The first batch of carbon management pilot list in Shanghai has been released... Is carbon neutrality products a showcase? This may be the basic threshold for enterprise survival CBAM | batteries | new energy | carbon tariffs | management | carbon footprint | Lin Qingxuan | EU | carbon neutrality
The Lin Qingxuan Songjiang Carbon Neutrality Research and Intelligent Manufacturing Base, which is under construction, replaces most traditional power generation with distributed photovoltaics and wind power, and relies on digital energy efficiency platforms to calculate the best carbon reduction plan in production. The carbon emissions that are difficult to eliminate are offset by planting 50 million camellia trees.
The carbon neutral products made with such great effort are not just a show, but the basic threshold for future enterprise products to be exported overseas and have a smooth market. For example, Mercedes has announced that by 2039, supplier products will only be purchased if they achieve carbon neutrality. Based on the global launch of "net zero emission targets" and the strict carbon emission policies formulated by the three major economies for industrial enterprises, coupled with the imminent trial implementation of the EU's "carbon tariff", the "green and low-carbon" track in Shanghai has further accelerated. The reporter learned from the Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology that the first batch of industrial communication industry carbon management pilot list for 2023 has recently been released.
The first batch of 35 pilot projects includes six major areas, including carbon footprint assessment and carbon labeling, digital carbon management platforms, carbon management systems, supply chain carbon management, carbon standard construction and application, and carbon finance product innovation.
In the field of carbon footprint assessment and carbon labeling, companies such as Covestro, BASF, NIO, and Nippon Paint have participated in pilot projects. For example, Nippon Paint New Materials Co., Ltd. has been verified by authoritative certification agencies worldwide. According to functional unit calculations, Nippon Paint Light Stone reduces carbon emissions by 65.3% compared to Nippon Paint's traditional stone paint in the production, transportation, use, maintenance, and disposal stages; In the field of digital carbon management platforms, companies such as Ouye Yunshang, Shanghai Yichan, and Yanfeng Automobile have taken the lead in testing the water. Among them, Yanfeng Automobile Decoration System Co., Ltd.'s carbon footprint tracking system has promoted the formation of an active carbon management process of "collection interpretation decision", while Baosteel's digital steel product full life cycle carbon footprint platform has achieved detailed carbon footprint calculation for each steel coil for the first time; In the field of carbon standard construction and application, Shanghai Huanyi Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.'s product classification rules and standards construction and application can support the carbon footprint work of nearly 10000 products in dozens of industries such as photovoltaics, construction, energy storage, and new energy vehicles.
In April this year, the European Parliament passed the CBAM draft. CBAM will be launched in October this year and officially implemented in 2026. Cement, steel, electricity, aluminum, fertilizers, and other industries have become the first to be included, and import products are required to submit implicit carbon emission data every year. Strategic consulting firm Roland Berger Greater China has made preliminary calculations for Chinese customers. If Chinese industrial enterprises do not make any changes, the cost of exporting products to Europe will increase by several percent or even dozens of percent in the future, and they may also encounter issues with local product bans. In addition to CBAM, the new battery bill in Europe has also caused industry shock recently. As a major importer of new energy batteries, Europe has specified that starting from July 2024, only rechargeable industrial and electric vehicle batteries with established carbon footprint declarations can enter the EU market, and has put forward many detailed requirements, including increasing the proportion of recycled metals in the positive electrode metal of batteries.
These increasingly pressing policies have accelerated the innovative pace of Shanghai enterprises in strengthening carbon management and verification. The Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology introduced that the launch of the first batch of pilot lists aims to establish a carbon management demonstration and benchmark, guide enterprises to independently strengthen carbon management, and promote the coordinated development of green supply chains. It is reported that the second batch of pilot projects for 2023 is already in reserve. In addition, in July last year, Shanghai released the "Action Plan for Shanghai to Target the New Track and Promote the Development of Green and Low Carbon Industries", proposing the goal of reaching a scale of 500 billion yuan for green and low carbon industries by 2025.
