China has released a five-year plan to advance the green and low-carbon transformation of its industrial sector.
The development, according to Xinhua News Agency, sets a target of peaking carbon dioxide emissions from industry by 2030.
“The plan for the 2026-2030 period, recently issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), also aims to significantly increase the use of green energy in industry and further strengthen the competitiveness of green and low-carbon sectors.
“It sets goals including cutting energy consumption per unit of value added by major industrial enterprises by more than 10 percent and establishing 500 zero-carbon factories during this period.
“A range of key tasks are outlined, such as implementing industrial carbon peaking initiatives, expanding the supply of green equipment and products, strengthening green and low-carbon technological innovation, and improving industrial resource recycling systems,” the Chinese state-owned medium stated.
Among specific measures were that China will build green computing facilities in regions with abundant renewable energy resources, accelerate technological upgrading and application expansion in key sectors like new energy vehicles, new energy equipment and new-type energy storage, and expand the use of clean, low-carbon hydrogen in the industrial and transport sectors.
According to an MIIT official, further efforts will be made to strengthen coordination between industrial policies and those related to energy, science and technology, fiscal affairs and finance.
The ministry will also formulate regulations on the recycling and utilization of retired power batteries, complete the formulation or revision of 500 industrial green and low-carbon standards, and improve incentive mechanisms to encourage green consumption, the official said.
(The Sun)