The State Council's Decision on Printing and Distributing the Carbon Peak before 2030



Notification of action plan



Guo Fa [2021] No. 23





People's governments of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, as well as various ministries and commissions of the State Council and directly affiliated institutions:



The 'Action Plan for Carbon Peak before 2030' is now issued to you, please implement it seriously.



State Department



October 24, 2021



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Action Plan for Carbon Peak before 2030





In order to deeply implement the major strategic decisions of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and solidly promote the action of carbon peaking, this plan is formulated.



1、 Overall requirements



（1） Guiding ideology. Guided by Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implementing the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Plenary Sessions of the 19th Central Committee, deeply implementing Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization, based on the new stage of development, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implementing the new development concept, constructing a new development pattern, adhering to a systematic concept, and handling the relationship between development and emission reduction, overall and local, short-term and long-term, We will coordinate stable growth and structural adjustment, incorporate carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into the overall economic and social development, adhere to the overall policy of "national coordination, prioritizing conservation, dual wheel drive, smooth internal and external flow, and risk prevention", effectively and orderly carry out carbon peaking work, clarify goals and tasks for various regions, fields, and industries, and accelerate the realization of green changes in production and lifestyle, Promoting economic and social development based on efficient resource utilization and green and low-carbon development, ensuring the timely achievement of the carbon peak target by 2030.



（2） Working principles.



——Overall deployment and classified implementation of policies. Adhere to the principle of 'one game of chess for the whole country', strengthen top-level design and overall coordination among all parties. Each region, field, and industry should tailor policies according to local conditions and classify them, and clarify goals and tasks that meet both their own reality and overall requirements.



——System promotion and key breakthroughs. Fully and accurately understand the profound impact of carbon peak action on economic and social development, and strengthen the systematic and collaborative nature of policies. Seize the main contradictions and their main aspects, and promote key areas, industries, and places with conditions to take the lead in reaching peak.



——Two wheel drive, two handed power. Better leverage the role of the government, build a new national system, fully leverage the role of market mechanisms, vigorously promote green and low-carbon technological innovation, deepen reforms in energy and related fields, and form effective incentive and constraint mechanisms.



——Stable, orderly, and safe carbon reduction. Based on the energy resource endowment of rich coal, poor oil, and limited gas in our country, we adhere to the principle of first establishing and then breaking, stabilizing the stock, expanding the increment, and taking ensuring national energy security and economic development as the bottom line, striving for time to gradually replace new energy, promoting the smooth transition of low-carbon energy transformation, effectively ensuring national energy security, industrial chain supply chain security, food security, and normal production and life of the people, and focusing on resolving various risks and hidden dangers to prevent overreaction, We will steadily, orderly, and gradually advance the carbon peak action to ensure safe carbon reduction.



2、 Main objectives



During the 14th Five Year Plan period, significant progress was made in the adjustment and optimization of industrial structure and energy structure. The energy utilization efficiency of key industries was significantly improved, the growth of coal consumption was strictly controlled, the construction of new power systems was accelerated, new progress was made in the research and development, promotion and application of green and low-carbon technologies, and green production and lifestyle were widely promoted. The policy system conducive to green and low-carbon circular development was further improved. By 2025, the proportion of non fossil energy consumption will reach around 20%, and energy consumption per unit of GDP will decrease by 13.5% compared to 2020. Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will decrease by 18% compared to 2020, laying a solid foundation for achieving carbon peaking.



During the 15th Five Year Plan period, significant progress was made in industrial restructuring, a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system was initially established, a low-carbon development model in key areas was basically formed, energy utilization efficiency in key energy consuming industries reached international advanced levels, the proportion of non fossil energy consumption further increased, coal consumption gradually decreased, key breakthroughs were made in green and low-carbon technologies, and green lifestyles became a conscious choice for the public, The policy system for green, low-carbon and circular development is basically sound. By 2030, the proportion of non fossil energy consumption will reach around 25%, and the carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will decrease by more than 65% compared to 2005, successfully achieving the carbon peak target before 2030.



3、 Key Tasks



We will integrate carbon peaking throughout the entire process and various aspects of economic and social development, with a focus on implementing actions such as energy green and low-carbon transformation, energy conservation, carbon reduction and efficiency enhancement, industrial carbon peaking, urban and rural construction carbon peaking, transportation green and low-carbon, circular economy assistance carbon reduction, green and low-carbon technology innovation, carbon sink capacity consolidation and improvement, and green and low-carbon national action The "Top Ten Actions for Carbon Peaking" include orderly carbon peaking actions in various regions.



（1） Green and low-carbon energy transformation actions.



Energy is an important material foundation for economic and social development, and also the main source of carbon emissions. We must adhere to safe carbon reduction, vigorously implement renewable energy substitution while ensuring energy security, and accelerate the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient energy system.



1. Promote coal consumption substitution and transformation and upgrading. Accelerate the pace of coal reduction, strictly and reasonably control the growth of coal consumption during the 14th Five Year Plan period, and gradually reduce it during the 15th Five Year Plan period. Strictly control the addition of new coal-fired power projects, achieve international advanced coal consumption standards for newly built units, orderly eliminate outdated coal power production capacity, accelerate energy-saving upgrading and flexibility transformation of existing units, actively promote heating transformation, and promote the transformation of coal-fired power to both basic and system regulated power sources. Strictly control the scale of cross regional transmission of renewable energy electricity supporting coal-fired power, and the proportion of renewable energy electricity in newly built channels should not be less than 50% in principle. Promote the reduction and limitation of coal consumption in key coal consuming industries. Vigorously promote the clean utilization of coal, reasonably delineate areas that prohibit loose burning, take multiple measures simultaneously, actively and orderly promote the replacement of loose coal, and gradually reduce or even prohibit loose burning of coal.



2. Vigorously develop new energy. Comprehensively promote the large-scale development and high-quality development of wind and solar power, adhere to the combination of centralized and distributed development, and accelerate the construction of wind and photovoltaic power generation bases. Accelerate the innovation, upgrading, and characteristic application of the intelligent photovoltaic industry, innovate the "photovoltaic+" model, and promote the diversified layout of photovoltaic power generation. Adhere to the principle of balancing land and sea, promote the coordinated and rapid development of wind power, improve the offshore wind power industry chain, and encourage the construction of offshore wind power bases. Actively develop solar thermal power generation and promote the establishment of a comprehensive renewable energy power generation base that complements solar thermal power generation with photovoltaic power generation and wind power regulation. Developing biomass power generation, biomass energy clean heating, and bio natural gas according to local conditions. Explore and deepen the development and utilization of new marine energy sources such as geothermal energy, wave energy, tidal energy, and thermal energy. Further improve the mechanism for ensuring the consumption of renewable energy electricity. By 2030, the total installed capacity of wind and solar power generation will reach over 1.2 billion kilowatts.



3. Develop hydropower according to local conditions. Actively promote the construction of hydropower bases, promote the construction of hydropower projects in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, Lancang River, Yalong River, and Yellow River that have been included in the plan and meet ecological protection requirements, promote the development of hydropower in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, and promote the green development of small hydropower. Promote the synergy and complementarity of hydropower, wind power, and solar power generation in the southwest region. Coordinate hydropower development and ecological protection, and explore the establishment of ecological protection compensation mechanisms for hydropower resource development. During the "14th Five Year Plan" and "15th Five Year Plan" periods, the installed capacity of hydropower was increased by about 40 million kilowatts, and a renewable energy system dominated by hydropower was basically established in the southwest region.



4. Actively, safely, and orderly develop nuclear power. Reasonably determine the layout and development timing of nuclear power plants, orderly develop nuclear power while ensuring safety, and maintain a stable pace of construction. Actively promote advanced reactor type demonstration projects such as high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, fast reactors, modular small reactors, and offshore floating reactors, and carry out demonstration projects for the comprehensive utilization of nuclear energy. Strengthen the standardization and autonomy of nuclear power, accelerate the research on key technology and equipment, and cultivate a high-end nuclear power equipment manufacturing industry cluster. Implement the strictest safety standards and regulations, and continuously improve nuclear safety regulatory capabilities.



5. Reasonably regulate oil and gas consumption. Maintain oil consumption within a reasonable range, gradually adjust the scale of gasoline consumption, vigorously promote the replacement of traditional fuels such as advanced bio liquid fuels and sustainable aviation fuels, and improve the energy efficiency of terminal fuel products. Accelerate the large-scale development of unconventional oil and gas resources such as shale gas, coalbed methane, and tight oil (gas). Guide natural gas consumption in an orderly manner, optimize the utilization structure, prioritize the protection of people's livelihood gas, vigorously promote the integration of natural gas and various energy sources, build natural gas peak shaving power stations according to local conditions, and reasonably guide the use of industrial gas and chemical raw material gas. Support vehicles and ships to use liquefied natural gas as fuel.



6. Accelerate the construction of new power systems. Build a new type of power system with a gradually increasing proportion of new energy, and promote the large-scale optimization and allocation of clean power resources. Vigorously improve the comprehensive regulation capacity of the power system, accelerate the construction of flexible regulation power sources, guide self owned power plants, traditional high energy industrial loads, interruptible industrial and commercial loads, electric vehicle charging networks, virtual power plants, etc. to participate in system regulation, build a strong smart grid, and improve the level of power grid security guarantee. Actively developing "new energy+energy storage", integrating source network, load storage, and multi energy complementarity, and supporting the rational configuration of distributed new energy storage systems. Develop a new round of medium and long-term development plans for pumped storage power stations, and improve the policy mechanisms for promoting the development of pumped storage energy. Accelerate the demonstration and promotion of new energy storage applications. Deepen the reform of the power system and accelerate the construction of a unified national power market system. By 2025, the installed capacity of new energy storage will reach over 30 million kilowatts. By 2030, the installed capacity of pumped storage power stations will reach around 120 million kilowatts, and the provincial power grid will have a basic peak load response capacity of over 5%.



（2） Energy conservation, carbon reduction, and efficiency enhancement actions.



Implement the policy of prioritizing energy conservation, improve the dual control system of energy consumption intensity and total amount, strictly control energy consumption intensity, reasonably control the total amount of energy consumption, promote the energy consumption revolution, and build an energy saving society.



1. Comprehensively improve energy-saving management capabilities. Promote energy budget management, strengthen energy efficiency review of fixed asset investment projects, comprehensively evaluate project energy consumption and carbon emissions, and promote energy conservation and carbon reduction from the source. Improve the informatization level of energy conservation management, improve the online monitoring system for energy consumption of key energy consuming units, establish a national and industry-wide energy-saving technology promotion service platform, and promote the establishment of energy management centers for high energy consuming enterprises. Improve the energy measurement system and encourage the use of certification methods to enhance the level of energy conservation management. Strengthen the construction of energy-saving supervision capacity, improve the energy-saving supervision system at the provincial, municipal, and county levels, establish a cross departmental linkage mechanism, comprehensively use administrative penalties, credit supervision, green electricity prices, and other means to enhance the binding force of energy-saving supervision.



2. Implement key projects for energy conservation and carbon reduction. Implement urban energy conservation and carbon reduction projects, carry out energy-saving upgrades and renovations of infrastructure such as buildings, transportation, lighting, and heating, promote the demonstration and application of advanced green building technologies, and promote the improvement of urban comprehensive energy efficiency. Implement energy conservation and carbon reduction projects in the park, focusing on high energy consumption and high emission projects (hereinafter referred to as "two high" projects) with high concentration in the park, promote energy system optimization and cascade utilization, and create a batch of energy-saving and low-carbon parks that reach international advanced levels. Implement energy-saving and carbon reduction projects in key industries, promote energy-saving and carbon reduction transformation in industries such as electricity, steel, non-ferrous metals, building materials, petrochemical and chemical industries, and improve energy resource utilization efficiency. Implement major energy-saving and carbon reduction technology demonstration projects, and support the industrialization demonstration application of breakthrough green and low-carbon key technologies.



3. Promote energy conservation and efficiency enhancement of key energy consuming equipment. Focusing on equipment such as motors, fans, pumps, compressors, transformers, heat exchangers, and industrial boilers, we will comprehensively improve energy efficiency standards. Establish an energy efficiency oriented incentive and constraint mechanism, promote advanced and efficient products and equipment, and accelerate the elimination of outdated and inefficient equipment. Strengthen the energy conservation review and daily supervision of key energy consuming equipment, strengthen the full chain management of production, operation, sales, use, and scrapping, crack down on illegal and irregular behaviors, and ensure the comprehensive implementation of energy efficiency standards and energy-saving requirements.

4. Strengthen energy conservation and carbon reduction in new infrastructure. Optimize the spatial layout of new infrastructure, plan and scientifically allocate new infrastructure such as data centers, and avoid low-level redundant construction. Optimize the energy consumption structure of new infrastructure, adopt modes such as DC power supply, distributed energy storage, and "photovoltaic+energy storage", explore diversified energy supply, and increase the proportion of non fossil energy consumption. Benchmark the international advanced level, accelerate the improvement of energy efficiency standards for communication, computing, storage, transmission and other equipment, raise entry barriers, and eliminate outdated equipment and technology. Strengthen the management of energy consumption in new infrastructure, include all data centers with annual comprehensive energy consumption exceeding 10000 tons of standard coal in the online monitoring system for energy consumption of key energy consuming units, and conduct energy measurement reviews. Promote the green upgrading and transformation of existing facilities, actively promote the use of technologies such as efficient refrigeration, advanced ventilation, waste heat utilization, and intelligent energy control, and improve the energy efficiency level of facilities.

（3） Carbon Peak Action in the Industrial Sector.



Industry is one of the main fields that generate carbon emissions and has a significant impact on achieving carbon peaking throughout the country. The industrial sector should accelerate green and low-carbon transformation and high-quality development, striving to be the first to achieve carbon peak.



1. Promote green and low-carbon development in the industrial sector. Optimize industrial structure, accelerate the exit of outdated production capacity, vigorously develop strategic emerging industries, and accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of traditional industries. Promote low-carbon industrial energy consumption, promote clean and efficient utilization of fossil fuels, increase the proportion of renewable energy applications, strengthen demand side management of electricity, and enhance the level of industrial electrification. Deeply implement the green manufacturing project, vigorously promote green design, improve the green manufacturing system, and build green factories and green industrial parks. Promote the integrated development of digital, intelligent, and green technologies in the industrial field, and strengthen the technological transformation of key industries and fields.



2. Promote the carbon peak in the steel industry. Deepen the supply side structural reform of the steel industry, strictly implement capacity replacement, strictly prohibit the addition of new capacity, promote stock optimization, and eliminate outdated capacity. Promote cross regional and cross ownership mergers and acquisitions of steel enterprises, and increase industry concentration. Optimize productivity layout, with a focus on the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region and surrounding areas, and continue to reduce steel production capacity. Promote structural optimization and clean energy substitution in the steel industry, vigorously promote demonstration of non blast furnace ironmaking technology, improve the level of scrap resource recycling, and promote the full scrap electric furnace process. Promote advanced and applicable technologies, tap into the potential for energy conservation and carbon reduction, encourage steelmaking and co production, explore pilot demonstrations such as hydrogen metallurgy and integrated carbon dioxide capture and utilization, and promote the development of low-grade waste heat heating.



3. Promote the carbon peak in the non-ferrous metal industry. Consolidate the achievements in resolving excess production capacity of electrolytic aluminum, strictly implement capacity replacement, and strictly control new production capacity. Promote clean energy substitution and increase the proportion of applications such as hydropower, wind power, and solar power generation. Accelerate the development of the recycled non-ferrous metal industry, improve the recycling, sorting, and processing network of waste non-ferrous metal resources, and increase the production of recycled non-ferrous metals. Accelerate the promotion and application of advanced and applicable green and low-carbon technologies, improve the level of waste heat recovery in non-ferrous metal production processes, and promote the continuous reduction of energy consumption per unit product.



4. Promote the carbon peak in the building materials industry. Strengthen the supervision of capacity replacement, accelerate the exit of inefficient production capacity, strictly prohibit the addition of cement clinker and flat glass production capacity, and guide the building materials industry to transform towards lightweight, intensive, and productization. Promote the normalization of cement peak production and reasonably shorten the operating time of cement clinker devices. Adapt to local conditions and utilize renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy, gradually increasing the proportion of electricity and natural gas applications. Encourage building materials enterprises to use fly ash, industrial waste, tailings, etc. as raw materials or cement mixtures. Accelerate the certification and application promotion of green building materials, and strengthen the research and application of low-carbon building materials such as new cementitious materials, low-carbon concrete, and wood and bamboo building materials. Promote energy-saving technology and equipment, carry out energy management system construction, and achieve energy conservation and efficiency enhancement.



5. Promote the carbon peak in the petrochemical and chemical industry. Optimize the scale and layout of production capacity, increase efforts to eliminate outdated production capacity, and effectively resolve structural surplus contradictions. Strict project admission, reasonable arrangement of construction schedule, strict control of newly added refining and traditional coal chemical production capacity, and stable and orderly development of modern coal chemical industry. Guide enterprises to transform their energy consumption methods and encourage the use of electricity, natural gas, and other alternatives to coal. Adjust the structure of raw materials, control the use of new coal as raw materials, expand the import sources of hydrogen rich raw materials, and promote the lightweight of petrochemical and chemical raw materials. Optimize product structure, promote the coordinated development of petrochemical and coal mining, metallurgy, building materials, chemical fiber and other industries, and strengthen the efficient utilization of by-product gases such as dry gas and liquefied gas in refineries. Encourage enterprises to upgrade and transform energy conservation, promote energy cascade utilization, and material recycling. By 2025, the domestic crude oil processing capacity will be controlled within 1 billion tons, and the utilization rate of main product production capacity will be increased to over 80%.



6. Resolutely curb the blind development of "two high" projects. Take strong measures to implement inventory management, classified disposal, and dynamic monitoring of "two high" projects. Conduct a comprehensive investigation of ongoing projects, and if the energy efficiency level is lower than the industry's energy consumption quota admission value, stop work and rectify according to relevant regulations, promote the improvement of energy efficiency level as much as possible, and strive to fully reach the domestic and even international advanced level. Scientifically evaluate the proposed project and reduce production capacity in industries with already saturated production capacity according to the principle of "reduction and substitution"; For industries with unsaturated production capacity, in accordance with national layout and approval filing requirements, the entry threshold should be raised against international advanced levels; For emerging industries with high energy consumption, support and guide enterprises to apply green and low-carbon technologies to improve energy efficiency. Deeply tap into existing projects, accelerate the elimination of outdated production capacity, and tap into the potential for energy conservation and emission reduction through transformation and upgrading. Strengthen normalized supervision and resolutely take down "two high" projects that do not meet the requirements.



（4） Action to achieve carbon peak in urban and rural construction.



Accelerate the promotion of green and low-carbon development in urban and rural construction, and implement green and low-carbon requirements for urban renewal and rural revitalization.



1. Promote the green and low-carbon transformation of urban and rural construction. Promote urban cluster development, scientifically determine the construction scale, and control the rapid growth of new construction land. Advocate the concept of green and low-carbon planning and design, enhance urban and rural climate resilience, and build sponge cities. Promote green and low-carbon building materials and green construction methods, accelerate the industrialization of new buildings, vigorously develop prefabricated buildings, promote steel structure residential buildings, promote the recycling of building materials, and strengthen green design and construction management. Strengthen the green and low-carbon construction of county towns. Promote the establishment of a green and low-carbon oriented urban and rural planning and construction management mechanism, formulate building demolition management measures, and eliminate large-scale demolition and construction. Build green towns and communities.



2. Accelerate the improvement of building energy efficiency. Accelerate the updating of standards for building energy efficiency and municipal infrastructure, and increase the requirements for energy conservation and carbon reduction. Strengthen the research and promotion of energy-saving and low-carbon technologies suitable for different climate zones and building types, and promote the large-scale development of ultra-low energy consumption buildings and low-carbon buildings. Accelerate the energy-saving renovation of residential and public buildings, and continue to promote the energy-saving and carbon reduction renovation of old heating pipelines and other municipal infrastructure. Improve the intelligent level of operation and management of urban buildings and infrastructure, accelerate the promotion of heating metering fees and contract energy management, and gradually carry out energy consumption quota management for public buildings. By 2025, new urban buildings will fully implement green building standards.



3. Accelerate the optimization of building energy consumption structure. Deepen the application of renewable energy in buildings and promote the integration of photovoltaic power generation and building applications. Actively promote clean heating in severe and cold regions, promote centralized heating through cogeneration, accelerate the large-scale application of industrial waste heat heating, actively and steadily carry out nuclear energy heating demonstration, and promote clean low-carbon heating such as heat pumps, biomass energy, geothermal energy, solar energy, etc. according to local conditions. Guide scientific heating in hot summer and cold winter areas, and adopt clean and efficient heating methods according to local conditions. Improve the electrification level of building terminals and build a "light storage, direct flexible" building that integrates photovoltaic power generation, energy storage, DC distribution, and flexible electricity consumption. By 2025, the renewable energy substitution rate for urban buildings will reach 8%, and the photovoltaic coverage rate on the roofs of newly built public institutions and factories will strive to reach 50%.



4. Promote rural construction and low-carbon transformation of energy use. Promote the construction of green rural houses and accelerate the energy-saving transformation of rural houses. Continuously promote clean heating in rural areas and choose suitable heating methods according to local conditions. Develop energy-saving and low-carbon agricultural greenhouses. Promote energy-saving and environmentally friendly stoves, electric agricultural vehicles, energy-saving and environmentally friendly agricultural machinery, and fishing boats. Accelerate the application of renewable energy sources such as biomass and solar energy in agricultural production and rural life. Strengthen the construction of rural power grids and improve the electrification level of rural energy use.



（5） Green and low-carbon action in transportation.



Accelerate the formation of green and low-carbon transportation methods to ensure that the growth of carbon emissions in the transportation sector remains within a reasonable range.



1. Promote low-carbon transformation of transportation equipment. Actively expanding the application of new and clean energy sources such as electricity, hydrogen energy, natural gas, and advanced biological liquid fuels in the field of transportation. Vigorously promote new energy vehicles, gradually reduce the proportion of traditional fuel vehicles in the production, sales, and ownership of new vehicles, promote the electrification and replacement of urban public service vehicles, and promote heavy-duty freight vehicles powered by electricity, hydrogen fuel, and liquefied natural gas. Improve the electrification level of the railway system. Accelerate the renovation and renovation of old ships, develop electric and liquefied natural gas powered ships, deeply promote the use of shore power for ship berthing, and carry out demonstration applications of green intelligent ships in coastal and inland rivers according to local conditions. Enhance the level of electrification and intelligence in airport operations, and develop new energy aircraft. By 2030, the proportion of newly added new and clean energy powered transportation vehicles in that year will reach around 40%. The carbon emission intensity per unit converted turnover of operating transportation vehicles will decrease by about 9.5% compared to 2020, and the comprehensive energy consumption per unit converted turnover of national railways will decrease by 10% compared to 2020. Land transportation oil consumption aims to peak before 2030.



2. Build a green and efficient transportation system. Develop intelligent transportation, promote the rational division of labor and effective connection between different transportation modes, and reduce the no-load rate and unreasonable passenger and freight turnover. Vigorously develop multimodal transportation with railways and waterways as the backbone, promote the construction of railway dedicated lines for industrial and mining enterprises, ports, logistics parks, and other areas, accelerate the construction of high-level inland waterway networks, and accelerate the transportation of bulk goods and medium to long distance goods from public transportation to rail and from public transportation to water. Accelerate the application of advanced and applicable technologies, improve the efficiency of civil aviation operation management, guide aviation enterprises to strengthen intelligent operation, and achieve systematic energy conservation and carbon reduction. Accelerate the construction of urban and rural logistics distribution systems, and innovate green, low-carbon, and efficient distribution models. Create an efficient, fast and comfortable public transportation service system, and actively guide the public to choose green and low-carbon transportation methods. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, the average annual growth rate of container rail water intermodal transportation was over 15%. By 2030, the proportion of green travel in urban areas with a permanent population of over 1 million will not be less than 70%.



3. Accelerate the construction of green transportation infrastructure. Integrating the green and low-carbon concept throughout the entire process of transportation infrastructure planning, construction, operation, and maintenance, reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions throughout the entire lifecycle. Carry out green improvement and transformation of transportation infrastructure, coordinate the utilization of resources such as comprehensive transportation channels, land, airspace, etc., increase the integration of resources such as shorelines and anchorages, and improve utilization efficiency. Orderly promote the construction of infrastructure such as charging stations, supporting power grids, refueling stations, and hydrogen refueling stations, and improve the level of urban public transportation infrastructure. By 2030, efforts will be made to fully realize electrification of vehicles and equipment in civil transportation airports.



（6） Circular economy promotes carbon reduction actions.



Seize the source of resource utilization, vigorously develop circular economy, comprehensively improve resource utilization efficiency, and fully leverage the synergistic effect of reducing resource consumption and carbon reduction.



1. Promote the circular development of industrial parks. With the goal of improving resource output and recycling efficiency, optimize the spatial layout of the park and carry out circular transformation of the park. Promote circular production and industrial combination of enterprises in the park, organize enterprises to implement clean production transformation, promote comprehensive utilization of waste, cascade utilization of energy, and water resource recycling, promote the resource utilization of industrial residual pressure waste heat, waste gas, liquid waste residue, and actively promote centralized gas supply and heating. Build a shared platform for infrastructure and public services, and strengthen the management of material flow in the park. By 2030, all key industrial parks at or above the provincial level will undergo circular transformation.



2. Strengthen the comprehensive utilization of bulk solid waste. Improve the comprehensive development and utilization level and utilization rate of mineral resources, with a focus on coal gangue, fly ash, tailings, co associated minerals, smelting slag, industrial by-product gypsum, construction waste, crop straw and other bulk solid waste. Support large-scale, large-scale, and high-value utilization, and encourage its use as a substitute for primary non-metallic minerals, sand and gravel and other resources. On the premise of ensuring safety and environmental protection, explore the application of phosphogypsum in soil improvement, well filling, roadbed construction, etc. Promote the resource utilization of construction waste and promote the in-situ recycling of waste road materials. Accelerate the promotion of high-value utilization of straw, improve the collection, storage and transportation system, and strictly prohibit burning and control. Accelerate the demonstration construction of comprehensive utilization of bulk solid waste. By 2025, the annual utilization of bulk solid waste will reach around 4 billion tons; By 2030, the annual utilization will reach around 4.5 billion tons.



3. Establish a sound resource recycling system. Improve the recycling network of waste materials, promote the "Internet+" recycling model, and achieve full collection of renewable resources. Strengthen the standardized management of the comprehensive utilization of renewable resources industry and promote the development of industrial agglomeration. High level construction of modern "urban mineral" bases, promoting standardized, large-scale, and clean utilization of renewable resources. Promote the recycling and utilization of waste from emerging industries such as retired power batteries, photovoltaic modules, and wind turbine blades. Promote the high-quality development of remanufacturing industries such as automotive parts, engineering machinery, and office equipment. Strengthen the promotion and application of resource recycling products and remanufactured products. By 2025, the recycling capacity of nine main renewable resources, including scrap steel, scrap copper, scrap aluminum, scrap lead, scrap zinc, scrap paper, scrap plastic, scrap rubber, and scrap glass, will reach 450 million tons, and by 2030, it will reach 510 million tons.



4. Vigorously promote the reduction and resource utilization of household waste. We will solidly promote the classification of household waste, accelerate the establishment of a comprehensive system for the collection, transportation, and disposal of household waste that covers the entire society, and comprehensively achieve classified placement, collection, transportation, and treatment. Strengthen the full chain control of plastic pollution, rectify excessive packaging, and promote the reduction of domestic waste at the source. Promote the incineration treatment of household waste, reduce the proportion of landfill, and explore resource utilization technologies suitable for the characteristics of kitchen waste in China. Promote the utilization of sewage resources. By 2025, the classification system for urban household waste will be basically sound, and the proportion of resource utilization of household waste will increase to around 60%. By 2030, the classification of urban domestic waste will achieve full coverage, and the proportion of domestic waste resource utilization will increase to 65%.

（7） Green and low-carbon technology innovation action.



Give full play to the supporting and leading role of technological innovation, improve the system and mechanism of technological innovation, strengthen innovation capabilities, and accelerate the green and low-carbon technological revolution.



1. Improve the innovation system and mechanism. Develop an action plan to support carbon peaking and carbon neutrality through technology, establish key projects such as research and demonstration of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality key technologies in the national key research and development plan, adopt a mechanism of "unveiling and leading", and carry out research on key core technologies of low-carbon, zero carbon, and negative carbon. Incorporate the innovative achievements of green and low-carbon technologies into the performance evaluation of higher education institutions, research institutions, and state-owned enterprises. Strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in innovation, support enterprises in undertaking major national green and low-carbon technology projects, and encourage the open sharing of facilities, data, and other resources. Promote the construction of a national green technology trading center and accelerate the transformation of innovative achievements. Strengthen the protection of green and low-carbon technologies and product intellectual property rights. Improve the green and low-carbon technology and product testing, evaluation, and certification system.



2. Strengthen the construction of innovative capabilities and talent cultivation. Establish national laboratories, national key laboratories, and national technology innovation centers related to carbon peak and carbon neutrality, moderately advance the layout of national major scientific and technological infrastructure, and guide enterprises, universities, and research institutions to jointly build a batch of national green and low-carbon industry innovation centers. Innovate talent cultivation models, encourage higher education institutions to accelerate the construction and talent cultivation of disciplines such as new energy, energy storage, hydrogen energy, carbon emission reduction, carbon sequestration, and carbon emission trading, and build a number of green and low-carbon future technology colleges, modern industry colleges, and demonstration energy colleges. Deepen the integration of industry and education, encourage schools and enterprises to jointly carry out collaborative education projects between industry and education, establish a carbon peak carbon neutral industry education integration development alliance, and build a batch of national energy storage technology industry education integration innovation platforms.



3. Strengthen applied basic research. Implement a batch of forward-looking and strategic national major cutting-edge science and technology projects, and promote breakthrough progress in the research and development of low-carbon, zero carbon, and negative carbon technology equipment. Focusing on the green and intelligent development of fossil fuels, clean and low-carbon utilization, large-scale utilization of renewable energy, new power systems, energy conservation, hydrogen energy, energy storage, power batteries, carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage, we will deepen basic research on applications. Actively develop advanced nuclear power technologies and strengthen research on cutting-edge disruptive technologies such as controllable nuclear fusion.



4. Accelerate the research and development, promotion and application of advanced and applicable technologies. Concentrate efforts on technological innovation such as the safe and stable operation and control of complex large power grids, high-capacity wind power, high-efficiency photovoltaic, high-power liquefied natural gas engines, high-capacity energy storage, low-cost renewable energy hydrogen production, low-cost carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage, accelerate the research and development of basic materials such as carbon fiber maintenance, aerogel, and special steel, and supplement key components, components, software, and other shortcomings. Promote advanced and mature green low-carbon technologies and carry out demonstration applications. Build a full process, integrated, and large-scale demonstration project for carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage. Promote the demonstration application of molten salt energy storage for heating and power generation. Accelerate the research and demonstration application of hydrogen energy technology, and explore large-scale applications in industries, transportation, construction, and other fields.



（8） Action to consolidate and enhance carbon sequestration capacity.



Adhere to the system concept, promote the integrated protection and restoration of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and sand, improve the quality and stability of the ecosystem, and increase the carbon sink increment of the ecosystem.



1. Consolidate the carbon sequestration effect of the ecosystem. Combining the formulation and implementation of national spatial planning, establish a national spatial development and protection pattern that is conducive to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Strictly adhere to the ecological protection red line, strictly control the occupation of ecological space, establish a natural reserve system with national parks as the main body, and stabilize the carbon sequestration effects of existing forests, grasslands, wetlands, oceans, soil, permafrost, karst, etc. Strictly implement land use standards, strengthen the evaluation of economical and intensive land use, and promote land conservation technologies and models.



2. Improve the carbon sink capacity of the ecosystem. Implement major ecological protection and restoration projects. Deeply promote large-scale land greening actions, consolidate the achievements of returning farmland to forests and grasslands, and expand the total amount of forest and grassland resources. Strengthen forest resource protection, implement precise improvement projects for forest quality, and improve forest quality and stability. Strengthen grassland ecological protection and restoration, and increase the comprehensive vegetation coverage of grasslands. Strengthen the protection and restoration of rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Promote the overall protection and restoration of marine ecosystems, and enhance the carbon sequestration capacity of mangroves, seagrass beds, salt marshes, and other areas. Strengthen the restoration and management of degraded land, carry out comprehensive management of desertification, rocky desertification, and soil erosion, and implement ecological restoration projects for historical mines. By 2030, the national forest coverage rate will reach around 25% and the forest stock will reach 19 billion cubic meters.



3. Strengthen the basic support for ecosystem carbon sequestration. Relying on and expanding the natural resource survey and monitoring system, making good use of the national comprehensive monitoring and evaluation results of forest and grass ecology, establishing an ecosystem carbon sink monitoring and accounting system, conducting carbon sink background surveys, carbon storage assessments, and potential analysis of forests, grasslands, wetlands, oceans, soil, permafrost, and karst, and implementing monitoring and evaluation of ecological protection and restoration carbon sink effectiveness. Strengthen research on basic theories, methods, and cutting-edge disruptive technologies of carbon sequestration in terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Establish and improve an ecological protection compensation mechanism that reflects the value of carbon sequestration, and study and formulate relevant rules for carbon sequestration projects to participate in national carbon emission trading.



4. Promote agricultural and rural emission reduction and carbon sequestration. Vigorously develop green, low-carbon, and circular agriculture, promote low-carbon agricultural models such as complementary agriculture and photovoltaics, "photovoltaic+facility agriculture", and "offshore wind power+marine ranching". Research and application of increased exchange agricultural technology. Carry out actions to improve the quality of cultivated land, implement the national black land protection project, and increase soil organic carbon storage. Reasonably control the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and plastic films, implement a reduction and substitution plan for fertilizers and pesticides, and strengthen the comprehensive utilization of crop straw and the resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure.



（9） Green and low-carbon national action.



Enhance the national awareness of conservation, environmental protection, and ecology, advocate for a simple and moderate, green, low-carbon, and civilized and healthy lifestyle, and transform green concepts into conscious actions for all people.



1. Strengthen the promotion and education of ecological civilization. Incorporate ecological civilization education into the national education system, carry out various forms of resource and environmental education, and popularize basic knowledge of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Strengthen scientific education on ecological civilization for the public, organically integrate the concept of green and low-carbon into literary and artistic works, produce cultural and creative products and public service advertisements, continue to carry out theme promotion activities such as World Earth Day, World Environment Day, National Energy Conservation Promotion Week, and National Low Carbon Day, enhance the public's awareness of green and low-carbon, and promote the concept of ecological civilization to be more deeply rooted in people's hearts.



2. Promote green and low-carbon lifestyles. We will resolutely curb extravagance, waste, and unreasonable consumption, strive to break free from extravagant and extravagant habits, and resolutely stop food and beverage waste. Advocate energy conservation throughout society, carry out demonstration and creation of green and low-carbon society actions, deeply promote the creation of green life actions, select and promote a group of excellent demonstration models, and create a new trend of green and low-carbon life. Vigorously develop green consumption, promote green and low-carbon products, and improve the certification and labeling system for green products. Increase the proportion of green products in government procurement.



3. Guide enterprises to fulfill their social responsibilities. Guide enterprises to actively adapt to the requirements of green and low-carbon development, strengthen environmental responsibility awareness, strengthen energy and resource conservation, and enhance the level of green innovation. State owned enterprises, especially central enterprises, in key areas should formulate and implement action plans for enterprise carbon peaking, and play a demonstrative and leading role. Key energy consuming units should sort out and calculate their own carbon emissions, conduct in-depth research on carbon emission reduction paths, formulate special work plans for "one enterprise, one policy", and promote energy conservation and carbon reduction. Relevant listed companies and bond issuing enterprises shall regularly disclose their carbon emissions information in accordance with the legal disclosure requirements of environmental information. Fully leverage the role of industry associations and other social organizations to urge enterprises to consciously fulfill their social responsibilities.



4. Strengthen the training of leading cadres. The study and implementation of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization ideology will be an important part of cadre education and training. Party schools (administrative colleges) at all levels should include carbon peaking and carbon neutrality related content in their teaching plans, conduct training for leaders and cadres at all levels in stages and at multiple levels, popularize scientific knowledge, promote policy points, strengthen legal awareness, and deepen the importance, urgency, and scientificity of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality work among leaders and cadres at all levels A systematic understanding. Leaders and cadres engaged in green and low-carbon development related work should improve their professional literacy and business capabilities as soon as possible, and effectively enhance their ability to promote green and low-carbon development.

（10） Orderly carbon peaking actions in various regions.



Each region should accurately grasp its own development positioning, combine the actual economic and social development and resource and environmental endowment of the region, adhere to classified policies, adapt to local conditions, and link up and down, and promote carbon peaking in an orderly manner.



1. Scientifically and reasonably determine the goal of orderly peak achievement. Regions where carbon emissions have been basically stable should consolidate their emission reduction achievements and further reduce carbon emissions on the basis of achieving carbon peaking first. Regions with lighter industrial structures and better energy structures should adhere to green and low-carbon development, resolutely avoid relying on "two high" projects to drive economic growth, and strive to be the first to achieve carbon peak. Regions with a heavy industrial structure and a coal based energy structure, as well as resource-based regions, should prioritize energy conservation and carbon reduction, vigorously optimize and adjust the industrial and energy structures, gradually decouple carbon emission growth from economic growth, and strive to achieve carbon peaking in sync with the national level.



2. Promote green and low-carbon development according to local conditions. Each region should combine regional major strategies, regional coordinated development strategies, and main functional area strategies to promote green and low-carbon development in their respective regions from a practical perspective. The Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and other regions should play the role of high-quality development driving force and growth pole, and take the lead in promoting comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. The Yangtze River Economic Belt, Yellow River Basin, and National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone should strictly implement ecological priority and green development strategy guidance, and lead the country in green and low-carbon development. The central, western, and northeastern regions should focus on optimizing their energy structure, in accordance with industrial policies and energy consumption dual control requirements, orderly promote the concentration of high energy consuming industries in areas with advantages in clean energy, and actively cultivate green development momentum.



3. Collaborate up and down to develop local peak reaching plans. The people's governments of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government should adhere to the overall national deployment, combined with the local resource and environmental endowment, industrial layout, development stage, etc., adhere to the principle of national unity, not rushing, and scientifically formulate action plans for carbon peaking in their respective regions. They should propose practical and feasible carbon peaking schedules, road maps, and construction drawings to avoid "one size fits all" power and production restrictions or sports style "carbon reduction". After the carbon peak action plan for each region is comprehensively balanced and approved by the carbon peak and carbon neutrality work leadership group, it will be issued and implemented by the local authorities themselves.



4. Organize the construction of carbon peak pilot projects. Increase central support for local efforts to promote carbon peaking, select 100 representative cities and parks to carry out carbon peaking pilot construction, provide support for pilot cities and parks in policies, funds, technology, and other aspects, accelerate the realization of green and low-carbon transformation, and provide operable, replicable, and promotable experience and practices for the whole country.



4、 International cooperation



（1） Deeply participate in global climate governance. Vigorously promote Xi Jinping's ecological civilization ideology, share China's ecological civilization, green development concepts and practical experience, contribute Chinese wisdom, solutions, and strength to building a clean and beautiful world, and jointly build a community of human and natural life. Actively participate in the construction of the global green governance system, adhere to the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities, fairness, and respective capabilities, adhere to multilateralism, maintain the international system with the United Nations at its core, and promote the full implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement by all parties. Actively participate in international shipping and aviation emission reduction negotiations.



（2） Carry out green economic and trade, technology and financial cooperation. Optimize the trade structure and vigorously develop high-quality, high-tech, and high value-added green product trade. Strengthen international cooperation on green standards, promote the implementation of conformity assessment cooperation and mutual recognition mechanisms, and ensure the connection between green trade rules and import and export policies. Strengthen the import and export of energy-saving and environmentally friendly products and services. Increase cooperation in green technology, promote scientific research cooperation and technological exchange in fields such as renewable energy, energy storage, hydrogen energy, carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage, and actively participate in international major scientific projects such as the International Thermonuclear Fusion Experimental Reactor Program. Deepen international cooperation in green finance, actively participate in the international macro coordination of carbon pricing mechanisms and green finance standard systems, and work together with relevant parties to promote green and low-carbon transformation.



（3） Promote the construction of the green Belt and Road Initiative. Adhering to the principle of co consultation, co construction, and sharing, promoting the concepts of openness, green, and integrity, strengthening cooperation in green infrastructure, green energy, green finance, and other fields with countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative, improving the environmental sustainability of overseas projects, creating a green and inclusive Belt and Road energy partnership, and expanding the export of new energy technologies and products. Give full play to the role of cooperation platforms such as the International Alliance for Green Development under the Belt and Road Initiative, promote the implementation of the Green Investment Principles under the Belt and Road Initiative, and promote the South South Cooperation Plan and Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan under the Belt and Road Initiative to address climate change.



5、 Policy guarantee



（1） Establish a unified and standardized carbon emission statistical accounting system. Strengthen the construction of carbon emission statistical accounting capacity, deepen research on accounting methods, and accelerate the establishment of a unified and standardized carbon emission statistical accounting system. Support industries and enterprises to conduct research on carbon emission accounting methodology based on their own characteristics, and establish a sound carbon emission measurement system. Promote the development of carbon emission measurement technology, accelerate the application of emerging technologies such as remote sensing measurement, big data, and cloud computing in the field of carbon emission measurement technology, and improve the level of statistical accounting. Actively participate in the research on international carbon emission accounting methods, and promote the establishment of a more fair and reasonable carbon emission accounting method system.



（2） Improve laws, regulations, and standards. Establish a legal system conducive to green and low-carbon development, and promote the formulation and revision of energy laws, energy conservation laws, electricity laws, coal laws, renewable energy laws, circular economy promotion laws, clean production promotion laws, etc. Accelerate the update of energy conservation standards, revise a number of mandatory national standards for energy consumption quotas, product and equipment energy efficiency, and engineering construction standards, and increase the requirements for energy conservation and carbon reduction. Improve the renewable energy standard system and accelerate the formulation and revision of standards in related fields. Establish and improve standards for hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and use. Improve the industrial green and low-carbon standard system. Establish standards for carbon emission accounting, reporting, and verification for key enterprises, and explore the establishment of full lifecycle carbon footprint standards for key products. Actively participate in the formulation and revision of international energy efficiency, low-carbon and other standards, and strengthen international standard coordination.



（3） Improve economic policies. People's governments at all levels should increase their support for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality work. Establish a sound tax policy system that is conducive to green and low-carbon development, implement and improve tax preferential policies such as energy conservation, water conservation, and comprehensive resource utilization, and better play the role of taxation in promoting green and low-carbon development of market entities. Improve the green electricity price policy, improve the residential tiered electricity price system and the time of use electricity price policy, and explore the establishment of a dynamic adjustment mechanism for the time of use electricity price. Improve the evaluation mechanism of green finance and establish a sound green finance standard system. We will vigorously develop financial instruments such as green loans, green equity, green bonds, green insurance, and green funds, establish carbon emission reduction support tools, guide financial institutions to provide long-term, low-cost funding for green and low-carbon projects, and encourage development oriented policy oriented financial institutions to provide long-term stable financing support for carbon peaking actions in accordance with the principles of marketization and rule of law. Expand the depth and breadth of the green bond market, and support eligible green enterprises to list, list, and refinance. Research and establish a national low-carbon transformation fund to support the green transformation of traditional industries and resource rich areas. Encourage social capital to establish green and low-carbon industry investment funds in a market-oriented manner.



（4） Establish and improve market-oriented mechanisms. Give full play to the role of the national carbon emission trading market, further improve supporting systems, and gradually expand the scope of the trading industry. Build a national energy rights trading market, improve the paid use and trading system of energy rights, and ensure the connection with the dual control system of energy consumption. Coordinate the construction of markets for carbon emission rights, energy rights, and electricity trading, strengthen the connection and coordination between market mechanisms, and incorporate carbon emission rights and energy rights trading into public resource trading platforms. Actively promote contract energy management and promote a "one-stop" comprehensive service model for energy-saving consultation, diagnosis, design, financing, renovation, and custody.



6、 Organizational implementation



（1） Strengthen overall coordination. Strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee on carbon peaking and carbon neutrality work, and the Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Work Leading Group will conduct overall deployment and systematic promotion of carbon peaking related work, coordinate research on important matters, and formulate major policies. The member units of the leading group for carbon peak and carbon neutrality work should solidly promote relevant work in accordance with the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, as well as the work requirements of the leading group. The Office of the Leading Group for Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Work should strengthen overall coordination, regularly schedule the progress of work in various regions, key fields, and key industries, scientifically propose a timetable and roadmap for carbon peak steps, and supervise the implementation of various target tasks in detail.



（2） Strengthen the implementation of responsibilities. All regions and relevant departments should have a deep understanding of the importance, urgency, and complexity of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality work, and effectively shoulder their responsibilities. In accordance with the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on the Complete, Accurate, and Comprehensive Implementation of the New Development Concept to Do a Good Job in Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Work" and the main goals and key tasks determined in this plan, efforts should be made to implement various tasks, ensure that policies, measures, and results are in place, The implementation status will be included in the supervision of central and provincial ecological environment protection. All relevant units, people's organizations, and social organizations should actively play their role in promoting green and low-carbon development in accordance with relevant national arrangements.



（3） Strictly supervise and assess. Implement a system with carbon intensity control as the main focus and total carbon emission control as the auxiliary, implement collaborative management, decomposition, and assessment of energy consumption and carbon emission indicators, and gradually establish a comprehensive evaluation and assessment system for carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Strengthen the application of supervision and assessment results, commend and reward regions, units, and individuals that have achieved outstanding results in carbon peak work in accordance with regulations, and implement notification, criticism, and interview accountability for regions and departments that have not completed their target tasks in accordance with regulations. The people's governments of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government should organize annual assessments of carbon peak target tasks, and report relevant work progress and major issues to the leading group for carbon peak and carbon neutrality work in a timely manner.