The "Long Island International Zero Carbon Island Development Plan (2023-2035)" was issued and implemented

Source: Jellyfish Net

On February 27, 2024, the Information Office of the Municipal Government held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of the "Long Island International Zero Carbon Island Development Plan (2023-2035)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Development Plan"). According to the plan, by 2035, a high-quality international zero carbon island will be built, and the whole of Long Island will achieve net zero emissions of greenhouse gases.

The construction of Long Island International zero Carbon Island is an important exploration to carry out comprehensive experiment of island protection and development, and it is an island ecological practice with global significance. Building a high-quality international zero carbon island will become a strong support for Yantai's green, low-carbon and high-quality development demonstration city.

The release and implementation of the "Development Plan" means that the construction of Long Island International zero carbon Island has a "timetable" and "road map", and will continue to set off a boom in the construction of international zero carbon island in the city.

Trend of The Times

Low-carbon development has become the mainstream of our times.

From a global perspective, global cooperation on climate change has entered a critical period for implementing the goals of the Paris Agreement, and low-carbon development has become the key to economic recovery in the post-pandemic era.

To date, more than 150 countries have proposed carbon neutrality targets, covering 94% of global GDP, 86% of the world's population and 91% of its carbon emissions.

China has made tackling climate change a national strategy, and has integrated carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into the overall plan of ecological progress and economic and social development. The "dual carbon" strategy has increasingly become a green engine for high-quality economic development and comprehensive social transformation.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly stated that it is necessary to accelerate the green transformation of development methods, develop green and low-carbon industries, advocate green consumption, and promote the formation of green and low-carbon production methods and lifestyles.

And this is the direction of Yantai's power. As the national low-carbon city pilot and the core city of new and old kinetic energy conversion in Shandong Province, Yantai issued the first nuclear power and offshore wind power in the province, the green petrochemical industry was included in the province's top ten industries "goose array" industrial clusters, and the thousands of miles of coastal sightseeing corridors were connected in series. All these are testimony to green, low-carbon and high-quality development.

Long Island International Zero Carbon Island is an important deployment made by Yantai on the basis of overall consideration of the development orientation and huge potential of Long Island, which is also in line with the trend of low-carbon and zero carbon development of islands at home and abroad.

Compared with the mainland, the relatively isolated terrain, limited resources, relatively single industry, and good ecology of small islands have unique foundation and conditions for realizing zero-carbon and low-carbon development.

For example, Long Island in the United States, Jeju Island in South Korea, Chongming Island in Shanghai and Hengqin Island in Guangdong have all proposed low-carbon or even zero-carbon development goals and paths.

Therefore, the construction of Long Island International zero carbon Island will help Long Island and Yantai to take the lead on the "dual carbon" track, seize the first opportunity and win the initiative in the competition for green and low-carbon development.

three-step

At the press conference, Xu Huaqing, director of the National Strategy for Climate Change Research and International Cooperation Center, introduced that the Development Plan is based on the development and protection of land, sea and coastal zones of Long Island, and follows the principle of net-zero, pioneering, vitality and universal benefit, and takes blue economic growth, green energy supply, zero-carbon tourism development, and blue carbon sequestration as a breakthrough. Proposed three stages of objectives, four spatial layout, six major tasks.

In the timetable, the "development Plan" takes 2027, 2030 and 2035 as nodes, sets up the overall goals in the near, medium and long-term stages, and establishes an indicator system with carbon emissions as the core

By 2027, the construction of an international zero-carbon island has achieved initial results, and greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 20% on the basis of being the first to achieve carbon peak in 2023.

By 2030, the green and low-carbon development of leading industries represented by ecological fisheries and ecotourism will take shape, and the decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions will be steadily achieved.

By 2035, China will build a high-quality international zero carbon island and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the whole region.

Comparing and analyzing the planning indicators of zero-carbon island and zero-carbon park at home and abroad, it can be seen that the "Development Plan" reflects the idea of moderate advance, taking into account orientation, advancement and accessibility.

In terms of space, the "development Plan" clearly defines the layout of "north increase, South excellent, internal introduction and external communication".

Beizeng, with the northern five Islands region as the main body, with the "three increases" of ecology, industry and green energy as the goal, to build a zero carbon value-added ecological conservation area in the north.

With the South Five Islands region as the main body and the "three advantages" of carbon sink, tourism and governance as the goal, the southern carbon reduction and pollution reduction optimization development area is built.

Internal introduction, break through the ecological restrictions of Long Island, strengthen the off-island hematopoietic expansion, and build an enclave industrial park.

Promote the simultaneous cooperation between the zero carbon construction of Long Island and the national and global zero carbon construction, and build an international cooperation and exchange meeting room.

The six major tasks include building a domestic leading zero-carbon "blue granaries" to build a model of Long Island, building a world-class zero-carbon tourism destination with distinctive characteristics and wide international influence, building a green energy system dominated by off-island electricity, supplemented by clean energy generation on the island, and interconnected by sea and land. Promote the comprehensive green transformation of the economy and society in green transportation, zero-carbon buildings, low-carbon life, etc., build a land and sea integrated carbon sequestration and sequestration system for forestry carbon sequestration, blue carbon sequestration and Marine carbon accounting, and expand international cooperation channels and communication channels in multiple dimensions.

International style Long Island soul

Looking at the "Development Plan", it not only has an "international style", but also reflects the "Yantai flavor" and "Long Island soul".

Qin Song, director of Yantai Coastal Zone Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced that in the terrestrial ecosystem, the quality and stability of the forest ecosystem in Changdao will be improved through measures such as protecting existing forest resources, optimizing forest stand structure, mountain management, soil improvement, strengthening comprehensive disease and pest control, and deepening the construction of "flower island". Strengthen forestry carbon sequestration capacity.

In the Marine ecosystem, the carbon sequestration capacity of seagrass beds and natural seaweed fields should be improved through the construction of germplasm resource banks, the "island policy", scientific restoration, and the construction of 10,000 mu of "submarine forest" demonstration area.

"In addition, by establishing a technical system for monitoring and assessing the carbon sink capacity of aquaculture shellfish, we will further tap the potential of new Marine carbon sinks in Long Island, build Long Island into an international demonstration zone for integrated land-sea carbon sequestration and sequestration, and provide the 'Long Island Plan' for carbon sequestration and sequestration for the whole country and the world." Qin Song said.

The synergistic effect of pollution reduction and carbon reduction is the general starting point of social and economic transformation. The "Development Plan" focuses on the main areas of pollutants and carbon emissions in Long Island, takes the synergistic efficiency of pollution reduction and carbon reduction as the general starting point, focuses on optimizing the governance path, and puts forward specific measures in the whole process of transportation, construction, and life.

"It can be seen that in these areas, we strengthen the coordination of source prevention and control, focus on the main sources of environmental pollutants and carbon emissions, strengthen the conservation and efficient use of resources and energy, promote green low-carbon transformation, implement renewable energy alternative actions, advocate green low-carbon lifestyle, through the collaborative innovation model of energy cleanliness, low-carbon facilities, and resource recycling." To achieve carbon reduction and economic growth in tandem." Yan Gang, vice president of the Environmental Planning Institute of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said.

The construction of Long Island International Zero Carbon Island is not only a systematic project that will benefit the present and future generations, but also an important measure to shape new advantages and new momentum for development. Li Mingtao, deputy secretary of the Working Committee of the Long Island Comprehensive Pilot Area and full-time deputy director of the Management Committee, said that it will be incumbent to shoulder the main responsibility, strengthen system planning, overall design, make clear the breakthrough direction, clear the implementation path, have the courage to explore and innovate, gather joint efforts, promote for a long time, and grasp the implementation down to earth.

(Miao Chunlei, YMG Media Reporter)