Tighten the energy-saving "valve" from the source of carbon reduction

To achieve carbon neutrality, the energy consumption side must achieve open source and cut expenditure
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To tighten the energy-saving valve from the source, the key is to start from the industrial production link, and activate the energy-saving endogenous power through industrial structure adjustment and technological innovation
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In the long run, tightening the energy-saving valve from the source must also increase the attention of residents to energy-saving, and mobilize the forces of the whole society to complete it together
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On December 1, the country's largest energy-saving renovation project for existing residential buildings, the first phase of energy-saving renovation projects for existing residential buildings in Taiyuan, was completed
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A series of problems that have plagued the local area for many years, such as cold walls, lack of energy saving, and substandard indoor temperature, have been completely changed, and more than 300,000 residents live in energy-saving houses that are warm in winter and cool in summer
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Since the beginning of this year, "energy saving" has become the key word for many regions and industries to promote "dual carbon" work
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Not long ago, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Opinions on Completely, Accurately and Comprehensively Implementing the New Development Concept and Doing a Good Job in Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutralization", emphasizing that saving energy and resources should be put first, implementing a comprehensive saving strategy, and continuously reducing the energy output per unit.
Resource consumption and carbon emissions, improve input-output efficiency, advocate a simple, moderate, green and low-carbon lifestyle, and form an effective carbon emission control valve from the source and entrance
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Why is saving energy resources so important? To achieve carbon neutrality, it is necessary to open source and reduce expenditure on the energy consumption side: "open source" is mainly to improve the level of clean energy supply, and "throttle" is to reduce energy consumption.
In fact, energy conservation is the core of the energy consumption revolution
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There are three main reasons behind this: First, China's total energy consumption is large and still growing, and there is pressure on energy supply, which needs to be adjusted from the demand side
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At present, China's total energy consumption is about 4.
98 billion tons of standard coal.
If the current energy efficiency level is used, the figure will exceed 10 billion tons in 2060
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Second, the penetration rate of clean new energy into the existing energy system cannot meet the rapidly growing demand for energy consumption
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Energy substitution is a long process, and a 25% market share is an important node.
It took 35 years for coal to reach this figure, 40 years for oil, and 55 years for natural gas
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Third, China's total energy consumption is large, and the space for saving is also very large
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In 2020, China's energy consumption per unit of GDP is 1.
5 times the world average, and energy efficiency is still low
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Energy saving in the terminal link has a strong amplification effect.
Every 1% increase in the relative efficiency of the terminal equipment is equivalent to an increase in the relative efficiency of the energy production link by about 5%.
Saving 1 kWh of electricity is equivalent to saving about 3 times of primary energy
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It is estimated that by enhancing public awareness of energy conservation, energy consumption can be reduced by 20%
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Therefore, in order to maintain the original economic growth rate while reducing carbon emissions, the concept of conservation must be implemented
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To tighten the energy-saving valve from the source, the key is to start from the industrial production link
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At present, industrial energy consumption accounts for about 70% of total energy consumption, and it is also the main source of carbon emissions
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It is necessary to give full play to the government's macro-control functions, and to establish an energy-saving incentive and restraint mechanism that conforms to the laws of the market economy, with a focus on continuous and stable policy norms, clarify the dominant position of enterprises in energy conservation and emission reduction, and restrain improper energy consumption by enterprises.
Encourage enterprises to obtain additional benefits and incentives through energy saving
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It is also necessary to promote the development of the energy-saving industry, cultivate professional third-party energy-saving service agencies, increase green financial support, and provide professional support for enterprises to save energy
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At the same time, it is necessary to activate energy-saving endogenous power through industrial restructuring and technological innovation
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Through rational planning of industrial layout, vigorously reduce energy consumption with high energy consumption and high carbon emission, curb the excessive growth of high energy consumption industries such as steel, building materials, chemical industry, eliminate backward and high energy consumption enterprises, and promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure
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According to estimates, the proportion of the tertiary industry will increase by 1 percentage point, while the secondary industry will decrease by 1 percentage point, and the energy consumption per unit of GDP can be reduced by about 1 percentage point
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In addition, it is necessary to improve energy efficiency through technological innovation
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For example, with the development and promotion of ultra-supercritical power generation and other technologies, coal consumption per unit of power generation has been greatly reduced, and traditional fossil energy can also be efficiently utilized
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In the long run, tightening the energy-saving valve from the source must also increase the attention of residents to energy-saving
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At present, the electricity consumption of residents in China is far lower than that of the three major industries.
However, referring to the experience of developed countries, with economic development and improvement of living standards, residents will become the main energy consumption
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In 2019, residential electricity consumption in the UK accounted for 35% of the total electricity consumption of the whole society, which was higher than that of industry and commerce
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The per capita electricity consumption of American residents is about six times that of Chinese residents
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Efforts must be made to improve residents' awareness of energy conservation, strengthen the publicity of clean and low-carbon lifestyles, and encourage residents to actively participate in energy conservation and emission reduction through system design, so as to form a good atmosphere for advocating energy conservation
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The implementation of the comprehensive conservation strategy is a systematic project, which needs to be completed by mobilizing the forces of the whole society to form a work pattern led by the government, enterprises as the main body, and the whole people jointly promote
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It is necessary to take energy conservation as the primary way to meet the new energy demand, and implement energy conservation and consumption reduction with greater efforts
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This will not only help ease the pressure on energy supply security, but also help to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible on the premise of ensuring energy security
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