Biofuel ethanol takes into account two "rice bowls", how can "accidental injury" be tolerated

The Central Document No.
1 proposes to strictly control the processing of fuel ethanol using corn as raw material
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As soon as the document came out, the outside world became increasingly suspicious of the biofuel ethanol industry
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The focus of the question is on the meaning of "strict control", whether it means maintaining the existing scale and not expanding, or whether the original production capacity will also shrink
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Under the influence of various voices, there has even been a situation of "accidental injury" that banks are unwilling to lend to fuel ethanol companies
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Regarding the significance of developing biofuel ethanol and promoting the use of ethanol gasoline for vehicles, the National Energy Administration has made a conclusion as early as 2017: it is conducive to optimizing the energy structure, improving the ecological environment, regulating the food market, and promoting agriculture.
Rural development is conducive to promoting regional economic development
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In fact, the biofuel ethanol industry was born because of China's food problems
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In 2000, China began to plan and promote the pilot work of biofuel ethanol in order to solve the problem of overstocked, inedible and overdue aged grains
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In 2002, the former State Economic and Trade Commission and other eight ministries and commissions jointly issued the "Pilot Program for the Use of Ethanol Gasoline for Vehicles" and the "Implementation Rules for the Pilot Use of Ethanol Gasoline for Vehicles"
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In 2004, the pilot was further expanded
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For a long time, China's biofuel ethanol industry has followed the principle of "approved production, directional circulation, closed operation, and orderly development", and has carried out the task of disposing of overdue and excessive grain that cannot be eaten by humans and animals
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In 2006, according to changes in the grain market situation, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Emergency Notice on Strengthening the Construction and Management of Corn Processing Projects" and the "Notice on Strengthening the Construction and Management of Biofuel Ethanol Projects and Promoting the Healthy Development of the Industry", and the state suspended corn fuel ethanol.
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With the high yield of grain in China and the increase in inventories, in order to strengthen the regulation of grain market, in September 2017, with the approval of the State Council, fifteen departments including the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration jointly issued the "About Expansion of Biofuel Ethanol Production and Promotion of the Use of Vehicles" Implementation Plan for Using Ethanol Gasoline"; in August 2018, the executive meeting of the State Council reviewed and approved the "Overall Layout Plan for the National Biofuel Ethanol Industry", which proposed to promote the production of biofuel ethanol in a scientific and orderly manner on the basis of ensuring national food security.
Promote the use of ethanol gasoline, and moderately develop grain fuel ethanol
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It is not difficult to see from the above policy adjustments that for more than 20 years, China's biofuel ethanol industry policy has been adjusted in compliance with the overall situation of food production
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Through adjustment, the biofuel ethanol industry has played the role of a "regulating valve" for food security - when the grain yield is high, the national reserve inventory is high, the grain price is low, and the low price of grain hurts farmers, the "valve" is released, and the production of biofuel ethanol To digest the surplus grain; when the grain is in short supply, the national reserve inventory is low, and the grain price is high, the "valve" is tightened to reduce the consumption of domestic grain by the production of biofuel ethanol.
Measures such as blending ratio and reduction of production load ensure the survival of production capacity
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It is not difficult to see that the development of biofuel ethanol is conducive to ensuring national food security and stabilizing the "Chinese rice bowl"
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In addition, because of its renewable and zero-carbon characteristics, biofuel ethanol has become an important development direction for the replacement of fossil fuels in the transportation field
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Up to now, China has accumulated about 300 million tons of ethanol gasoline for vehicles, replacing about 130 million tons of crude oil consumption, which has played a positive role in ensuring national energy security.

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As a green and low-carbon renewable energy, biofuel ethanol is also undergoing self-innovation in order to better contribute to the realization of the "dual carbon" goal
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Second-generation cellulosic fuel ethanol from straw is the future of the industry
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For advanced bio-liquid fuels such as second-generation cellulosic fuel ethanol, the policy orientation emphasizes that it is necessary to accelerate development, vigorously promote, and pay close attention to technical research and application
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Most of the detailed policies for the implementation of "double carbon" at the national level include support policies for biofuel ethanol
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The thirty-sixth collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China emphasized that it is necessary to accelerate the development of new energy sources such as wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, ocean energy, and hydrogen energy with scale and benefit
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The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Completely, Accurately and Comprehensively Implementing the New Development Concept and Doing a Good Job in Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization" proposes to vigorously develop biomass energy, etc.
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The "Carbon Peaking Action Plan before 2030" requires actively expanding the application of advanced biological liquid fuels in the field of transportation, and vigorously promoting advanced biological liquid fuels to replace traditional fuels
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The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration issued the "Opinions on Improving the System, Mechanism, and Policy Measures for the Green and Low-Carbon Transformation of Energy", proposing to improve the clean and efficient utilization mechanism of oil and gas, support the access of clean fuels such as biofuel ethanol to the oil and gas pipeline network; establish supporting energy sources The scientific and technological innovation system for green and low-carbon transformation will accelerate the coordinated research and industrialization demonstration of key technologies for advanced renewable energy fuels such as cellulose and other non-grain biofuel ethanol and bio-aviation kerosene
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Cellulosic fuel ethanol not only does not "compete with others for grain", but also improves farmers' income and enthusiasm for grain planting, thereby ensuring food security
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Taking the acquisition of corn stalks in Northeast China as an example, if 1 ton of cellulosic fuel ethanol consumes 7 tons of crop stalks, one mu of corn stalks can increase farmers' income by about 200 yuan
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At the same time, the implementation of the cellulosic fuel ethanol project in agricultural areas can stimulate the regional economy, expand the employment of the local agricultural population, and help rural revitalization
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Human memory is selective, but it is important to be impartial in the process of implementing major national policies and policies.
We cannot indulge "selective memory" in the process of implementation, which will lead to policy deviations, so that biofuel ethanol can take into account both food and energy.
A "rice bowl" industry suffered "accidental injury"
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