The Politburo meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held on July 30 proposed that it is necessary to coordinate and orderly do a good job in carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, introduce a carbon peaking action plan by 2030 as soon as possible, adhere to a national chess game, and correct the campaign to “reduce carbon.” , First stand and then break, resolutely curb the blind development of the “two highs” project.
Strive to achieve carbon peaks by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060-my country’s “dual carbon” goal demonstrates its firm commitment to green development Determined to “do a good job in achieving carbon peaks and carbon neutrality” has also been listed as one of the key tasks in the first year of the “14th Five-Year Plan”.
Realizing the “dual carbon” goal is not easy in our country. While affirming the positive actions of some places and enterprises, we must also see that some places are chanting slogans and getting rid of the heat, and some places have a tendency to over-act and exceed the current stage of development. This kind of campaign-style “carbon reduction”, rushing to the top and lack of overall planning, may make it difficult to achieve optimal emission reduction costs and benefits, and may even affect the normal development of the economy.
There are also some places where “carbon peaking” is misinterpreted as “climbing peak”, and it is believed that the use of fossil energy can continue to be substantially increased before 2030. Recently, the Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspectors discovered that there is an impulse to blindly launch the “two highs” projects in some places, and there is a tendency of “big, fast, rush, and chaos”. If the “two highs” projects are allowed to develop blindly, carbon emissions will increase at a rapid rate, and carbon emissions will peak at a fairly high level, causing greater pressure and cost for carbon neutralization in the later stage.
my country has a large economy, and there are great differences in the economic development stages, emission status, and emission reduction potentials of the east, middle and west. Some cities with more developed economies have a high proportion of service industries, and the transfer of high-emission industries to other regions makes it relatively difficult to reach carbon peaks. Some places undertake different economic development tasks, their industrial structure is heavier, and the task of “carbon reduction” is even more arduous. Therefore, the whole country needs to be considered as a whole.
Achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality is a complex, long-term and systematic project that requires scientific deployment of target tasks and strengthening of top-level design. Regardless of whether it is a place, an industry or an enterprise, it is necessary to set goals reasonably, proceed from reality, and grasp the rhythm scientifically. It is necessary to properly handle the relationship between development and emission reduction, overall and partial, short-term and medium- to long-term, and the relationship between pollution reduction and carbon reduction and energy security, industrial chain supply chain security, food security, and the normal life of the people.
Adhere to a game of chess across the country, coordinate, orderly and scientifically “reduce carbon”. We will win the tough battle of carbon peak and carbon neutrality.