National Development and Reform Commission: support energy saving and carbon reduction transformation in key industries such as electricity, steel, non-ferrous metals, building materials, petrochemicals, chemicals, and machinery.

On October 14th, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on the issuance of the "Special Management Measures for Central Budget Investment in Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction". The Measures point out support for energy conservation and carbon reduction in key industries, clean substitution for coal consumption, assistance from the circular economy in carbon reduction, demonstration of low-carbon, zero-carbon, negative-carbon models, and the construction of basic capabilities for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Support includes projects for energy conservation and carbon reduction in key industries. Support for energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation in key industries such as electricity, steel, non-ferrous metals, building materials, petrochemicals, chemical industry, and machinery. Support for overall deployment and large-scale implementation of energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation using industrial parks and industrial clusters as carriers. Support for energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation in basic infrastructures such as heating and computing power. The text continues: This special support includes projects for energy conservation and carbon reduction in key industries, clean substitution for coal consumption, assistance from the circular economy in carbon reduction, demonstration of low-carbon, zero-carbon, negative-carbon, carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and support includes: (1) Projects for energy conservation and carbon reduction in key industries. Support for energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation in key industries such as electricity, steel, non-ferrous metals, building materials, petrochemicals, chemical industry, and machinery. Support for energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation using industrial parks and industrial clusters as carriers for overall deployment and large-scale implementation. Support for energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation in basic infrastructures such as heating and computing power. Support for energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation in central and national government agencies. (2) Projects for clean substitution for coal consumption. Support for low-carbon transformation of coal-fired power units and coal chemical projects. Support for the use of clean energy in place of coal-fired boilers and industrial kilns in industries such as food, tobacco, textiles, papermaking, and dyeing. Support for urban and rural residents to use geothermal and biomass energy for heating. (3) Projects for the circular economy in carbon reduction. Support for the construction and transformation of parks for recycling, demonstration bases for "urban minerals" and resource recycling bases. Support for the construction of large-scale standardized recycling stations and green sorting centers. Support for the recycling of regenerated resources and the comprehensive utilization of bulk solid waste, as well as the remanufacturing of retired equipment. Support for the resource utilization and energy utilization of agricultural and forestry residues. Support for the production and application promotion of biodegradable plastics and recyclable express packaging products. Support for the construction of "substituting bamboo for plastic" infrastructure and the promotion of product production and application. (4) Demonstration projects for low-carbon, zero-carbon, and negative-carbon. Support for the application of advanced green low-carbon technologies. Support for projects such as zero-carbon zones and zero-carbon transport corridors to achieve near-zero carbon goals through the construction of energy supply facilities, infrastructure renovation, and process carbon reduction projects. Support for the production of green methanol and sustainable aviation fuels. Support for the construction of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects on a large scale. (5)Basic construction projects for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Support for the basic construction of carbon emission measurement, statistics, accounting, monitoring, etc., including the management system for carbon emissions, greenhouse gas emission factor database, and carbon emission measurement system. This direction only supports government investment projects, and relevant projects should be included in national-level plans or schemes and implemented in accordance with national standards and requirements. (6)Others. Projects that need support for implementing major matters assigned by the Party Central Committee and the State Council. Among the support ranges mentioned above, the proportions of support for projects such as energy conservation and carbon reduction in key industries, clean substitution for coal consumption, assistance from the circular economy in carbon reduction, demonstration projects for low-carbon, zero-carbon, and negative-carbon are all 20% of the approved total investment. For projects related to basic construction of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality funded by local governments, the proportions of support in the eastern, central, western, and northeastern regions are 60%, 70%, 80%, 80% of the approved total investment respectively. Projects related to central and national government agencies are generally fully funded. This article is selected from the official website of the National Development and Reform Commission, edited by GMTEight: Feng Qiuyi.