How to achieve the goal of "3060"? Experts propose two keywords: carbon emissions invisible and innovation intangible | green | keywords
Under the background of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, carbon has become a tradable and investable asset. However, carbon emissions are difficult to directly detect, how can we enhance the credibility of carbon trading? During the first Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo, Chen Guozhong, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Development and Reform Commission, stated at the "Green Innovation and Regional Synergy Sub Forum" jointly hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial Economic Information Center and the Shanghai Municipal Economic Information Center that there is an urgent need to strengthen basic support, lead innovation reform with standardization, and accelerate green and low-carbon transformation with digitization.
Efforts will be made to achieve the goal of peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060, with "standardization" and "digitization" becoming consensus among the attending guests.
The purpose of standardization is to establish a sound standard measurement system for carbon peak and carbon neutrality. This is an important deployment in China's "carbon peak and carbon neutrality" policy system, and also an important basis for China's deep participation in global climate governance. Promoting the deep integration of digital technology with key areas such as industry, construction, and transportation can promote energy efficiency improvement, cost optimization, and risk management. Faced with the goal of achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality, it is necessary to carry out digital transformation throughout the entire chain of traditional industries.
Li Jun, Deputy Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Zhejiang Province, stated that it is necessary to effectively leverage the supporting and leading role of green standards, accelerate the enhancement of discourse power in the low-carbon field, fully utilize the means of digital empowerment, promote the transformation of dual carbon in all fields, focus on stimulating the vitality of green technology innovation, and promote regional coordinated development.
The government should develop a clear roadmap to implement leading actions to address climate change. The World Resources Institute has long been committed to providing digital support for scientific decision-making in low-carbon development, and has developed multiple internationally recognized data platforms and standards around different environmental issues. Fang Li, Chief Representative of the Beijing Representative Office of the World Resources Institute, suggests that all stakeholders, especially large and medium-sized enterprises, should jointly participate in the formulation of standards in the dual carbon field to strengthen the implementation and promotion of standards.
In terms of tracking dynamic data on carbon emissions, some companies have begun to "test the waters". Qulian Technology has established a unified data resource system and a closed-loop governance system for carbon management based on dynamic carbon emission data. The "Shangyu Economic and Technological Development Zone Pollution Reduction and Carbon Reduction Collaborative Efficiency Enhancement Digital Intelligence Platform" is one of its benchmark projects. Only three months after the platform was launched, Shangyu Economic and Technological Development Zone has expanded the utilization of hazardous waste resources by more than 26000 tons, reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2700 tons, and achieved savings in emissions by more than 3900 tons, saving enterprises more than 89 million yuan in costs.
Li Wei, founder and CEO of QuLian Technology, stated that carbon assets are a virtual asset formed through data statistics and calculations based on the credibility of the entity, which heavily relies on three mechanisms: monitoring, reporting, and verification. Blockchain technology can enhance the credibility of carbon data in this mechanism. "The attributes of carbon assets supported by data are naturally consistent with the characteristics of blockchain digital assets, which enables blockchain to provide strong support for governments' precise carbon control, enterprises' green transformation, and the public's green life."
At the meeting, Mao Qin, Director of the Urban Renewal and Low Carbon Project Management Center in Changning District, Shanghai, introduced their "CN100 Building Carbon Neutrality Initiative". This initiative aims to attract public building owners within the Yangtze River Delta region to actively achieve carbon neutrality in building operations by formulating and implementing building carbon neutrality evaluation standards. "We should attach importance to evaluating and certifying the dual carbon behavior of public buildings, improve building quality, support green finance, benchmark international standards, enhance dual carbon management capabilities, and achieve corporate social responsibility to help public buildings achieve carbon neutrality," said Mao Qin.
