Major chemical provinces resolutely curb the blind development of "two highs" projects

Global Coatings Network News: The National Development and Reform Commission recently issued the "Improvement of Energy Consumption Intensity and Total Dual Control Scheme" and proposed to resolutely manage and control high-energy-consuming and high-emission projects

"Two highs" project is contrary to green transformation

"A reduction in energy consumption per unit of GDP by about 3%" is a clear expected goal in this year's "Government Work Report"
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The rapid economic recovery of China under the global epidemic and the unclear understanding of the "dual-carbon" goals and tasks have increased the challenges to achieving the above goals
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The "Barometer of Completion of Energy Consumption Dual Control Targets in Various Regions in the First Half of 2021" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission in August shows that in the first half of this year, the energy consumption of 9 provinces in Qinghai, Ningxia, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Shaanxi, and Jiangsu The intensity did not decrease year-on-year but increased.
The reduction rate of energy consumption intensity in 10 provinces did not meet the schedule requirements, and the national energy conservation situation is very severe
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In accordance with the requirements, for regions where energy intensity does not fall but rises instead, this year, the energy conservation review of the “two highs” projects other than the major projects planned by the state will be suspended
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"If the'two highs' projects are allowed to develop blindly, the consequences will be very serious
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" Xu Bijiu, executive deputy director of the Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspectorate Office, pointed out that first, it directly affects the achievement of carbon peaks and carbon neutral goals, and second, it affects the optimization of industrial structure.
Upgrade and energy structure adjustment, the third is to directly affect the improvement of environmental air quality
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In an interview with reporters, He Jiankun, director of the Academic Committee of the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development of Tsinghua University, said that after the epidemic, some provinces and cities have an obvious impulse to expand high-energy production capacity such as coal power, steel, and petrochemicals in order to restore the economy.
The demand for fossil energy such as coal is obvious.
Shows a rebound trend
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At present, there is an urgent need to unify thinking from the top down, strengthen strategic planning and system layout in response to climate change, establish an effective supervision and evaluation mechanism, and promote the implementation of emission reduction actions in various departments and regions
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Huang Runqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said recently that the central environmental protection inspector focused on the "two highs" projects, not to prevent the projects from launching and not allowing development, but to further optimize the industrial structure and energy structure by curbing the blind launch of the "two highs" projects.
Take the path of green, low-carbon, and high-quality development
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Industry experts analyzed that in the short term, the inventory of "two highs" projects will reduce unqualified capital project investment, guide capital to flow into areas such as new kinetic energy and superior production capacity, and curb the blind development of "two highs" projects
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At the same time, curb excess production capacity in various regions and control the disorderly rise in upstream raw material prices
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In the long run, curbing the blind development of "two highs" projects will help optimize the industrial structure and promote the transition of the "two highs" industries to green and low-carbon industries
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Contain the continuous release of the "two highs" signal

Recently, the central level has continuously released signals to curb the blind development of the "two highs" projects
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The recent video and teleconference on resolutely curbing the "two highs" project blindly develops the requirements of the need to understand and understand this important task from a political perspective, be aware of the "big country", and fully and accurately implement the new development concept.
, To resolutely curb the blind development of the "two highs" project to achieve results
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In accordance with the "Plan for Improving the Dual Control System for Energy Consumption Intensity and Total Volume", the National Development and Reform Commission will compare energy efficiency, environmental protection requirements, industrial policies, and related projects with the new energy consumption of 50,000 tons of standard coal and above for the "two high" projects.
Planning and other requirements require strengthened window guidance; the plan also proposes that for the "two high" projects with an additional energy consumption of less than 50,000 tons of standard coal, all regions shall strengthen management and strictly control the energy consumption dual control objectives and tasks
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For projects that do not meet the requirements of the "two highs", the entry of energy conservation review, environmental assessment and approval must be strictly controlled, and financial institutions must not provide credit support
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Meng Wei, a spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission, previously stated that in addition to improving and strengthening the "dual control" system for energy consumption, it will also formulate a three-year work plan to resolutely curb the blind development of "two highs" projects
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Currently, the second round of the fourth batch of central ecological and environmental protection inspectors continues to blindly launch the strict control of the "two highs" project as the focus of inspections
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Under the intensive deployment of the central government, Liaoning, Yunnan, Jiangsu and other places have made frequent recent actions
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Can the illegal "two highs" projects be rectified and cleared, and can the blind development of the "two highs" projects be effectively curbed? It remains to be seen
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