electricity prices, implement new energy parity grid electricity policies, improve the time of use electricity price mechanism, and improve the two part system electricity price policy for pumped storage. Establish a sound green power trading system, with a national green power trading capacity exceeding 60 billion kilowatt hours.

7、 Significant enhancement of basic capabilities for "dual carbon" work

Establish a unified and standardized carbon emission statistical accounting system, and officially incorporate carbon emission statistical accounting into the national statistical investigation system. Establish an overall group for carbon peak and carbon neutrality standardization, and implement the "14th Five Year Plan" 100 actions to improve energy conservation and carbon reduction standards. We will strengthen green and low-carbon scientific and technological innovation, build five State Key Laboratory in the "dual carbon" field, implement key research and development projects such as "renewable energy technology", and strengthen the training of "dual carbon" professionals.

8、 Actively participating in global climate governance

Adhering to the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, coordinating external cooperation and struggle, promoting the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to reach the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, and focusing on building a fair, reasonable, and win-win global environmental governance system. We will solidly promote the construction of the Green Silk Road, deepen South-South cooperation in addressing climate change, effectively support the green and low-carbon development of energy in developing countries, and help enhance their ability to cope with climate change.

In 2020, China's carbon dioxide emission intensity decreased by 48.4% compared to 2005, exceeding the first stage of national independent contribution commitments. On this basis, in the first two years of the 14th Five Year Plan, China's carbon dioxide emission intensity further decreased by 4.6%, with significant energy-saving and carbon reduction effects.

China's efforts in the "dual carbon" field have demonstrated the responsibility and achievements of a major country!

Reducing carbon emissions, addressing climate change, and protecting our planet's home, China must do what it says!

Source: Comprehensive Xinhua Network, Interface News, National Development and Reform Commission;