Beijing, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Recently, the State Council issued the "15th Five Year Plan for Carbon Peak Action". Why issue an action plan? What are the important deployments for the action plan? The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission provided an interpretation on the 9th.

Q: What is the background for the introduction of the action plan?

Answer: Promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality is a solemn commitment of China to the international community and an inherent requirement for promoting high-quality development. In recent years, China has taken strong actions and made arduous efforts to solidly promote carbon peak and carbon neutrality work, achieve historic achievements in promoting green and low-carbon transformation, build the world's largest renewable energy system, construct the world's most complete new energy industry chain, achieve the fastest popularization of new energy vehicles in the world, become one of the countries with the fastest decline in energy intensity and carbon emission intensity in the world, lay a solid foundation for achieving the goal of peaking carbon emissions before 2030 as scheduled, and make important contributions to the global response to climate change. It has been widely recognized by the people and widely praised by the international community.

Realizing the 'dual carbon' goal is a broad and profound transformation, not something that can be easily achieved. From an international perspective, the world's century long changes are accelerating, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, and global climate governance has entered a new critical stage. From a domestic perspective, the task of transforming old and new driving forces in China is arduous, and the tight environmental constraints have not changed. The comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development still faces many difficulties and challenges.

The period of the 15th Five Year Plan is a critical and challenging period for achieving the carbon peak target, and it is necessary to anchor the goal and seize the opportunity. The action plan has comprehensively deployed the carbon peak work during the 15th Five Year Plan period, clarifying the overall requirements, target tasks, and implementation path. It is of great significance for consolidating the responsibilities of all parties, consolidating their joint efforts, successfully completing the carbon peak target tasks, accelerating the formation of green production and lifestyle, and cultivating a green background for high-quality development.

Q: What tasks have been deployed in the action plan?

Answer: The action plan deploys 5 key tasks.

One is to accelerate the adjustment and optimization of energy structure. Vigorously promote the development of non fossil energy, accelerate the improvement of the new energy consumption capacity of the power system, deepen the clean substitution of coal consumption, and continuously optimize the structure of oil and gas consumption.

The second is to promote the green and low-carbon development of industries. Promote the green and low-carbon transformation of industrial structure, carry out energy-saving and carbon reduction transformation of traditional industries, accelerate the construction of zero carbon parks and factories, promote the green and low-carbon transformation of computing facilities, and leverage the role of circular economy in assisting carbon reduction.

The third is to deepen the green and low-carbon transformation in key areas. Promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in the construction sector, accelerate low-carbon transformation in the transportation sector, promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in public institutions, and consolidate and enhance the carbon sequestration capacity of ecosystems.

The fourth is to strengthen support and guarantee. Establish a sound legal and regulatory standard system, improve the carbon emission statistical accounting system, strengthen scientific and technological support and talent cultivation, enhance financial support, improve pricing policies, and improve market-oriented mechanisms.

The fifth is to gather the joint efforts of all parties. Consolidate local responsibilities, carry out green and low-carbon national actions, and deepen international cooperation on green and low-carbon.

Q: What projects have been deployed in the action plan?

Answer: Major projects are powerful support for achieving target tasks. The action plan includes six columns, deploying inter provincial power mutual aid projects, clean coal consumption substitution projects, key industry energy conservation and carbon reduction projects, low-carbon and zero carbon heating and cooling and green lighting projects, zero carbon transportation corridor construction projects, and carbon peak and carbon neutrality basic capacity enhancement projects.

Question: How to effectively implement the action plan?

Answer: The action plan is a construction plan and roadmap to achieve the carbon peak target. To ensure effective organizational implementation, the action plan deploys relevant departments of the State Council and local governments to tighten their responsibilities, improve policy measures, strengthen deployment and promotion, enhance organizational support, promote the implementation and refinement of various tasks, and ensure the timely achievement of the carbon peak target. The National Development and Reform Commission should strengthen overall coordination, timely track and dispatch, and optimize task measures according to actual situations. Promptly report major issues to the Party Central Committee and the State Council in accordance with procedures.

Editor: Wang Chunxia

(Author Xinhua Finance)