Introduction
In 2023, in order to better promote the work of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, and coordinate the relationship between development and emission reduction, China will actively and steadily promote the transformation from dual control of energy consumption to dual control of carbon emissions, accelerate the launch of the national CCER (National Certified Voluntary Emission Reduction) market, expand the capacity of the national carbon market, further promote the national carbon peak pilot and climate-resilient city pilots, accelerate the construction of measurement standards and carbon footprint management systems, accelerate the formation of a green lifestyle, and pay more attention to the coordination of carbon peaking and ecological governance. The policy guidance related to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality is more accurate, the path is clearer, and the work of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality is gradually becoming mature and systematic.
We will make a brief inventory of the latest policies for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality in 2023, macro carbon emissions, energy and power structure, and ecological protection.
MarchThe full text of the "Work Report" and the "Implementation of the 2022 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the Draft of the 2023 National Economic and Social Development Plan" was released, which proposed to optimize the energy structure, develop green industries and circular economy, promote the full electrification of vehicles in the public sector, and promote the green and low-carbon transformation of key areas such as energy, industry and transportation.
April, the National Standards Committee and other 11 departments issued the "Guidelines for the Construction of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Standard System". It is proposed that by 2025, no less than 1,000 national standards and industry standards will be formulated and revised.
May 17The National Energy Administration issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Charging Infrastructure to Better Support New Energy Vehicles in the Countryside and Rural Revitalization", emphasizing the need to explore the construction of charging infrastructure that provides photovoltaic power generation, energy storage and charging integration in rural areas with low utilization rate of charging piles.
May 18thThe Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) presided over the kick-off meeting of the "Special Study on Expanding the Coverage of the National Carbon Market", and successively launched special research on the inclusion of the steel, petrochemical and building materials industries in the national carbon market. It is reported that the preliminary plan for the inclusion of the steel industry in the national carbon market has been completed, and the expansion of the carbon market is imminent.
May 19thThe General Office issued the "Guiding Opinions on Further Building a High-quality Charging Infrastructure System", proposing that by 2030, a high-quality charging infrastructure system with extensive coverage, moderate scale, reasonable structure and perfect functions will be basically built, which will strongly support the development of the new energy vehicle industry and effectively meet the people's travel charging needs.
JuneThe Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other five departments jointly issued the "Ten Norms of Citizens' Ecological and Environmental Behavior", including caring for the ecological environment, saving energy and resources, practicing green consumption, choosing low-carbon travel, sorting garbage, reducing pollution, caring for the natural ecology, participating in environmental protection practices, participating in environmental supervision, and building a beautiful China, encouraging citizens to consume rationally and rationally, and giving priority to green and low-carbon products.
July 4On the basis of the previously defined 25 key areas, 11 fields such as ethylene glycol and polyvinyl chloride will be added, and the scope of energy-saving and carbon-reduction transformation and upgrading in key industrial areas will be further expanded.
July 11thThe second meeting of the Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform deliberated and adopted the "Opinions on Promoting the Gradual Shift from Dual Control of Energy Consumption to Dual Control of Carbon Emissions". This means that the upgrading of China's dual carbon management has shifted from "single control" to "system control", which provides an institutional guarantee for actively and steadily promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
August 22ndThrough the implementation of green and low-carbon advanced technology demonstration projects, a number of projects with leading technology, outstanding emission reduction effects, synergistic pollution reduction and carbon reduction and obvious demonstration effects have been laid out to provide strong support for achieving the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
August 25thEight departments, including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, jointly issued the Notice on Deepening the Pilot Construction of Climate-Resilient Cities to strengthen urban climate change impacts and risk assessments, and strengthen urban capacity building for climate change adaptation.
September 7The National Energy Administration jointly issued the "Basic Rules for the Electricity Spot Market (Trial)", which expanded the scope of market access, included new entities such as energy storage and virtual power plants in market transactions, and promoted the equal participation of new energy and all types of users in power trading.
September 11thThe Ministry of Science and Technology announced the "National Green and Low-Carbon Advanced Technology Achievement Catalogue", including a total of 85 green and low-carbon technologies in six major fields: water pollution treatment, air pollution control, solid waste treatment, soil and ecological restoration, environmental monitoring, and energy conservation and emission reduction, which can be used as a reference for various industrial enterprises, investment institutions in various green and low-carbon fields and other users when upgrading and transforming energy-saving and emission reduction technologies.
September 25thThe Office of the CPC Central Committee and the Office of the State Council issued the "Plan for Deepening the Reform of the Collective Forest Tenure System", proposing to explore and improve the value realization mechanism of ecological products. Support eligible forestry carbon sink projects to develop into voluntary greenhouse gas emission reduction projects and participate in market transactions, and establish and improve ecological protection compensation mechanisms that can reflect the value of carbon sinks.
October 10thThe Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other four departments jointly issued the "Green Aviation Manufacturing Industry Development Outline" to enhance the future competitiveness of the aviation manufacturing industry with green development, and promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of the aviation manufacturing industry.
October 18thThe National Energy Administration issued the "Notice on Organizing and Carrying out Pilot Demonstration of Renewable Energy Development", which aims to support the cultivation of new technologies, new models and new forms of renewable energy, expand renewable energy application scenarios, and strive to promote the progress of renewable energy technology, reduce costs, improve efficiency and improve mechanisms by organizing and carrying out pilot demonstrations of renewable energy.
October 19thThe Ministry of Ecology and Environment promulgated the "Greenhouse Gas Voluntary Emission Reduction Trading Management Measures (Trial)", and then formulated and released four greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction project methodologies, including afforestation carbon sink, grid-connected solar thermal power generation, grid-connected offshore wind power generation, and mangrove construction.
Nov. 2The national standard project "Requirements and Guidelines for the Quantification of Carbon Footprint of Greenhouse Gas Products" began to solicit comments, marking that China's product carbon footprint will usher in the first national standard. On the same day, the national government and other departments issued the "Three-year Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of "Bamboo instead of Plastic", which included "Bamboo instead of Plastic" products into the scope of procurement support and increased procurement efforts. Encouraging public institutions to actively purchase relevant "bamboo instead of plastic" products provides an exploratory path of hope for reducing the environmental and health threats caused by plastic pollution.
Nov. 6The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the National Carbon Peak Pilot Construction Plan, and launched the first batch of national carbon peak pilot projects in 15 provinces across the country, with a total of 35 places. The main goal is that by 2025, the pilot cities and parks will make positive progress in carbon peak and carbon neutrality, the policy mechanism conducive to green and low-carbon development within the pilot scope will be basically constructed, a number of operable, replicable and promotable innovative measures and reform experience will be initially formed, the carbon peak path of cities and parks with different resource endowments, different development bases and different industrial structures will be basically clear, and the demonstration and leading role of the pilot in the national carbon peak and carbon neutrality work will gradually emerge.
November 13thThe Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Transport and other 8 departments issued the "Notice on Launching the First Batch of Pilot Zones for the Comprehensive Electrification of Vehicles in the Public Sector", focusing on official vehicles, city buses, sanitation vehicles, taxis, postal express vehicles, urban logistics and distribution vehicles, airport vehicles, heavy trucks in specific scenarios and other fields, to accelerate the electrification process in the field of public transportation. On the same day, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and other five departments issued the "Notice on Carrying out the Fourth Batch of Smart Photovoltaic Pilot Demonstration Activities", taking the integration of photovoltaic energy storage as a priority direction, and applying new energy storage technologies and products to improve the stability of photovoltaic power generation, grid friendliness and absorption capacity, including photovoltaic DC systems, photovoltaic storage microgrids, rural photovoltaic storage and charging systems, portable photovoltaic storage products, etc.
November 15thThe Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) reviewed and issued the Rules for the Registration of Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions (for Trial Implementation), the Guidelines for the Design and Implementation of Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Projects, and the Rules for Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading and Settlement (for Trial Implementation), laying the institutional and policy foundation for the launch of the national CCER market.
November 22ndThe State Administration for Market Regulation and other departments jointly issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Establishment of a Product Carbon Footprint Management System".
December 6thThe National Development and Reform Commission announced the list of the first batch of carbon peak pilots, and identified 25 cities including Zhangjiakou City and 10 parks including Changzhi High-tech Industrial Development Zone as the first batch of pilot cities and parks for carbon peaking.
December 15th, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments issued the "Action Plan for Further Promoting the Green Transformation of Express Packaging", the express industry is linked to production and consumption, and plays an important role in smoothing the economic cycle.
December 19thAt present, China has a total of about 320,000 boilers, with an annual energy consumption of about 2 billion tons of standard coal, and carbon emissions account for about 40% of the country's total carbon emissions. Accelerating the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of boilers is of great significance to actively and steadily promote carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
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