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Promoting the formation of green development and lifestyle is a profound revolution in the development concept.

Chasing the wind and chasing the sun, wind power installed capacity has remained the world's top for 13 consecutive years, and photovoltaic installed capacity has remained the world's top for 8 consecutive years; Green "smart" manufacturing, with a cumulative decrease of over 36% in energy consumption per unit of added value for industrial units above designated size over the past 10 years; Shuttle and gallop, new energy vehicles have surpassed 20 million vehicles in just 17 months, from the 10th to the 20th

On the new journey, various regions and departments are actively and steadily promoting carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, coordinating high-quality development and high-level protection, and striving to paint a new picture of a beautiful China.

Establishing first and then breaking through, enhancing the "green content" of energy development

Promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality, the energy sector is the main battlefield.

On the southeast coast, the world's first ultra large capacity 16 MW offshore wind turbine is connected to the grid for power generation. The wind turbine rotates once, and the power generation can be used by a family of three for about 7 days.

In the northwest Gobi, China's first 10000 ton photovoltaic hydrogen production project, the Xinjiang Kuche Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project, has been put into operation, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 485000 tons annually.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, based on the endowment of energy and resources, China has adhered to the principle of first establishing and then breaking through, actively strengthened the clean energy industry, promoted clean and efficient utilization of energy, continuously released innovative development momentum, and accelerated the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system.

——Non fossil energy has achieved leapfrog development.

In the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, at the construction site of Huadian Yebatan Hydropower Station, nearly 30 tons of concrete were transported by a translational cable crane to the pouring site located at the dam foundation.

"The first batch of units is planned to be put into operation and generate electricity in 2025, with an estimated annual power generation of 10.2 billion kilowatt hours, which can save over 3 million tons of coal annually." Liu Qiang, Executive Director of Huadian Jinshang Yebatan Branch, introduced.

The scale of non fossil energy development is constantly expanding. The world's largest water light complementary power station was put into operation in Ganzi, Sichuan Province, China's highest altitude wind power project was connected to the grid in Cuomei, Xizang, and China's first far-reaching offshore floating wind power platform, "HYO Guanlan", was used to generate power in Wenchang oil fields in Hainan... As of the first half of this year, the installed capacity of non fossil energy power generation was 1.39 billion kilowatts, accounting for 51.5% of the total installed capacity of power generation in China.

At the same time, the consumption of clean energy continues to improve, with an average utilization rate of approximately 97% and 98% for wind and photovoltaic power generation in 2022, respectively, an increase of 12 and 9 percentage points compared to the end of the 12th Five Year Plan.

——The level of clean and efficient utilization of fossil energy has been improved.

Entering Jiangsu Xukuang Comprehensive Utilization Power Generation Co., Ltd., two circulating fluidized bed units are operating in an orderly manner. More than 6500 photovoltaic panels are also scattered on the roof and car shed of the factory area, contributing more green electricity. "Through renovation, a single unit can save nearly 7000 tons of thermal coal annually," said Zhao Qiang, Deputy Director of the company's Technical Support Department.

In the past decade of the new era, China has made deep progress in the clean and efficient utilization of coal. More than 80% of coal-fired power units have implemented energy-saving renovations, resulting in an average coal consumption reduction of 23 grams of standard coal over 10 years; More than 90% of coal-fired power units have achieved ultra-low emissions, and the air pollutant emissions in the power industry have decreased by nearly 90%.

——The supporting role of green and low-carbon technology continues to strengthen.

On July 11th, the longest carbon dioxide transportation pipeline in China - the Qilu Petrochemical Shengli Oilfield Million ton CCUS Project - was put into operation, using a large displacement booster pump with independent intellectual property rights for the first time.

In the past decade of the new era, the energy sector has accelerated the research and development, promotion and application of advanced and applicable technologies. The conversion efficiency of mass-produced single crystal batteries has broken world records multiple times, and the construction capacity of million kilowatt hydropower units leads the world. Nuclear power has formed independent brands of third-generation advanced pressurized water reactor technologies such as "Hualong No.1" and "Guohe No.1". New progress has been made in the research and application of cutting-edge fields such as new energy storage and hydrogen energy, and the endogenous power of low-carbon energy transformation continues to strengthen.

The relevant person in charge of the National Energy Administration introduced that the next step will continue to accelerate the promotion of energy technology self-reliance and self-improvement, continuously strengthen cutting-edge green and low-carbon technology research, improve the energy technology innovation system and mechanism, focus on key areas and directions such as large capacity wind power, efficient photovoltaics, large capacity energy storage, and low-cost renewable energy hydrogen production, and carry out centralized research, technological breakthroughs, and application of achievements.

Reducing carbon and pollution, enhancing new driving forces for industrial development

At the site of the world's first 1.2 million ton hydrogen metallurgy demonstration project of Hebei Iron and Steel Group in Zhangjiakou, a 120 meter high hydrogen vertical furnace tower stands tall. Zhao Zhilong, the chief designer of MCC Jingcheng Hydrogen Metallurgy Project under China Minmetals, who is responsible for overall design, introduced that compared with traditional carbon metallurgy processes, hydrogen metallurgy processes can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 70%. "In the future, we will also strive to promote 100% green hydrogen metallurgy and achieve net zero carbon emissions in steel production."

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has seized the opportunity of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, vigorously promoted the optimization and upgrading of traditional industries such as iron and steel, nonferrous metals, petrochemical, chemical, building materials, and promoted the deep integration of emerging technologies such as the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, 5G, and green and low-carbon industries, and constantly enhanced the new momentum of development.

——Energy conservation and efficiency enhancement, accelerating the green transformation of traditional industries.

In April of this year, the first fully assembled "Skyscraper Factory" in China, the first phase of Shenzhen Pingshan New Energy Vehicle Industrial Park, was completed and delivered. By adopting technologies such as prefabricated construction, the construction period can be saved by 15%, water and electricity can be saved by 20%, and garbage discharge can be reduced by 20%.

The printing and dyeing workshop, the "industrial brain", supports green production. "Nowadays, with just input commands, the machine can accurately retrieve the corresponding dye and automatically transport it to the corresponding dye tank, reducing dye waste," said the person in charge of Zhejiang Yingfeng Technology Co., Ltd.

With the goal of energy conservation, emission reduction, and efficiency enhancement, various regions vigorously promote technological innovation, model innovation, and standard innovation, and comprehensively improve the level of green transformation in traditional industries. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of now, a total of 3616 green factories, 267 green industrial parks, and 403 green supply chain management enterprises have been established at the national level.

——Treat both the root and root causes, actively and prudently resolve overcapacity.

Implement capacity equal or reduced replacement policies for industries with high resource consumption and high pollutant emissions; Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has continuously deepened the supply side structural reform by implementing differentiated electricity pricing policies such as tiered electricity prices for high energy consuming industries. It has changed the development model of relying too much on increasing resource consumption, relying too much on extensive expansion of scale, and relying too much on high energy consuming and high emission industries. It has resolved excess production capacity and eliminated outdated production capacity, and resolutely curbed the blind development of high energy consuming, high emission, and low-level projects.

As of the end of last year, a total of about 300 million tons of backward and overcapacity steel, 400 million tons of cement, and 150 million weight boxes of flat glass were eliminated and resolved nationwide. The number of coal-fired boilers and kilns nationwide has decreased from nearly 500000 to less than 100000, resulting in a reduction of over 400 million tons of coal usage.

——Innovation driven, developing and strengthening strategic emerging industries.

Xiangyang, Hubei Province, has started a new energy lithium battery production and research and development project with a total investment of 10 billion yuan; Nanjing, Jiangsu, Zijinshan Laboratory releases the world's first large-scale network operating system; Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, is targeting the localization of semiconductor monocrystalline silicon for scientific and technological research... Taking technological innovation as the driving force and guarantee for adjusting industrial structure and promoting green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society, the "gold content" and "green content" of economic development have significantly increased.

The scale of green industries continues to grow. In the first half of this year, the production of products such as photovoltaic cells, wind turbines, and hydroelectric generators increased by 54.5%, 48.1%, and 32.3% year-on-year, respectively; The production of automotive lithium-ion power batteries, charging stations and other products related to new energy vehicles increased by 46.4% and 53.1% year-on-year, respectively.

Improve energy efficiency, make transportation more environmentally friendly, and reduce carbon emissions during travel

The transportation industry is a key area for accelerating green development.

In the past decade of the new era, China has taken improving the energy efficiency level of transportation equipment as the foundation, optimizing the energy structure, and improving organizational efficiency as the key. The construction of a green transportation system has been accelerated, making transportation more environmentally friendly and low-carbon.

Continuous optimization of transportation structure.

On the morning of August 1st, 62 standard containers of automotive parts goods boarded the Chongqing Ningbo freight train and departed from the Tuanjie Village Station in Chongqing towards the Beilun Port area of Zhoushan Port in Ningbo. They will then take a giant ship to set sail.

"Compared to highways, railways and waterways have the advantages of large volume, low energy consumption, and light pollution in long-distance transportation of bulk goods and containers. Iron water intermodal transportation can fully leverage this comparative advantage." Zhang Zhoulong, head of the business department of Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co., Ltd., introduced that last year, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed 1.452 million TEUs of sea rail intermodal transportation, saving 92 million liters of fuel.

In the Caofeidian Port area of Tangshan Port, Hebei Province, electric heavy-duty trucks are queuing up for charging and swapping. "It only takes 5 minutes to complete the battery swapping, reducing energy costs by nearly half compared to fuel trucks." The head of the business department of Hebei Port Group introduced that as of now, 400 electric trucks have carried a total of about 18.3 million tons of goods, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 60000 tons.

In the past decade of the new era, China has vigorously developed multimodal transportation, promoted the construction of multimodal transportation demonstration projects, increased the proportion of railways and waterways in comprehensive transportation, accelerated the development of green logistics, and promoted the green transformation of transportation vehicles. During the 13th Five Year Plan period, the national container rail water intermodal transportation volume increased from 2.36 million TEUs at the end of the 12th Five Year Plan to 6.87 million TEUs, with an average annual growth of 23.8%. In the first half of this year, the container rail water intermodal transportation volume increased by about 9.4% year-on-year.

The level of green infrastructure is constantly improving.

On the road, charging is more convenient. "During the summer self driving trip, try using the fast charging station in the service area. You can charge 70% of your electricity in half an hour, which is convenient and fast." said Mr. Wang, a Shanghai resident, at the Jiashan service area of the Shenjiahu Expressway. As of the end of June, there were over 6.6 million types of charging stations in China, an increase of 69.8% year-on-year.

By the dock, shore power is more popular. "During the berthing period, ships do not use diesel engines and instead use land power to supply power to the hull, which can effectively reduce noise and pollutant emissions," said the relevant person in charge of the Yangtze River Navigation Administration of the Ministry of Transport.

Over 90% of the expressways cover charging facilities, while the Yangtze River trunk line's key large-scale passenger transportation, commercial vehicle roll on/roll off, and container terminal berths are basically fully covered. The national railway electrification rate has reached 73.8%. China is focusing on promoting the construction of green roads, green ports, and green waterways, and the level of green transportation infrastructure has significantly improved.

Green and low-carbon travel is becoming a trend.

One click activation of pedestrian navigation, the green carbon energy ball continues to grow... The Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, in collaboration with Gaode, Baidu, and others, has created an integrated service platform for green travel in Beijing, improving real-time query functions and adding carbon inclusive functions. "As of the end of June, the number of registered carbon inclusive users on the platform has exceeded 3.5 million," said Zhao Yi, Director of the Green Travel Carbon Inclusion Project at Gaode Map.

Software upgrade and hardware replacement. Wuhan aims to increase the density of the new urban area network and strive to achieve a one-way mileage of 300 kilometers of bus lanes by 2025; Shenzhen vigorously promotes the development and construction of slow traffic, and the proportion of slow traffic among citizens has increased to over 60%... Various regions are accelerating the construction of public transportation infrastructure, strengthening the construction of urban slow traffic systems such as bicycle lanes and pedestrian walkways, and actively guiding low-carbon travel.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Transport stated that currently, urban public transportation accounts for 72.5% of urban passenger transportation in China. The next step will be to deepen the construction of national public transportation cities and urban green freight demonstration projects, accelerate the low-carbon transformation of transportation modes, and continuously build a clean and low-carbon transportation system.