Industrial low-carbon transformation should give priority to energy conservation

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and other six departments jointly issued the "Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Action Plan", which proposes that by 2025, the energy consumption per unit of added value of industrial enterprises above designated size will be reduced by 13.
5% compared with 2020, which is a green industry in China.
A clear direction for low-carbon transformation and development
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China's industrial energy consumption accounts for about 65% of the total energy consumption of the whole society.
Improving industrial energy efficiency can help reduce the use of fossil energy and is the main way to achieve the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality
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According to the analysis of the International Energy Agency, by 2050, the contribution of energy efficiency improvement to global carbon dioxide emission reduction is about 37%
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Improving industrial energy efficiency is also an important measure to promote industrial economic growth
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At present, energy saving and carbon reduction have become one of the main directions of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and the development of energy-saving industries based on technology, products and services is promising
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On the one hand, ultra-high-energy-efficiency equipment products, new energy equipment, energy-saving and new-energy vehicles have broad market space and application prospects in China, which can continuously form new kinetic energy for green development; on the other hand, guide enterprises to increase funds for energy conservation and efficiency improvement.
Investment and speeding up the implementation of technological transformation will promote the accelerated development of green and low-carbon industries and form a strong domestic market
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In recent years, China's industrial energy efficiency improvement has achieved gratifying results.
The energy consumption per unit of added value of industrial enterprises above designated size decreased by 28% and 16% respectively during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period and the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, and further decreased by 5.
6% last year
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However, it should also be noted that the green level of the energy structure is not high, the innovation of energy-saving technologies needs to be improved, and the supply of green equipment is still insufficient
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During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, with the proposal of the "dual carbon" goal, energy constraints will be further tightened
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This requires industrial energy conservation and efficiency improvement to develop in depth, take out practical measures to crack down on the "hard bones", consolidate the foundation of industrial energy conservation, dig deep into the energy conservation potential of key industries, key fields, and key equipment, and comprehensively improve the level of industrial energy efficiency
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It is necessary to focus on key energy-using industries, energy-using fields, and energy-using equipment, implement policies by industry and promote them by category, and systematically improve the level of industrial energy efficiency
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Steel, petrochemical, non-ferrous metals, building materials and other industries still have energy-saving potential to be tapped.
Encourage the development of tempering co-production, refining and chemical integration, coal-chemical electric-heat integration, and poly-generation, and promote integration and innovation among different industries to achieve synergistic energy conservation and efficiency improvement
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It is necessary to strengthen the management of energy consumption in the whole chain, all dimensions, and the whole process, strengthen standard guidance and energy-saving services, and synergistically improve the energy efficiency level of large and medium-sized enterprises and industrial parks
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Large-scale enterprises should do a good job of energy conservation demonstration work, fully implement green manufacturing, strengthen energy efficiency benchmarking, implement the energy efficiency "leader" system in key energy-consuming industries, and explore the creation of super energy-efficient factories
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It is necessary to give full play to the enabling role of digital technology in improving industrial energy efficiency, promote the construction of an energy management and control system featuring state perception, real-time analysis, scientific decision-making, and precise execution, and accelerate the digital and green transformation of production methods
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Improve policies, regulations, and standards related to industrial energy conservation, strengthen energy conservation supervision and management and diagnostic services, resolutely curb the blind development of high-energy-consuming, high-emission, and low-level projects, and consolidate the foundation for improving industrial energy efficiency
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