On May 29, The State Council issued the 2024-2025 Energy Conservation and carbon Reduction Action Plan, which requires that by 2024, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will be reduced by about 2.5% and 3.9% respectively, and energy consumption per unit of added value of industrial enterprises above designated size will be reduced by about 3.5%. Non-fossil energy consumption accounted for about 18.9%, and energy conservation and carbon reduction in key areas and industries saved about 50 million tons of standard coal and 130 million tons of carbon dioxide. By 2025, non-fossil energy consumption will account for about 20%, energy saving and carbon reduction in key areas and industries will save about 50 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 130 million tons, and strive to meet the "14th Five-Year Plan" binding targets for energy conservation and carbon reduction.
The plan emphasizes the orderly promotion of new energy medium and heavy duty trucks and the development of zero-emission freight fleets. By the end of 2025, the CO2 emission intensity of the transport sector will be reduced by 5% compared with 2020. At the same time, it is proposed to promote the medium and long distance transportation of bulk goods and containers "rotating iron" and "rotating water". We will accelerate the development of multimodal transport and promote clean transport in key industries. By the end of 2025, the freight volume of railways and waterways will increase by 10% and 12% respectively compared with 2020, and the comprehensive energy consumption per unit converted turnover of railways will be reduced by 4.5% compared with 2020.
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Action plan on energy conservation and carbon Reduction for 2024-2025
Energy conservation and carbon reduction are important measures to actively and steadily promote carbon peak carbon neutrality, comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful China, and promote the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. In order to increase the efforts to promote energy conservation and carbon reduction work, take practical and effective measures, and make the best efforts to complete the "14th Five-Year Plan" binding indicators for energy conservation and carbon reduction, and formulate this plan.
I. General requirements
We will focus on controlling fossil energy consumption, strengthen carbon emission intensity management, and implement special actions for energy conservation and carbon reduction in different sectors and industries. We will do a better job of energy conservation and carbon reduction at a higher level and in a higher quality, so as to better leverage the economic, social and ecological benefits of energy conservation and carbon reduction, and lay a solid foundation for achieving the goal of peaking carbon neutrality.
By 2024, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP should be cut by about 2.5% and 3.9%, respectively, and energy consumption per unit of added value of industries above designated size should be cut by about 3.5%, with non-fossil energy consumption accounting for about 18.9%. Energy conservation and carbon reduction in key areas and industries will save about 50 million tons of standard coal and reduce about 130 million tons of carbon dioxide.
By 2025, non-fossil energy consumption will account for about 20%, energy saving and carbon reduction in key areas and industries will save about 50 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 130 million tons, and strive to meet the "14th Five-Year Plan" binding targets for energy conservation and carbon reduction. 2. Key tasks
(a) fossil energy consumption reduction alternative action
1. Strictly and reasonably control coal consumption. We will strengthen the clean and efficient use of coal, promote the low-carbon transformation and construction of coal and power plants, and promote the "three reforms" of energy conservation and carbon reduction, flexibility and heat supply. We will strictly control total coal consumption in key areas for the prevention and control of air pollution, focus on reducing non-electric coal use, and continue to promote the closure and integration of coal-fired boilers, the substitution of clean energy for industrial kilns, and the treatment of loose coal. Coal projects for new construction, reconstruction and expansion of key areas for the prevention and control of air pollution shall be replaced by coal equivalent or reduced in accordance with the law. Reasonable control of semi-coke (orchid charcoal) industry scale. By the end of 2025, loose coal in the plain areas of key areas for air pollution prevention and control will be basically eliminated, and coal-fired boilers and various coal-fired facilities of 35 tons of steam per hour or less will be basically eliminated.
2. Optimize oil and gas consumption structure. We will appropriately regulate oil consumption and promote advanced bio-liquid fuels and sustainable aviation fuels. We will accelerate the large-scale development of unconventional oil and gas resources such as shale oil (gas), coal bed methane, and tight oil (gas). We will guide natural gas consumption in an orderly manner, and give priority to ensuring people's livelihood and clean heating in northern China. High-sulfur petroleum coke may not be used as fuel except for the existing self-provided units of petrochemical enterprises.
(2) Actions to increase non-fossil energy consumption
1. Intensify the development of non-fossil energy. Accelerate the construction of large-scale wind power photovoltaic bases focusing on deserts, Gobi and deserts. Develop offshore wind power in a reasonable and orderly manner, promote the large-scale development and utilization of ocean energy, and promote the development and utilization of distributed new energy sources. We will build large hydropower bases in an orderly manner, actively develop nuclear power in a safe and orderly manner, develop biomass energy in accordance with local conditions, and promote hydrogen energy development in a coordinated manner. By the end of 2025, the country's non-fossil energy generation will account for about 39%.
2. Increase the consumption capacity of renewable energy. Accelerate the construction of large-scale wind power photovoltaic base delivery channels, and improve cross-provincial and cross-regional transmission capacity. We will accelerate the transformation of distribution networks and increase the capacity of distributed new energy sources. We will actively develop pumped storage and new types of energy storage. We will vigorously develop new technologies and models such as microgrids, virtual power plants, and vehicle network interaction. By the end of 2025, China's pumped storage capacity and new energy storage capacity will exceed 62 million kilowatts and 40 million kilowatts respectively. The demand response capacity of each region should generally reach 3%-5% of the maximum power load, and the demand response capacity of the region with the annual peak and valley difference rate of more than 40% of the maximum power load should reach more than 5% of the maximum power load.
3. Vigorously promote non-fossil energy consumption. Scientifically and reasonably determine the scale of new energy development, under the premise of ensuring economy, the utilization rate of new energy in areas with good resource conditions can be reduced to 90%. In the first three years of the "14th Five-Year Plan", energy conservation and carbon reduction indicators lag behind the implementation of the new project non-fossil energy consumption commitment, the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption in the two years after the "14th Five-Year Plan", the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption in the new high-energy projects shall not be less than 20%, and local governments are encouraged to increase the proportion requirements in accordance with the actual situation. Strengthen the connection between renewable energy green electricity certificate (hereinafter referred to as green certificate) trading and energy conservation and carbon reduction policies, and achieve full coverage of green certificate issuance by the end of 2024.
(3) Energy conservation and carbon reduction actions in the steel industry
1. Strengthen steel production capacity control. Strictly implement the replacement of steel production capacity, prohibit new steel production capacity in the name of machining, casting, ferroalloy, etc., and strictly prevent the resurgence of "strip steel" production capacity. Crude steel production will continue to be regulated in 2024. In areas where the progress of energy conservation and carbon reduction indicators in the first three years of the "14th Five-Year Plan" is lagging behind, the two years after the "14th Five-Year Plan" shall not be allowed to add new steel capacity in principle. New and expanded steel smelting projects must meet the energy efficiency benchmark level and environmental performance level A.
2. Deeply adjust the structure of steel products. We will vigorously develop high-end steel products such as high-performance special steel, and strictly control the export of low-value-added basic raw materials. Implement the integrated layout of steel, coking and sintering, and greatly reduce the independent coking, sintering and hot rolling enterprises and processes. Vigorously promote the recycling of scrap steel, and support the development of short-process electric furnace steelmaking. By the end of 2025, the proportion of electric furnace steel production in total crude steel production will strive to increase to 15%, and the utilization of scrap steel will reach 300 million tons.
3. Speed up energy conservation and carbon reduction in the steel industry. Promote the comprehensive utilization of blast furnace top gas, coke oven gas waste heat, and low-grade waste heat, and promote the process connection technology such as one can of hot metal to the bottom, hot charging and hot sending of casting billet. We will strengthen demonstration and application of low-carbon smelting technologies such as hydrogen metallurgy. By the end of 2025, the steel industry energy efficiency above the benchmark level of production capacity accounted for 30%, energy efficiency below the benchmark level of production capacity to complete technological transformation or elimination, more than 80% of the country's steel production capacity to complete ultra-low emission transformation; Compared with 2023, the comprehensive energy consumption per ton of steel is reduced by about 2%, and the self-electricity rate of residual heat, residual pressure and residual energy is increased by more than 3 percentage points. From 2024 to 2025, the energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation of the steel industry will save about 20 million tons of standard coal and reduce about 53 million tons of carbon dioxide.
4. Energy conservation and carbon reduction in the petrochemical and chemical industries
1. Strict policy requirements for petrochemical and chemical industries. Strengthen the rigid constraints of petrochemical industry planning and layout. Strictly control the new production capacity of oil refining, calcium carbide, ammonium phosphate, yellow phosphorus and other industries, prohibit the construction of polyvinyl chloride and vinyl chloride production capacity with mercury, and strictly control the scale of new delayed coking production. New and expanded petrochemical and chemical projects shall meet the energy efficiency benchmark and environmental performance level A, and the capacity used for replacement shall be shut down and dismantled in a timely manner as required. Completely eliminate 2 million tons/year or less of atmospheric and vacuum equipment. By the end of 2025, the country's crude oil processing capacity will be controlled within 1 billion tons.
2. Accelerate energy conservation and carbon reduction in the petrochemical and chemical industries. We will optimize the energy system, strengthen the recovery and utilization of high-pressure and low-pressure steam, loose gas, and waste heat and pressure, and promote energy-saving equipment such as large and efficient compressors and advanced gasifiers. By the end of 2025, oil refining, ethylene, synthetic ammonia, calcium carbide industry energy efficiency above the benchmark level of production capacity accounted for more than 30%, energy efficiency below the benchmark level of production capacity completed technological transformation or elimination. From 2024 to 2025, energy conservation and carbon reduction in the petrochemical and chemical industries will save about 40 million tons of standard coal and reduce about 110 million tons of carbon dioxide.
3. Promote petrochemical and chemical process reengineering. We will accelerate the promotion of advanced technologies such as new-generation ion membrane electrolyzers. Vigorously promote the replacement of renewable energy, encourage the research and development and application of renewable energy hydrogen production technology, support the construction of green hydrogen refining and chemical projects, and gradually reduce the amount of coal to hydrogen production in the industry. We will promote the orderly transformation of steam to electric power, and encourage large petrochemical and chemical parks to explore the use of nuclear energy for steam and heat supply.
(5) Energy conservation and carbon reduction actions in the non-ferrous metal industry
1. Optimize the capacity layout of non-ferrous metals. We will strictly implement the replacement of electrolytic aluminum production capacity, strictly control new smelting capacity such as copper and alumina, and rationally allocate new production capacity in silicon, lithium, and magnesium industries. Vigorously develop the recycled metal industry. By the end of 2025, the proportion of recycled metal supply will reach more than 24%, and the proportion of aluminum water direct alloying will increase to more than 90%.
2. Strictly increase non-ferrous metal project access. The new construction and expansion of electrolytic aluminum projects must meet the energy efficiency benchmark level and environmental performance level A, and the energy efficiency of new construction and expansion of alumina projects must meet the mandatory energy consumption quota standard advanced value. The energy efficiency of the new polycrystalline silicon and lithium battery positive and negative projects must reach the advanced level of the industry.
3. Promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in the non-ferrous metal industry. We will promote advanced technologies such as high-efficiency and stable aluminum electrolysis, continuous copper matte blowing, vertical reduction smelting of magnesium, and production of silicon by large-scale ore heating furnace, and accelerate the transformation of energy conservation and carbon reduction in the non-ferrous metal industry. By the end of 2025, the energy efficiency capacity of the electrolytic aluminum industry above the benchmark level will account for 30%, and the proportion of renewable energy use will reach more than 25%; Copper, lead, zinc smelting energy efficiency above the benchmark level of production capacity accounted for 50%; Capacity below the energy efficiency benchmark level of the non-ferrous metal industry to complete technological transformation or elimination. From 2024 to 2025, the energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation of the non-ferrous metal industry will save about 5 million tons of standard coal and reduce about 13 million tons of carbon dioxide.
(6) Building materials industry energy conservation and carbon reduction action
1. Strengthen the production capacity control of building materials industry. Strictly implement the capacity replacement of cement and flat glass. Strengthen the monitoring and early warning of the output of the building materials industry, and promote the normalization of cement peak production. Encourage the comprehensive utilization of tailings, waste rock, waste slag and industrial by-product gypsum. By the end of 2025, the country's cement clinker production capacity will be controlled at about 1.8 billion tons.
2. Strict access to new building materials projects. New and expanded cement, ceramics and flat glass projects must meet the energy efficiency benchmark and environmental performance level A. Vigorously develop green building materials, promote the manufacture of basic raw materials, light wall insulation materials and decoration materials assembly. By the end of 2025, the capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in the cement and ceramic industries will account for 30%, the capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in the flat glass industry will account for 20%, and the capacity below the benchmark level of energy efficiency in the building materials industry will complete technological transformation or elimination.
3. Promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in the building materials industry. Optimize the energy use structure of the building materials industry, and promote the electrification of coal. We will accelerate the substitution of cement raw materials and raise the level of resource utilization of industrial solid waste. Promote the float glass kiln multi-wire, ceramic dry process powder, low resistance cyclone preheater, high efficiency grate cooler and other energy-saving technology and equipment. By the end of 2025, about 50% of cement clinker production capacity in key areas of air pollution prevention and control will complete ultra-low emission transformation. From 2024 to 2025, the energy saving and carbon reduction transformation of the building materials industry will save about 10 million tons of standard coal and reduce about 26 million tons of carbon dioxide.
(7) Building energy conservation and carbon reduction actions
1. Accelerate the transformation of construction methods. We will strictly enforce mandatory standards for building energy conservation and carbon reduction, strengthen green design and construction management, and develop and promote new building materials and advanced technologies. Vigorously develop prefabricated buildings, actively promote intelligent construction, and accelerate the construction of building photovoltaic integration. We will promote clean heating in northern China in accordance with local conditions and promote the large-scale development of waste heat heating. By the end of 2025, new buildings in cities and towns will fully implement green building standards, the rooftop photovoltaic coverage of new public institution buildings and new factories will strive to reach 50%, the renewable energy replacement rate of urban buildings will reach 8%, and the area of new ultra-low energy consumption buildings and near-zero energy consumption buildings will increase by more than 20 million square meters from 2023.
2. Upgrading existing buildings. Implement policies related to large-scale equipment renewal, combine urban renewal actions and renovation of old residential areas, promote the renewal and upgrading of heat pump units, radiators, chillers, external Windows (curtain walls), external wall (roofs) insulation, lighting equipment, elevators, and old heating pipe networks, and speed up building energy conservation. To speed up the heating metering transformation and charging according to heat, all regions should clarify quantitative goals and transformation time limits in light of the actual situation. We will promote energy-saving doors and Windows. By the end of 2025, the energy-saving renovation area of existing buildings will be increased by more than 200 million square meters compared with 2023, the heat loss of urban heating network will be reduced by about 2 percentage points compared with 2020, and the energy-saving rate of residential buildings and public buildings after renovation will be increased by 30% and 20% respectively.
3. Strengthen building operation management. Public buildings and residential buildings will be inspected in batches for energy efficiency. We will establish a system for adjusting the operation of public buildings and strictly control the indoor temperature of public buildings. Explore and promote intelligent group control technology of electrical equipment in large public buildings, and rationally allocate electricity load.
8. Transport energy conservation and carbon reduction actions
1. Promote low-carbon transport infrastructure. We will raise the level of energy-using electrification at stations, railways and airports, promote the use of new energy for non-road mobile machinery, and speed up the matching transformation of domestic transport vessels and electricity facilities at ports and ports. Encourage the construction of photovoltaic power generation facilities along transportation hubs and road networks. We will strengthen the construction of charging infrastructure. Urban rail transit and bus rapid transit systems will be developed in accordance with local conditions, and a continuous network of bus lanes will be accelerated. Improve the urban slow traffic system.
2. Promote low-carbon transformation of transport equipment. We will speed up the elimination of old motor vehicles and raise the entry standards for energy consumption limits of operating vehicles. We will gradually lift restrictions on the purchase of new energy vehicles in all localities. We will implement supporting policies to facilitate the use of new energy vehicles. Promote the electrification of vehicles in the public sector, promote the orderly promotion of new energy medium and heavy duty trucks, and develop zero-emission freight fleets. We will promote the scrapping and upgrading of old transport vessels, and carry out pilot projects to upgrade coastal inland waterway vessels with electrification. By the end of 2025, the CO2 emission intensity of the transport sector will be reduced by 5% compared with 2020.
3. Optimize the transportation structure. We will promote the construction of special railway lines for port collection and distribution, logistics parks and large industrial and mining enterprises, and promote the "transit rail" and "transit water" for medium and long distance transportation of bulk goods and containers. We will accelerate the development of multimodal transport and promote clean transport in key industries. We will implement the strategy of giving priority to urban public transport development. Expedited city goods