National-level zero-carbon parks: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announces the selection of the first batch of construction projects, avoiding hasty expansion

On August 1, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference to interpret the current economic situation and economic work.

Jiang Yi, director of the Policy Research Office and spokesperson of the NDRC, introduced the topic of zero-carbon parks at the meeting, pointing out that the NDRC will, in the next step, determine the list of the first batch of national-level zero-carbon park construction projects ; and will explore in five areas: accelerating the green transformation of energy, guiding deep decarbonization of industries, promoting regional coordinated development, adapting to green trade rules, and creating zero-carbon demonstration models.

In addition, Jiang Yi emphasized, The construction of zero-carbon parks is not merely about putting up signs; it is a systematic project and long-term work with strong innovation and high challenges; it is not about creating a 'policy洼地', but about building a 'green transformation highland'. 。 It is necessary to avoid the pitfalls of blind decision-making, seeking too much at once, and hasty expansion. 。

Zero-carbon parks refer to parks that, through planning, design, technology, and management, reduce carbon dioxide emissions from production and life within the park to 'near zero' levels and have the conditions to further achieve 'zero emissions'.

Currently, China's renewable energy technologies, energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies, and pollution control technologies have gradually reached the international advanced level. The proposal to build zero-carbon parks on this basis marks that China's green transformation process is moving from single-point innovation to systematic and standard innovation.

Jiang Yi pointed out that this work has five aspects of significance, or five areas to explore.

First, accelerate the green transformation of energy . Explore new paths to improve the proportion of renewable energy consumption by comprehensively adopting methods such as direct supply of green electricity, demand-side management, scientific configuration of energy storage, and utilization of clean and low-carbon thermal energy resources.

Second, guide the deep decarbonization of industries . Explore the "green-to-green" model of manufacturing green products with green energy, support energy-saving and carbon-reduction transformation and the updating of energy-consuming equipment, and encourage enterprises to build factories with ultimate energy efficiency and zero-carbon factories.

Third, promote regional coordinated development . Guide the orderly transfer and aggregation of high-energy-consuming industries to parks with sustainable resources, energy security, and environmental capacity, and promote the formation of reasonable division of labor and benign cycles between regions.

Fourth, adapt to green trade rules . Zero-carbon parks have traceable energy supply systems and full-process carbon footprint management systems, which can help enterprises accurately locate key links, target process optimization and equipment improvement, significantly reduce product "carbon footprints", and enhance "green competitiveness".

Fifth, create zero-carbon demonstration models . Through the exploration and practice of "zero-carbon cells" at the park level, accumulate experience, explore paths, and create models for the comprehensive construction of a "zero-carbon society" in the carbon-neutral stage.

Jiang Yi said that next, the NDRC will, based on recommendations from local governments, comprehensively consider factors such as industrial representation, comprehensive demonstration, and carbon emission reduction potential, determine the list of the first batch of national-level zero-carbon park construction projects , and provide positive support in terms of policy pilot programs, institutional and mechanism innovation, and major project construction.

Jiang Yi emphasized, The construction of zero-carbon parks is not merely about putting up signs; it is a systematic project and long-term work with strong innovation and high challenges; it is not about creating a 'policy洼地', but about building a 'green transformation highland'. 。

The Notice proposes "carbon emissions per unit of energy consumption" as the core indicator for zero-carbon parks, and also sets five guiding indicators: the proportion of clean energy consumption, the unit energy consumption of park enterprise products, the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste, the comprehensive utilization rate of waste heat, waste cold, and waste pressure, and the reuse rate of industrial water. Each indicator has clear and strict requirements and cannot be easily achieved.

Local governments, parks, and enterprises should proceed from their own realities, and based on their own resource endowments, industrial characteristics, and development stages, scientifically determine the path and methods for the construction of zero-carbon parks, ensuring that technical solutions are operable, engineering projects can be implemented, innovative measures can be implemented, and element funds are guaranteed. It is necessary to avoid the pitfalls of blind decision-making, seeking too much at once, and hasty expansion. 。