Seven departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: By 2030, the green and low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing industry has achieved remarkable results

According to the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, promote the green development of the manufacturing industry, forge new industrial competitive advantages in the process of implementing the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, and promote new industrialization, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the People's Bank of China, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued guidance on accelerating the green development of the manufacturing industry.

By 2030, the green and low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing industry has achieved remarkable results, the overall green development level of traditional industries has jumped, the industrial structure and layout have been significantly optimized, the proportion of green and low-carbon energy utilization has been significantly improved, the level of comprehensive utilization of resources has been steadily improved, the intensity of pollutants and carbon emissions has decreased significantly, the total carbon emissions have reached a peak, the role of green growth engines of emerging industries has become more prominent, the scale and quality have been further improved, the proportion of green and low-carbon industries has increased significantly, new forms of green integration have been emerging, the basic capacity of green development has been greatly improved, green and low-carbon competitiveness has been further enhanced, and green development has become a solid foundation for promoting new industrialization。

Guiding Opinions of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other seven departments on accelerating the green development of the manufacturing industry

1. General requirements

(1) Guiding ideology

in order topracticeNear-flatGuided by the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, based on the new stage of development, complete, accurate, Fully implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, and strive to promote high-quality development, so as to achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality as the guide, transform and upgrade traditional industries, consolidate and upgrade advantageous industries, accelerate the development of emerging industries from a green and high starting point, forward-looking layout of future industries in the field of green and low-carbon, cultivate new forms of green, digital and service-oriented integrated development, establish and improve the technology, policy, standard and benchmarking cultivation system that supports the green development of the manufacturing industry, and promote the high-end industrial structure and low-carbon energy consumption. The all-round transformation of resource utilization, clean production process, digitalization of manufacturing process, and green product supply will build a new engine for green growth, forge new advantages in green competition, and polish the background color of the new industrialization ecology.

(2) Main objectives

By 2030, the green and low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing industry has achieved remarkable results, the overall green development level of traditional industries has jumped, the industrial structure and layout have been significantly optimized, the proportion of green and low-carbon energy utilization has been significantly improved, the level of comprehensive utilization of resources has been steadily improved, the intensity of pollutants and carbon emissions has decreased significantly, the total carbon emissions have reached a peak, the role of green growth engines of emerging industries has become more prominent, the scale and quality have been further improved, the proportion of green and low-carbon industries has increased significantly, new forms of green integration have been emerging, the basic capacity of green development has been greatly improved, green and low-carbon competitiveness has been further enhanced, and green development has become a solid foundation for promoting new industrialization。

By 2035, the endogenous driving force for the green development of the manufacturing industry will be significantly enhanced, carbon emissions will stabilize and decline after peaking, the carbon neutrality capacity will be steadily improved, the green and low-carbon competitive advantage of the global industrial chain and supply chain will be highlighted, and green development will become a common form of new industrialization.

2. Accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation and upgrading of traditional industries

(3) Promote the green and low-carbon optimization and reconstruction of traditional industries. Accelerate the optimization and adjustment of the product structure, energy consumption structure, raw material structure and process reengineering of traditional industries, and enhance the status and competitiveness in the global division of labor. Implement the action of "increasing varieties, improving quality, and creating brands", promote the upgrading of products in the direction of high-end, intelligent, green, and integration, and promote the formation of a supply system with richer varieties, more stable quality, and more influential brands. Construct a clean, efficient and low-carbon industrial energy consumption structure, implement the action of clean and efficient utilization of coal by quality and grading, and orderly promote the reduction and substitution of coal in key energy-using industries; encourage qualified enterprises and parks to build industrial green microgrids, promote the efficient and complementary utilization of multiple energy, and use renewable energy on a large scale and in the vicinity; accelerate the electrification of terminal energy, broaden the field of electric energy substitution, and increase the proportion of green power consumption. Promote the substitution of raw materials such as green hydrogen, low (no) volatile organic compounds, renewable resources, and industrial solid waste, enhance the supply capacity of natural gas, ethane, propane and other raw materials, and increase the proportion of green and low-carbon raw materials. Promote short-process technology in steel, petrochemical, non-ferrous metals, textiles, machinery and other industries. Improve the long-term mechanism for market-oriented and law-based resolution of excess capacity, and promote the withdrawal of backward production capacity in accordance with laws and regulations. By 2030, the recycling of major renewable resources will reach 510 million tons, the comprehensive utilization rate of bulk industrial solid waste will reach 62%, the proportion of renewable energy used in electrolytic aluminum will reach more than 30%, the proportion of short-process steelmaking will reach more than 20%, and short-process synthesis technologies such as one-step synthesis of olefins and ethanol from syngas will be applied on a large scale.

(4) Accelerate the transformation of green and low-carbon technologies in traditional industries. Regularly update and publish the green and low-carbon technology-oriented catalogue of the manufacturing industry, select and promote key common technologies with high maturity, good economy and remarkable green results, and promote the full implementation of a new round of green and low-carbon technology transformation and upgrading by enterprises, parks and key industries. Support large enterprises to implement systematic transformation and upgrading of the whole process around the green and low-carbon transformation needs of the whole life cycle such as product design, manufacturing, logistics, use, and recycling. Give full play to the leading role of the main enterprises in the chain, help small and medium-sized enterprises in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain identify the shortcomings of green and low-carbon transformation, and organize and implement technological transformation step by step in a planned manner. Encourage industrial parks and industrial agglomeration areas to benchmark the requirements for the construction of green industrial parks, carry out the overall transformation and upgrading of layout agglomeration, structural greening, and link ecology, and organize enterprises in the park to continue to implement green and low-carbon technological transformation. Support industry associations to formulate plans for the transformation and upgrading of key industries, encourage local governments to carry out environmental protection performance creation actions, and improve the level of environmental protection governance in the industry.

(5) Guide the regional green and low-carbon optimization layout. Adhere to the national game of chess, comprehensively consider factors such as regional industrial base, resource endowment, environmental carrying capacity, etc., and promote the formation of a new pattern of green and low-carbon transformation of traditional industries with clustering and differentiation. Implement the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, and other major regional strategic positioning, combine green development and industrial transformation, and strengthen cross-regional industrial division of labor and cooperation, collaborative innovation in science and technology, and optimal allocation of factors. Give full play to regional characteristics and advantages, comprehensively balance factors such as productivity, energy, resources, and market demand, support the central and western regions and the northeast region to undertake industrial transfer in an orderly manner, and avoid low-level redundant construction. Strictly implement the requirements of zoning control of the ecological environment, and promote the transfer of high-energy-carrying industries to clean energy advantageous areas in the western region in a steady and orderly manner under the premise of meeting the requirements of environmental protection, energy consumption, water consumption, and safe production. Strict project access, resolutely curb the blind launch of high-energy-consuming, high-emission, and low-level projects. Promote the green and coordinated promotion of regional industries, focus on the development of industrial coupling models such as steel-chemical co-production, refining and chemical integration, forestry, pulp and paper, and carbon sequestration, as well as industry-city integration models such as metallurgical and building materials industries to co-dispose of domestic waste and provide heat to urban residents, encourage qualified areas to strengthen resource coupling and recycling, and accelerate the construction of "zero-waste enterprises", "zero-waste parks" and "zero-waste cities".

3. Promote the green and low-carbon development of emerging industries from a high starting point

(6) Accelerate the completion of green and low-carbon shortcomings in emerging industries. Focus on the bottlenecks restricting the green development of emerging industries, accelerate the completion of shortcomings, and strive to solve the worries about the sustainable development of emerging industries. In the field of new-generation information technology, we will guide data centers to expand the proportion of green energy utilization, promote the application of low-power chips and other technical products, and explore the construction of a market-oriented green and low-carbon computing power application system. In the field of new energy, we will accelerate the research and development and industrial application of new solid waste comprehensive utilization technologies such as waste photovoltaic modules and wind turbine blades. In the field of new energy vehicles, we will improve the comprehensive utilization system of waste power batteries, and promote standardized recycling and hierarchical resource utilization. In the field of new materials, we will carry out the R&D and application of technologies such as the intensive utilization of co-associated ores and tailings, the large-scale utilization of industrial solid waste, and the high-value utilization of renewable resources, so as to improve the ability to guarantee strategic mineral resources such as rare earths and rare metals. In the field of high-end equipment, accelerate the innovation and industrial application of key remanufacturing technologies such as additive manufacturing, flexible molding, non-destructive testing and dismantling, and promote the remanufacturing of high-tech and high-value-added equipment. In the field of environmental protection equipment, we will strengthen the research of key core technologies in response to new needs such as new pollutant treatment. In the aerospace field, we are actively developing new energy aircraft such as electric aircraft. In the field of ships and offshore engineering equipment, we will accelerate the development and demonstration application of green and intelligent ships in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, batteries and other power forms, and promote the pilot electrification of inland and offshore ships.

(7) Focus on forging the advantages of green and low-carbon industrial longboards. Based on the huge market space brought about by the green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society, we will vigorously develop green and low-carbon industries, and increase the proportion of green and low-carbon industries such as green environmental protection, new energy equipment, and new energy vehicles. Encourage areas with good industrial foundation and outstanding agglomeration characteristics, optimize the layout of the industrial chain, gather various resource elements, improve the ability of cluster governance, promote the industry to leap from agglomeration development to cluster development, and cultivate and form a number of internationally competitive advanced manufacturing clusters in the field of green and low-carbon. Strengthen the division of labor and cooperation in the green and low-carbon industrial chain, support leading enterprises to strive for leading enterprises in the manufacturing industry, accelerate the extension of the industrial chain and strengthen the chain, build a number of single champion enterprises in the manufacturing industry in key links of the industrial chain, cultivate a number of specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises, and strive to enhance the competitiveness of the whole industrial chain. Promote the deep integration of emerging technologies such as industrial Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, and 5G with green and low-carbon industries, explore the formation of technologically advanced and commercially feasible application models, and form new drivers for industrial growth.

(8) Forward-looking layout of future industries in the field of green and low-carbon. Focusing on the needs of the energy revolution and industrial transformation under the "dual carbon" goal, we plan to lay out the development of future energy and future manufacturing industries such as hydrogen energy, energy storage, biomanufacturing, and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). Focusing on the demand for hydrogen in petrochemical industry, iron and steel, transportation, energy storage, power generation and other fields, we will build a technical equipment system for the whole industrial chain of hydrogen energy production, storage, transportation and use, and improve the technical economy of hydrogen energy and the completeness of the industrial chain. Focus on various application scenarios of energy storage in the power system such as the power supply side, the grid side, and the user side, develop new energy storage multiple technologies, create an energy storage technology product matrix required by the new power system, and realize the large-scale application of energy storage at multiple time scales. Give full play to the environmentally friendly advantages of biomanufacturing, such as strong selectivity, high production efficiency and less waste, focus on light industrial fermentation, medicine, chemical industry, agriculture and food, and establish a biomanufacturing core strain and key enzyme creation technology system. Focusing on the energy efficiency improvement and cost reduction of CCUS technology throughout its life cycle, we will carry out R&D and demonstration of technologies such as the coupling of CCUS and industrial processes, and the bioconversion and utilization of carbon dioxide.

Fourth, cultivate new forms of green integration in the manufacturing industry

(9) Promote the deep integration of digitalization and greening. Give full play to the enabling role of digital technology in improving resource efficiency, environmental benefits, management efficiency, etc., and accelerate the digital and green collaborative transformation of production methods. Deepen the collaborative application of digital and green in product R&D and design, establish a green and low-carbon basic database for the whole life cycle of products by industry, and develop tools such as life cycle assessment and digital twin systems. Expand the typical application scenarios of "new generation information technology + green and low-carbon" in the whole process of production and manufacturing for key industries and fields, and improve total factor productivity. Give full play to the advantages of blockchain, big data, cloud computing and other technologies, establish a traceability system for recycling, and promote the new model of "industrial Internet + recycling of renewable resources". Accelerate the establishment of a digital carbon management system, and encourage enterprises and parks to work together to promote the collection, monitoring, intelligent analysis and fine management of energy data and carbon emission data. Promote the software-based packaging of green and low-carbon technologies, and support the development of special software, big data models, and industrial APPs in the field of green and low-carbon.

(10) Promote the deep integration of green manufacturing and modern service industries. Keeping up with the trend of deep integration of modern service industry and manufacturing industry, we will further promote service-oriented manufacturing in the field of green and low-carbon, and build a high-quality and efficient green manufacturing service system. Guide large enterprises to use their own experience in green product design, green supply chain management, and the implementation of the extended producer responsibility system to provide green improvement services for upstream and downstream enterprises. Encourage green and low-carbon equipment manufacturing enterprises to transform from providing "products" to providing "products + services". Actively cultivate professional green and low-carbon public service platforms and service organizations, develop and promote green manufacturing solutions, and provide services such as green diagnosis, measurement and testing, R&D and design, integrated application, operation management, inspection and testing, evaluation and certification, and talent training. Deepen the innovation of green financial services, guide financial institutions to standardize supply chain financial services in the supply chain scenario, and provide green and low-carbon transformation financing services for upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain.

(11) Promote the deep integration of green consumer demand and green product supply. Focusing on the demand for green consumption in all sectors of society, such as energy production, transportation, and urban and rural construction, we will increase the supply of green products, cultivate a new model of deep integration of supply and demand, and realize the synergy between supply and demand, so as to support the green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society. Comprehensively implement the green design of industrial products, use product design concepts and methods with outstanding green attributes such as harmlessness, intensification, reduction, low-carbonization, and recycling, and build a green product supply system for the whole chain from basic raw materials to terminal consumer goods in the industrial field. Accelerate the establishment and improvement of green product standards, labeling, and certification systems covering major industrial industries, study and increase government procurement of green products, and promote the application of green products such as photovoltaic solar thermal products, new energy vehicles and ships, and green building materials. Encourage large-scale retail enterprises and e-commerce platforms to enrich green consumption scenarios, optimize the purchase and use environment, and establish purchase and sales incentive mechanisms.

Fifth, improve the basic capacity of green development of the manufacturing industry

(12) Build a green and low-carbon technology innovation system. Guided by meeting market demand, we will integrate the deployment of green and low-carbon technology research, transformation and application, and subject cultivation, guide all kinds of innovation elements to gather in green and low-carbon fields, and realize the transformation of innovation efficiency into new advantages in industrial competition. Relying on the industrial foundation reengineering project and major technical equipment research projects, we will orderly promote the research of key basic materials, basic components and disruptive technologies closely related to the green and low-carbon transformation, and accelerate the breakthrough of a number of landmark major equipment such as green power equipment, rail transit, and construction machinery. Strengthen the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation, and cultivate leading scientific and technological enterprises in the field of green and low-carbon, specialized and new "little giant" enterprises. Accelerate the construction of innovation consortia in key green and low-carbon areas and sources of original technologies. In the steel, petrochemical, chemical, home appliance and other industries, a number of national industrial measurement and testing centers will be built to carry out research and development of green and low-carbon key measurement technologies and equipment. Lay out and build manufacturing innovation centers, test and verification platforms and pilot test platforms in the field of green and low-carbon, and accelerate the development of engineering and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements. Improve the technology application and promotion mechanism, organize the formulation of supply and demand docking guidelines, and carry out technical exchange activities.

(13) Improve the policy system for green development. Guided by precision, coordination and sustainability, we will improve the fiscal, tax, financial, investment, price and other policies that support green development, innovate policy implementation methods, and gradually establish a long-term mechanism to promote the green development of the manufacturing industry. Through existing financial channels, we will focus on supporting the research of major green and low-carbon technologies and equipment, and the construction of green and low-carbon industrial infrastructure. Give full play to the role of the national industry and finance cooperation platform, rely on the special working mechanism for expanding medium and long-term loans in the manufacturing industry, establish and improve the normalized working mechanism of financial resources to support the green and low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing industry, establish a green and low-carbon technological transformation project library and a benchmark enterprise database, increase green finance and transition finance support, and make good use of structural monetary policy tools such as carbon emission reduction support tools. Encourage existing government investment funds to cultivate and incubate new industries, new formats and new models in the field of green and low-carbon in accordance with market-oriented methods. Give full play to the positive incentive role of preferential tax policies, implement preferential tax policies for the promotion and application of green technologies, resource conservation and recycling, etc., to ensure that eligible market entities enjoy all the benefits. Improve the industrial energy conservation management system, improve relevant policies and regulations, urge enterprises to strengthen compliance construction, and rationally use energy in accordance with laws and regulations. Comprehensively consider the level of energy consumption and environmental protection performance, and improve the tiered electricity price system and water price policy. Improve the supporting system of the national carbon emission trading market, study and orderly expand the coverage of the industry, and coordinate and promote the construction of carbon emission trading, energy use rights trading, green electricity and green certificate trading and other markets。

(14) Improve the green and low-carbon standard system. Strengthen the top-level design and normative management of standards, promote the convergence of various standards at all levels, and strengthen the implementation and application evaluation of standards. Give full play to the role of relevant standardization technical organizations, and accelerate the formulation of national standards, industry standards and group standards such as basic carbon emission general, accounting and reporting, and low-carbon technology and equipment in accordance with the principles of demand-oriented, advanced application, and emergency use first, and complete the formulation and revision of more than 500 standards urgently needed for carbon peaking by 2030. We will continue to improve standards for energy conservation, water conservation, comprehensive utilization of resources, and environmental protection equipment, steadily upgrade standards for green factories, green products, green industrial parks, and green supply chains, and work together to promote standards in the field of green and low-carbon empowerment with digital empowerment. Strengthen the research and comparative analysis of international standards, promote the transformation and application of advanced international standards in China, actively participate in the formulation of international standards and rules, and promote the transformation of China's green and low-carbon standards into international standards.

(15) Optimize the green and low-carbon benchmarking cultivation system. Give full play to the leading role of green and low-carbon benchmarking, build a benchmarking cultivation system that connects the "comprehensive benchmarking" of green manufacturing and the "single benchmarking" of subdivided fields, and build a leading force in the green development of the manufacturing industry. Formulate gradient cultivation and management measures for green factories, give full play to the basic and guiding role of green factories in the green and low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing industry, vertically form a green factory cultivation mechanism with national, provincial and municipal linkage, and horizontally drive the upstream and downstream enterprises in the park and the supply chain to create green factories through green industrial parks and green supply chain management enterprises. By 2030, the output value of green factories at all levels will account for more than 40% of the total output value of the manufacturing industry. Encourage green factories to further tap the potential of energy conservation and carbon reduction, and create "zero-carbon" factories. Carry out in-depth cultivation of green design demonstration enterprises for industrial products, and continue to explore green and low-carbon paths and solutions. We will continue to select and release energy efficiency "leaders", water efficiency "leaders", renewable resources standard condition enterprises, environmental protection equipment standard condition enterprises, industrial wastewater recycling pilot enterprise parks, etc., and dig deep into the potential of energy and resource conservation from the whole industrial process.

6. Organization and implementation

(16) Strengthen overall planning and coordination. Strengthen inter-departmental coordination and cooperation, promote the formation of joint work forces, and coordinate and solve major problems. Increase guidance and assessment of key work such as the cultivation of local green and low-carbon industries, technological transformation and upgrading, and carbon peaking in the industrial sector, encourage innovation and support policies in combination with actual conditions, and reasonably set up policy transition periods. Relevant industry associations, professional think tanks, and third-party institutions actively play the role of bridges to promote the promotion of green and low-carbon technologies, products and services, and help the green and low-carbon development of key industries and important fields.

(17) Deepen international cooperation. Make use of existing bilateral and multilateral mechanisms to strengthen the exchange and docking of green development strategies, plans, policies, standards and conformity assessments. Deepen exchanges and cooperation with other countries in green technology, green products, green equipment, green services and product carbon footprint management, promote China's new energy, new energy vehicles, green environmental protection and other technologies and equipment to go out in an orderly manner, encourage qualified localities in China to build Sino-foreign cooperative green industrial parks, and make China's contribution to global green development.

(18) Strengthen personnel training. Support universities and research institutes to add urgently needed majors in green and low-carbon fields, and encourage enterprises, universities and research institutes to carry out "order-based" talent training. Relying on the manufacturing talent support plan, the outstanding engineer torch program and various high-level talent plans, we will introduce and cultivate high-level talents at home and abroad in the field of green and low-carbon. Support local governments to carry out vocational skills training in green and low-carbon fields.

(19) Do a good job of publicity and guidance. Organize and carry out activities such as National Ecology Day, Environment Day, Energy Conservation Publicity Week, Low Carbon Day, China Water Week, etc., strengthen the guidance of public opinion of various media and public welfare organizations, increase the publicity of policies and regulations, advanced technologies and typical cases related to the green development of the manufacturing industry, and promote a number of advanced experiences and measures that can be used for reference and replication.