The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) signed a framework agreement on cooperation in carbon emission statistics and accounting

On September 25, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) signed a cooperation framework agreement on carbon emission statistics and accounting in Beijing. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, and Kang Yi, Director of the National Bureau of Statistics, attended the signing ceremony and delivered speeches. Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Lin Tao, Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Statistics, signed the agreement on behalf of both parties.

On behalf of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu first thanked the National Bureau of Statistics for its long-term strong support for ecological and environmental protection. He pointed out that achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality is a major strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core to coordinate the overall domestic and international situations, and provides a fundamental basis for doing a good job in related work. For a long time, the two sides have conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, carried out good cooperation in the field of carbon emission statistics and accounting, and achieved remarkable results. He said that the signing of the agreement between the two sides is an important measure to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection, and is of great significance to coordinate the work of carbon emission statistics and accounting and accelerate the establishment of a unified and standardized carbon emission statistical accounting system. In the future, it is necessary to implement the agreement, continuously improve the cooperation mechanism, strengthen the construction of the national greenhouse gas emission factor database, improve the scientificity, accuracy, comprehensiveness and timeliness of basic carbon emission statistics, and make greater contributions to promoting green and low-carbon economic and social development and building a beautiful China where man and nature coexist in harmony.

Kang Yi expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment for its long-term strong support for statistical work. He pointed out that the signing of the agreement is a powerful measure to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization and the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is also an important practice to accelerate the establishment of a unified and standardized carbon emission statistical accounting system and promote high-quality development. For a long time, the two departments have carried out a series of practical cooperation in climate change statistics and the compilation of national greenhouse gas inventories, and have achieved good results. In the next step, the National Bureau of Statistics will actively implement various cooperation matters, expand cooperation areas, and work with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment to promote the construction of the national greenhouse gas emission factor database, continuously improve the internal basic support capacity of China's carbon emission statistical accounting and the transparency of external performance, and provide solid statistical support for promoting high-quality development and promoting the construction of ecological civilization.

According to the agreement, the two sides will focus on the construction of a database of greenhouse gas emission factors, consolidate the basic data of carbon emission statistics and accounting such as carbon emission intensity, and improve the capacity of carbon emission statistics and accounting, so as to provide support for actively responding to climate change and actively and steadily promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality.

The main responsible comrades of the General Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Climate Department and the Climate Center, and the main responsible comrades of the Office of the National Bureau of Statistics and the Energy Department attended the agreement signing ceremony.