The National Development and Reform Commission interprets the carbon peak pilot construction plan

On November 16, the National Development and Reform Commission held a November press conference. Li Chao, deputy director of the Policy Research Office and spokesperson of the National Development and Reform Commission, interpreted the recently released “National Carbon Peak Pilot Construction Plan.”

Li Chao said that in the more than three years since General Secretary Xi Jinping made the major announcement of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, all regions and departments have conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council to build and complete the “1+N” policy system for carbon peak and carbon neutrality. , solidly promoted the “Ten Major Actions to Peak Carbon”, and work in the “double carbon” field has started well and is progressing smoothly. At the same time, it should also be noted that the development foundation, energy structure, industry type, resource endowment, etc. of each region are different. There is no “one-size-fits-all” green and low-carbon transformation plan or path; although 31 provinces and autonomous regions across the country The city has formulated an implementation plan to peak carbon emissions in the region, but there is still much work to be done at the city and park levels that requires further refinement and exploration.

Li Chao said that carrying out carbon peak pilot construction can effectively stimulate the initiative and creativity of cities and parks, pilot green and low-carbon transformation, explore effective experiences and practices, and help achieve the “double carbon” goal. It should be pointed out in particular that the focus of the carbon peak pilot construction is to explore effective methods to support the pilot areas in achieving the “double carbon” goal in the process of promoting high-quality development; rather than “discussing carbon based on carbon”, simply based on peak time or Peak level to measure work effectiveness.

Li Chao emphasized that the “Plan” requires pilot areas to reasonably set work goals and construction tasks in key areas such as energy, industry, energy conservation, construction, and transportation based on their own functional positioning, location characteristics, resource endowments, and economic development levels. In terms of engineering construction, a number of key projects are planned and implemented mainly in the fields of energy infrastructure, energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation, and advanced technology demonstrations to form strong support for pilot work. In terms of technological innovation, it mainly guides enterprises to strengthen the demonstration and application of green and low-carbon advanced technologies and vigorously cultivate green and low-carbon industries. Regions that meet the conditions should also actively innovate mechanisms for the promotion and application of green and low-carbon technologies and strengthen the training of professional talents. In terms of policy mechanisms, it is mainly to speed up the establishment and improvement of fiscal, financial, investment, price policies and carbon emission management mechanisms to promote green development, and to speed up the improvement of the level of green and low-carbon circular development.

It is reported that in the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant parties to solidly carry out the carbon peak pilot construction, supervise and guide the pilot cities and parks to promote various key tasks, timely summarize and promote valuable experience models, typical cases and successful practices to help achieve the goal as scheduled. The “double carbon” goal.