Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission: 520 billion yuan has been invested to promote carbon peaking

On April 15, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference on the active expansion of effective investment
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Ou Hong, director of the Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at the press conference that the construction of energy infrastructure will be promoted in accordance with the requirements of moderately advanced infrastructure investment
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Implement energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation of coal power, promote energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation in petrochemical, steel and other industries, and at the same time drive investment in equipment manufacturing and other industries
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Energy saving and carbon reduction in these areas is one of the components of the top ten actions for carbon peaking
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Ou Hong said that the National Development and Reform Commission will follow the deployment requirements of the "Government Work Report" and focus on expanding effective investment from four aspects:

First, focus on key areas
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In terms of infrastructure construction, in accordance with the requirements of moderately advanced infrastructure investment, promote the construction of water conservancy, transportation, energy and other infrastructure, speed up the renovation of urban gas pipelines and other aging and the construction of drainage and waterlogging prevention facilities, and strengthen the construction of new infrastructure
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In terms of manufacturing and high-tech industries, enhance the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry and advance key and core technology research
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Implement energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation of coal power, promote energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation in petrochemical, steel and other industries, and at the same time drive investment in equipment manufacturing and other industries
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Second, strengthen the guarantee of capital elements
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One is to strengthen financial security
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Investments within the central budget focus on supporting the construction of major national strategies and key projects, and concentrate on major, difficult and urgent matters
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The scale of special bonds this year is 3.
65 trillion yuan, and various localities are speeding up the issuance and use
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Superimposed on the special bonds issued in the fourth quarter of last year, the special bond funds available this year are relatively large
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The National Development and Reform Commission will guide and urge local governments to speed up the construction of special bond projects and form a physical workload as soon as possible
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At the same time, coordinate and increase financing support for key projects, and promote the rapid growth of medium and long-term loans to the manufacturing industry
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The second is to strengthen the protection of factors such as land use and energy use
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Strengthen the work connection with the natural resources department, and ensure the land use for major national projects; at the same time, the energy consumption list will be implemented in an orderly manner for major projects that meet the conditions
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Third, speed up the implementation of the project
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First, do a solid job in the preliminary work of the project
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Guide and urge local governments to speed up the implementation of various approval procedures for projects
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At the same time, the project construction procedures shall be carried out in accordance with laws and regulations to prevent "construction without approval" and "approval at the same time as construction"
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The second is to speed up the construction of the project
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Supervise the preparatory work for land acquisition and demolition, municipal facilities, etc.
, promote the early start of construction, coordinate and ensure labor and raw material supply, promote the smooth implementation of project construction, and form a physical workload as soon as possible
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Fourth, stimulate the vitality of social investment
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Social investment accounts for the bulk of all investment
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At this stage, China's investment demand potential is still huge, and there is a broad space to stimulate the vitality of market entities and expand effective investment
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The National Development and Reform Commission will implement and improve the social capital investment and financing cooperation docking mechanism, and promote the implementation of key social capital projects
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Actively promote the revitalization of existing assets and form a virtuous cycle of existing assets and new investment
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Promote the healthy development of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the infrastructure sector, and urge the recovery of funds to be used for new project construction more quickly
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Ou Hong emphasized that up to now, the National Development and Reform Commission has approved 32 fixed asset investment projects with a total investment of 520 billion yuan, of which 24 have been approved and 8 have been approved, mainly in transportation, water conservancy, energy, high-tech and other industries
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Especially for the 102 major projects proposed in the Outline of the "14th Five-Year Plan", Ou Hong revealed that at present, the implementation of the project is advancing in a strong and orderly manner, the overall progress of the project is smooth, and a good start has been achieved
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A number of major projects have been completed and put into operation, such as China's independent third-generation nuclear power "Hualong No.
1" demonstration project, Fujian Fuqing No.
5 and No.
6 units have been completed and put into operation, and all the units of Sichuan Yalong River Lianghekou Hydropower Station have been put into operation to generate electricity
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