Achieving carbon peak "14th Five-Year Plan" is the key

On January 1, the first compliance cycle of the national carbon market was officially launched, involving 2,225 key emission units in the power generation industry

At the beginning of the new year, new actions in the national carbon market opened the curtain of implementing the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and doing a good job in carbon peaking and carbon neutrality

To follow the trend requires a difficult trek

On June 5, 2019, the World Environment Day global home event was held in Hangzhou, and each participant had a small light green card on the seat

China’s carbon peak and carbon neutral goals are not only a solemn commitment to the world, but also a result of the general trend of its own development.

To many people, carbon neutrality is still an unfamiliar term

According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, if the temperature rise does not exceed 1.

On September 22, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the General Debate of the Seventy-fifth United Nations General Assembly that China will increase its nationally determined contributions, adopt more powerful policies and measures, and strive to reach its peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 , And strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060

"China solemnly declares to the world the time node for reaching the peak of carbon in advance and achieving the goal of carbon neutrality.

At the Climate Ambition Summit, 45 countries made new commitments to increase their nationally determined contributions, and 24 countries proposed carbon neutrality goals

Pan Jiahua said that addressing climate change is an inherent requirement for China's sustainable development.

Low-carbon development has three major benefits

Realizing the vision of carbon neutrality means that China's economic growth and carbon emissions must be deeply decoupled, which will bring about huge economic structural changes

Take the energy system as an example.

Chai Qimin, director of the Strategic Planning Department of the National Climate Change Strategy Research and International Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, found in discussions with companies and local governments that some people believe that reducing emissions means increasing corporate costs and setting a "ceiling" for local development

"Low-carbon development has at least three benefits

The second is social benefits

In addition, there are economic benefits

Nowadays, China has gradually formed an advantage in the development and utilization of renewable energy
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As of the end of 2019, China's total installed capacity of renewable energy power generation was 790 million kilowatts, accounting for about 30% of the world's total installed capacity of renewable energy power generation, of which hydropower, wind power, photovoltaic power generation, and biomass power generation ranked first in the world
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China's wind power and photovoltaic power generation equipment manufacturing has formed a complete industrial chain, and its technical level and manufacturing scale are in the forefront of the world
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Wind power manufacturing accounts for 41% of the world's total output
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Take control of the source of carbon reduction to control "niubi"

To achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality is actually not easy
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In an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Economic Daily, Huang Runqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said that China is currently less than 10 years away from achieving the carbon peak goal, and it is only 30 years from carbon peaking to carbon neutrality.
Compared with Western countries, the pressure and time are greater.
Tighter and greater range, the "14th Five-Year Plan" must take solid steps
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It is a natural process of technological and economic development for many developed countries to achieve carbon peaks.
However, our country is self-pressurizing and proactive in responding to global climate change, and it is necessary to adopt more powerful policy measures
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At present, there are two voices about the path of reaching the peak: one is that the control of carbon emissions during the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is slightly loose, reaching a relatively high peak before 2030, and then starting to decline; the other is One is to strictly control carbon emissions from the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, increase the intensity of policies and actions, and reach a relatively reasonable peak before 2030, and then begin a slow and rapid decline
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The decline curve of the former will be very steep
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In Chai Qimin's view, adopting the emission reduction path of "shooting high first, then falling sharply" is a big challenge, and it will cause great economic losses to the entire society
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Relatively speaking, the latter is more scientific
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No matter which path is adopted, the "14th Five-Year Plan" will directly determine whether the carbon peak can be achieved by 2030
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Huang Runqiu introduced that he is currently formulating an action plan for peaking carbon emissions by 2030, holding on to the “niubi nose” of carbon reduction as a source of governance, and will plan a number of key tasks and tasks to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of the economy, energy, and industry.
Major projects
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The reporter learned from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment that China will clarify the peaking targets and implementation plans of localities and industries, and encourage places with conditions to take the lead in peaking
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At the same time, supervision and assessment will also be strengthened, and the work related to the peak operation will be included in the central environmental protection inspector
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It is understood that the carbon emission peaking action also includes more effective measures to control fossil energy consumption, vigorously develop non-fossil energy, and accelerate the development of renewable energy; comprehensively promote green and low-carbon actions in key areas and vigorously develop low-carbon transportation , Actively develop green buildings, promote green and low-carbon technological innovation, and promote green and low-carbon production and life>
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At present, in the construction of the national carbon market, the Hubei Carbon Emissions Trading Center, which takes the lead in the construction and operation and maintenance of the national carbon emission rights registration system, is sending more staff to intensify its work to ensure the completion of the national carbon trading operation in the power industry.
Conditions
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The chairman of the center celebrated and told reporters that after more than 6 years of pilot exploration, Hubei has proved that the carbon market is one of the effective policy tools for the government to promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises and control greenhouse gas emissions
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The market-oriented thinking of letting the market discover carbon prices will take root along with the effective operation of the national carbon market
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