On May 29, the State Council issued the Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction from 2024 to 2025, which mentioned strengthening the regulation of production capacity and output of building materials industry. Strictly implement the replacement of cement and flat glass production capacity. Strengthen the output monitoring and early warning of building materials industry, and promote the normalization of cement peak staggering production. Comprehensive utilization of tailings, waste rock, waste residue and industrial by-product gypsum is encouraged.
By the end of 2025, National cement < a href = "https://price.ccement.com/Price_list-1-s0-e0-p0-c0-k100059-b0. new and expanded cement, ceramic and flat glass projects must reach the benchmark level of energy efficiency and A-level environmental performance.". We will vigorously develop green building materials and promote the production of basic raw materials, the lightening of wall insulation materials and the assembly of decoration and decoration materials.
By the end of 2025, the proportion of production capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in cement and ceramics industry will reach 30% , and that in flat glass industry will reach 20%. The production capacity below the energy efficiency benchmark level of the building materials industry has completed technological transformation or been eliminated and withdrawn.
The following is the full text of the plan:
2024-2025 Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Action Plan
Energy conservation and carbon reduction is an important measure to actively and steadily promote carbon peak and carbon neutralization, comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful China, and promote the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. In order to strengthen the promotion of energy conservation and carbon reduction, take practical and effective measures, and make every effort to complete the "14th Five-Year Plan" energy conservation and carbon reduction binding targets, this plan is formulated.
First,
under the guidance of Xi Jinping's socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era, we should thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, comprehensively implement Xi Jinping's economic thought and Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought, adhere to the general tone of steady and progressive work, and fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept. We should consistently adhere to the principle of giving priority to conservation, improve the regulation and control of total energy consumption and intensity, focus on controlling fossil energy consumption, strengthen the management of carbon emission intensity, implement special actions for energy conservation and carbon reduction in different fields and industries, do a good job of energy conservation and carbon reduction at a higher level and with higher quality, and give better play to the economic, social and ecological benefits of energy conservation and carbon reduction. To lay a solid foundation for achieving the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization.
In 2024, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will be reduced by about 2.5% and 3.9% respectively, energy consumption per unit of industrial added value above scale will be reduced by about 3.5%, and the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption will reach about 18.9%. Energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation in key areas and industries will save about 50 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.
2025, and the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption will reach about 20%. Energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation in key areas and industries will save about 50 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
2. Key tasks
(1) Alternative actions
to reduce fossil energy consumption 1. Strengthen the clean and efficient use of coal, promote the transformation and construction of coal and electricity with low carbon. Promote the "three-change linkage" of energy-saving and carbon reduction transformation, flexible transformation and heating transformation of coal and electricity. Strictly implement the total coal consumption control in key areas of air pollution prevention and control, focus on reducing non-electric coal consumption, and continue to promote the shutdown and integration of coal-fired boilers, clean energy substitution of industrial kilns and furnaces, and bulk coal control. New and expanded coal projects in key areas of air pollution prevention and control shall be replaced by equal or reduced quantities of coal according to law. Reasonably control the scale of semi-coke (semi-coke) industry. By the end of 2025, loose coal in plain areas in key areas of air pollution prevention and control will be basically eliminated, and coal-fired boilers with 35 steam tons per hour or less and various coal-fired facilities will be basically eliminated.
2. Reasonably 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), coalbed methane and tight oil (gas). Natural gas consumption should be guided in an orderly manner, and priority should be given to ensuring residents' lives and clean heating in the northern region. Except for the existing self-contained units of petrochemical enterprises, high-sulfur petroleum coke shall not be used as fuel.
(2) Promoting
non-fossil energy consumption 1. Accelerating the construction of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic bases focusing on deserts, Gobi and deserts. Develop offshore wind power in a rational and orderly manner, promote the large-scale development and utilization of ocean energy, and promote the development and utilization of distributed new energy. We will build large hydropower bases in an orderly manner, actively develop nuclear power in a safe and orderly manner, develop biomass energy according to local conditions, and promote the development of hydrogen energy as a whole. By the end of 2025, the proportion of non-fossil energy generation in China will reach about 39%.
2. Accelerate the construction of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic base transmission channels, and enhance inter-provincial and inter-regional transmission capacity. Speed up the transformation of distribution network and enhance the carrying capacity of distributed new energy. We will actively develop pumped storage and new energy storage. We will vigorously develop new technologies and modes such as microgrid, virtual power plant and vehicle-network interaction. By the end of 2025, the installed capacity of pumped storage and new energy storage in China 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 electricity load, and the demand response capacity of the region where the peak-valley difference rate of the annual maximum electricity load exceeds 40% should reach more than 5% of the maximum electricity load.
3. Scientifically and rationally determine the scale of new energy development, and on the premise of ensuring economy, the utilization rate of new energy in areas with better resource conditions can be reduced to 90%. In the first three years of the 14th Five-Year Plan, areas with lagging energy conservation and carbon reduction targets should implement non-fossil energy consumption commitments for new projects, and the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption for new high-energy-consuming projects in the two years after the 14th Five-Year Plan should not be less than 20%, and local governments should be encouraged to raise the proportion requirements in accordance with actual conditions. We will strengthen the link between the trading of renewable energy green power certificates (hereinafter referred to as green certificates) and the policy of energy conservation and carbon reduction, and achieve full coverage of green certificates by the end of 2024.
(3) Energy-saving and carbon-reducing actions
in the iron and steel industry 1. Strictly implement the replacement of iron and steel production capacity, strictly prohibit new iron and steel production capacity in the name of mechanical processing, casting and ferroalloy, and strictly prevent the resurgence of "floor steel" production capacity. We will continue to regulate crude steel output in 2024. In the first three years of the 14th Five-Year Plan, no new iron and steel production capacity shall be added in principle in the two years after the 14th Five-Year Plan in areas where the progress of energy saving and carbon reduction targets is lagging behind. New and expanded iron and steel smelting projects must reach the benchmark level of energy efficiency and A-level of environmental performance.
2. Vigorously develop high-end steel products such as high-performance special steel, and strictly control the export of basic raw materials with low added value. Promote the integrated layout of iron and steel, coking and sintering, and greatly reduce independent coking, sintering and hot rolling enterprises and processes. We will vigorously promote the recycling of scrap steel and support the development of short process steelmaking in electric furnaces. By the end of 2025, the proportion of electric furnace steel output in total crude steel output will strive to increase to 15%, and the utilization of scrap steel will reach 300 million tons.
3. Promote the comprehensive utilization of blast furnace top gas, coke oven gas waste heat and low-grade waste heat, and promote the technology of linking up processes such as one pot of molten iron to the bottom, hot charging and hot delivery of casting billets. We will strengthen the demonstration and application of low-carbon smelting technologies such as hydrogen metallurgy. By the end of 2025, the proportion of production capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in the iron and steel industry will reach 30%, the production capacity below the benchmark level of energy efficiency will complete technical transformation or be eliminated, and more than 80% of the national iron and steel production capacity will complete ultra-low emission transformation. Compared with 2023, the comprehensive energy consumption per ton of steel will be reduced by about 2%, and the self-generation rate of residual heat and pressure will be increased by more than 3 percentage points. From 2024 to 2025, the energy saving and carbon reduction transformation of the iron and steel industry will save about 20 million tons of standard coal and reduce about 53 million tons of carbon dioxide.
(4) Energy saving and carbon reduction actions
in the petrochemical industry 1. Strengthen the rigid constraints on the planning and layout of the petrochemical industry. Strictly control the new production capacity of oil refining, calcium carbide, ammonium phosphate, yellow phosphorus and other industries, prohibit the new production capacity of polyvinyl chloride and vinyl chloride with mercury, and strictly control the scale of new delayed coking production. New and expanded petrochemical projects must reach the benchmark level of energy efficiency and A-level environmental performance, and the capacity used for replacement must be shut down and dismantled in time as required. Completely eliminate atmospheric and vacuum distillation units of 2 million tons per year or less. By the end of 2025, China's crude oil processing capacity will be controlled within 1 billion tons.
2. Implement energy system optimization, strengthen the recovery and utilization of high-pressure and low-pressure steam, purge gas, waste heat and pressure, and promote energy-saving equipment such as large high-efficiency compressors and advanced gasifiers. By the end of 2025, the production capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in oil refining, ethylene, synthetic ammonia and calcium carbide industries will account for more than 30%, and the production capacity below the benchmark level of energy efficiency will be transformed or eliminated. From 2024 to 2025, the petrochemical industry will be transformed to save about 40 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.3
. We will accelerate the promotion of advanced technologies such as the new generation of ion-exchange membrane electrolyzers. We will vigorously promote renewable energy substitution, encourage the development and application of renewable energy hydrogen production technology, support the construction of green hydrogen refining projects, and gradually reduce the consumption of coal hydrogen in the industry. We will promote the conversion of steam drive to electric drive in an orderly manner, and encourage large petrochemical and chemical parks to explore the use of nuclear energy for steam heating. Energy conservation and carbon reduction actions
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the non-ferrous metal industry 1. Strictly implement the replacement of electrolytic aluminum production capacity, strictly control the new production capacity of copper, alumina and other smelting industries, and rationally distribute the new production capacity of silicon, lithium, magnesium and other 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 direct alloying of molten aluminium will increase to more than 90%.
2.New and expanded electrolytic aluminum projects must reach the benchmark level of energy efficiency and A-level environmental performance, and the energy efficiency of new and expanded alumina projects must reach the advanced value of the mandatory energy consumption quota standard. The energy efficiency of new polysilicon and lithium battery positive and negative electrode projects must reach the advanced level of the industry.
3. Promote advanced technologies such as high-efficiency and stable aluminium electrolysis, continuous copper matte converting, vertical reduction magnesium smelting and large-scale submerged arc furnace silicon production, and accelerate energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation of non-ferrous metal industry. By the end of 2025, the proportion of production capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in the electrolytic aluminum industry will reach 30%, and the proportion of renewable energy use will reach more than 25%; the proportion of production capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in copper, lead and zinc smelting will reach 50%; the production capacity below the benchmark level of energy efficiency in the non-ferrous metal industry will complete technical transformation or be eliminated. From 2024 to 2025, the energy saving 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) Energy-saving and carbon-reducing actions
in building materials industry 1. Strictly implement the replacement of cement and flat glass production capacity. Strengthen the output monitoring and early warning of building materials industry, and promote the normalization of cement peak staggering production. Comprehensive utilization of tailings, waste rock, waste residue and industrial by-product gypsum is encouraged. By the end of 2025, the national cement clinker production capacity will be controlled at about 1.8 billion tons.
2. New and expanded cement, ceramics and flat glass projects must reach the benchmark level of energy efficiency and A-level of environmental performance. We will vigorously develop green building materials and promote the production of basic raw materials, the lightening of wall insulation materials and the assembly of decoration and decoration materials. By the end of 2025, the proportion of production capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in cement and ceramics industries will reach 30%, that of production capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency in flat glass industry will reach 20%, and that of production capacity below the benchmark level of energy efficiency in building materials industry will be completed or eliminated.
3. Optimize the energy structure of building materials industry and promote coal electrification. Accelerate the substitution of cement raw materials and improve the level of resource utilization of industrial solid waste. Promote energy-saving processes and equipment such as one float glass kiln with multiple production lines, ceramic dry milling, low-resistance cyclone preheaters, and high-efficiency grate coolers. By the end of 2025, about 50% of cement clinker production capacity in key areas of air pollution prevention and control will be transformed into ultra-low emission. From 2024 to 2025, the energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation of 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. Strictly implement 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. We will vigorously develop prefabricated buildings, actively promote intelligent construction, and accelerate the construction of building photovoltaic integration. Promote clean heating in the northern region according to local conditions, and promote the large-scale development of waste heat heating. By the end of 2025, green building standards will be fully implemented for new buildings in cities and towns, the photovoltaic coverage rate of new public buildings and new factory buildings will strive to reach 50%, the renewable energy substitution rate of urban buildings will reach 8%, and the floor area of new ultra-low energy consumption buildings and near-zero energy consumption buildings will increase by more than 20 million square meters compared with 2023.
2. Implement relevant policies on large-scale equipment renewal, promote the renewal and upgrading of heat pump units, radiators, water chillers, external windows (curtain walls), external wall (roof) insulation, lighting equipment, elevators, old heating pipe networks, and accelerate the energy-saving renovation of buildings in combination with urban renewal actions and renovation of old residential areas. To speed up the transformation of heating metering and charge according to heat, all regions should make clear the quantitative target and the time limit of transformation according to the actual situation. Implementation of energy-saving doors and windows promotion action. By the end of 2025, the area of energy-saving renovation of existing buildings will increase by more than 200 million square meters compared with 2023, the heat loss of urban heating pipeline 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 increase by 30% and 20% respectively.
3. Carry out supervision and inspection of energy conservation of public buildings and residential buildings in batches. Establish the operation adjustment system of public buildings and strictly control the indoor temperature of public buildings. Explore and popularize the intelligent group control technology of electrical equipment in large public buildings, and rationally allocate the power load.
(8) Transportation energy conservation and carbon reduction actions
1. Improve the level of electrification of stations, railways and airports, promote the new energy of off-road mobile machinery, and accelerate the matching and transformation of domestic transport ships and port shore power facilities. Encourage the construction of photovoltaic power generation facilities at transport hub stations and along the road network. Strengthen the construction of charging infrastructure. Develop urban rail transit and bus rapid transit system according to local conditions, and accelerate the continuous network of bus lanes. Improve the urban slow-moving system.
2. Speed up the elimination of old motor vehicles and improve the access standards for energy consumption limits of operating vehicles. Restrictions on the purchase of new energy vehicles will be phased out. We will implement supporting policies to facilitate the passage of new energy vehicles. We will promote the electrification of vehicles in the public sector, promote new energy medium and heavy trucks in an orderly manner, and develop zero-emission freight fleets. We will promote the scrapping and renewal of old transport vessels and carry out pilot projects for the electrification of coastal and inland river vessels. By the end of 2025, the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions in the transport sector will be reduced by 5% compared with 2020.
3. Promote the construction of special railway lines for port collection and distribution railways, logistics parks and large industrial and mining enterprises, and promote the "public transit railway" and "public 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. Implement the strategy of giving priority to the development of urban public transport. Accelerate the green, low-carbon, intensive and efficient development of urban freight distribution. By the end of 2025, the railway and waterway freight volume will increase by 10% and 12% respectively compared with 2020, and the comprehensive energy consumption of railway unit conversion turnover will be reduced compared with 2020.
Explore the energy consumption quota budget system. The administrative departments of government affairs at all levels shall report the results of the evaluation and assessment of the responsibility for energy conservation objectives to the people's governments at the same level every year. By the end of 2025, the energy consumption per unit building area, carbon emissions per unit building area and comprehensive energy consumption per capita of public institutions will be reduced by 5%, 7% and 6% respectively compared with 2020.
2. Implement the management of energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation of public institutions and the renewal list of energy-using equipment. We will promote coal reduction and substitution, and speed up the elimination of old diesel official vehicles. By the end of 2025, the proportion of coal consumption in public institutions will be reduced to less than 13%, and the advanced level of energy efficiency of key energy-using equipment such as new boilers, power transformation and distribution, elevators, heating and refrigeration in central and state organs will reach 80%.
(10) Energy-saving and carbon-reducing actions
for energy-using products and equipment 1. Dynamically update the advanced level of energy efficiency, energy-saving level and access level of key energy-using products and equipment, promote the updating and upgrading of key energy-using equipment, and accelerate the energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation of data centers. Compared with 2021, the average operating thermal efficiency of industrial boilers and power station boilers will increase by more than 5 percentage points and
0.2 percentage points respectively in 2025. Accelerate the construction of recycling system of waste materials and strengthen the docking of supply and demand for recycling and disposal of waste products and equipment. Carry out enterprise recovery target responsibility system action. We will strengthen the recycling of industrial equipment, information and communications, wind power and photovoltaic power, and power batteries. Establish basic databases of important resource consumption, recycling, treatment and disposal, and consumption of renewable raw materials.
3. Management mechanism
(1) Strengthen the target responsibility and evaluation of energy conservation and carbon reduction. We will implement policies such as excluding raw material energy and non-fossil energy from total energy consumption and intensity control, and refine and decompose energy conservation and carbon reduction targets in various regions, key areas and key industries. Strictly implement the evaluation and assessment of energy-saving target responsibility, and coordinate the assessment of energy-saving transformation and non-fossil energy consumption. Strengthen the analysis of the situation of energy conservation and carbon reduction, implement the warning of energy intensity reduction, and strengthen the progress assessment of carbon emission intensity reduction. Compact the main responsibility of enterprises for energy saving and carbon reduction. Strengthen the target assessment of energy conservation and carbon reduction in the performance assessment of the heads of central enterprises.
(2) Strict examination and approval of energy conservation and environmental assessment of fixed assets investment projects. Strengthen the source control of energy conservation review, give full play to the traction role of energy consumption, emissions, technology and other standards, and resolutely curb the blind launching of high energy consumption, high emissions and low-level projects. Establish a dynamic adjustment mechanism for the authority of energy conservation review of major projects, study the authority of energy conservation review of large-scale projects in individual key industries according to the mechanism, and strengthen the supervision of energy conservation review after the event. Incorporate the relevant requirements of carbon emission assessment into the energy conservation review of fixed assets investment projects, and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the energy use and carbon emissions of the projects. We will strictly implement the environmental impact assessment system for construction projects and carry out environmental impact assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from construction projects in key industries. Environmental impact assessment of major energy projects shall be carried out in accordance with the law.
(3) Strengthen the management of energy conservation and carbon reduction in key energy-using units. Establish energy-saving management files for key energy-using units, strengthen the submission and examination of energy utilization reports, and improve the construction and operation of online energy consumption monitoring system. We will carry out energy efficiency diagnosis in key areas, and establish and improve a reserve list of energy-saving and carbon reduction projects and energy-using equipment renewal projects. The weight of renewable energy power consumption responsibility is decomposed into key energy-using units. The budget management of fossil energy consumption of key energy-using units shall be implemented, and the part exceeding the budget shall be offset by the purchase of green electricity certificates.
(4) Strengthen energy conservation supervision. We will accelerate the improvement of the energy-saving supervision system at the provincial, municipal and county levels, coordinate the use of comprehensive administrative law enforcement, market supervision and law enforcement, special equipment supervision, credit management and other means, and strengthen the supervision and inspection of the implementation of energy-saving laws, regulations, policies and standards. By the end of 2024, more than 60% of the key energy-using units in all regions will have completed energy conservation supervision; by the end of 2025, the energy conservation supervision of key energy-using units will be fully covered.
(Five) strengthen the statistical accounting of energy consumption and carbon emissions. Establish a statistical express system for energy consumption and carbon emissions that is compatible with the target management of energy conservation and carbon reduction, so as to improve the accuracy and timeliness of data. Consolidate the statistical accounting basis of fossil energy, non-fossil energy and raw material energy. Actively carry out monitoring and analysis of energy consumption and carbon emissions based on electricity and carbon market data.
Fourth, support and guarantee
(1) improve the system standards. We will promote the revision of the Energy Conservation Law, improve the energy conservation review measures for fixed assets investment projects, the energy conservation management measures for key energy-using units, and the energy conservation supervision measures in a timely manner, strengthen incentives and constraints, and implement the whole chain management of energy consumption. Improve the national carbon market regulation system. Combining with the promotion of large-scale equipment renewal and the replacement of old consumer goods with new ones, we should speed up the revision of mandatory energy-saving standards and expand the coverage of standards according to the advanced domestic and international standards. According to the top 5%, 20% and 80% levels of energy efficiency of relevant industries and products and equipment, the indicators of energy saving standards of level 1, level 2 and level 3 (or level 5) are set.
(Two) improve the price policy. We will implement the capacity price of coal and electricity, deepen the market-oriented reform of the price of new energy on the grid, and study and improve the price mechanism of energy storage. It is strictly forbidden to implement preferential electricity prices for high energy-consuming industries. Strengthen the coordination of price policy, industrial policy and environmental protection policy, comprehensively consider the level of energy consumption and environmental protection performance, and improve the ladder tariff system for high energy-consuming industries. We will deepen the reform of heating metering and charging, and implement the two-part heating price system in an orderly manner.
(3) Strengthen financial support. Give full play to the amplification effect of government investment, actively support energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation and energy-using equipment renewal, and promote the expansion of effective investment. All regions are encouraged to support the transformation of energy conservation and carbon reduction, the renewal of energy-using equipment, and the improvement of statistical accounting capacity of energy and carbon emissions through existing funding channels. We should implement fiscal and taxation policies that are conducive to energy conservation and carbon reduction. Give full play to the role of green finance and guide financial institutions to provide financial support for energy conservation and carbon reduction projects in accordance with the principle of marketization and legalization.
(4) Strengthen scientific and technological leadership. Give full play to the role of major national science and technology projects, and concentrate on tackling a number of key common technologies for energy conservation and carbon reduction. We will firmly promote the construction of green low-carbon advanced technology demonstration projects. Revise and publish the catalogue of green technology promotion, and advocate the best energy-saving technology and best energy-saving practice. We will actively cultivate energy efficiency "leaders" in key energy-using products and equipment, enterprises in key industries, and public institutions.
(Five) improve the market mechanism. We will actively promote the "one-stop" comprehensive service model of energy-saving consultation, diagnosis, design, financing, transformation and trusteeship. We will promote the paid use and trading of energy use rights, and support cross-provincial trading of energy use rights in areas where conditions permit. We will steadily expand the coverage of the national carbon emissions trading market and gradually implement a combination of free and paid allocation of carbon emission quotas. Carbon emission quota management shall be implemented for key emission units incorporated into the national carbon emission trading market. We will build a voluntary greenhouse gas emission reduction trading market in an orderly manner and consolidate the data quality supervision mechanism. Speed up the construction of green certificate trading market, do a good job of linking up with the carbon market, and expand the scale of green electricity consumption.
(6) Implementing the National Action. In conjunction with the activities of National Ecological Day, National Energy Conservation Publicity Week and National Low Carbon Day, we will intensify the publicity of energy conservation and carbon reduction, advocate a simple, moderate, green and low-carbon lifestyle, and enhance the awareness and ability of energy conservation and carbon reduction of the whole people. Give full play to the role of the media, improve the public participation system, increase the exposure of energy waste, and create a new fashion for everyone, everything, and always participate in energy conservation and carbon reduction. Under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee,
all regions and departments should anchor their objectives and tasks, intensify their efforts to tackle key problems, vigorously implement their work, adhere to the principle of first establishing and then breaking through, steadily grasp the pace of work, and strive to ensure high-quality development of energy demand while continuously promoting energy efficiency improvement and emission reduction. We will try our best to achieve the "14th Five-Year Plan" binding targets for energy conservation and carbon reduction. The National Development and Reform Commission should strengthen overall coordination, do a good job in work scheduling, and strengthen the evaluation and assessment of energy-saving target responsibility. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment should strengthen the management of the "14th Five-Year Plan" carbon emission intensity reduction target. Relevant departments should refine measures according to the division of responsibilities, consolidate responsibilities and promote the implementation of various tasks. Local people's governments at all levels take overall responsibility for the work of energy conservation and carbon reduction in their respective administrative regions, and the main responsible comrades are the first responsible persons. They should refine the implementation plan and strengthen the deployment and promotion. Major matters shall be reported in a timely manner according to the procedures.
