Circular of the General Office of the State Council on the Issuance of the Work Program on Accelerating the Construction of a Dual Control System for Carbon Emissions

First, the general requirements to Xi Jinping new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics as a guide, in-depth implementation of the 20th CPC National Congress and the spirit of the 2nd and 3rd Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, the full implementation of Xi Jinping's economic thought, Xi Jinping's thought on ecological civilization, complete and accurate implementation of the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new pattern of development, and strive to promote high-quality development, the inclusion of carbon emission targets and related requirements into national planning, the establishment of a sound local Carbon assessment, industry carbon control, enterprise carbon management, project carbon evaluation, product carbon footprint and other policies, systems and management mechanisms, and effectively connect with the national carbon emissions trading market, to build a systematic and complete dual-control system of carbon emissions, and to provide a strong guarantee for the realization of the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. By 2025, the carbon emission statistics and accounting system will be further improved, a number of standards related to carbon emission accounting for industrial enterprises and product carbon footprint standards will be introduced and implemented, the national database of greenhouse gas emission factors will be basically built and regularly updated, and the relevant measurement, statistics and monitoring capabilities will be enhanced, laying the foundation for the nationwide implementation of dual control of carbon emissions during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period. The foundation has been laid for the nationwide implementation of dual control of carbon emissions during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period.

“During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, a dual-control system for carbon emissions, with intensity control as the main focus and total amount control as a supplement, was implemented; a comprehensive evaluation and assessment system for carbon peak and carbon neutrality was set up; the carbon emission accounting capacity of key fields and industries was strengthened; the management system of key energy-using and carbon-emitting units was improved; carbon emission evaluation of fixed-asset investment projects was carried out; and a product carbon footprint management system was constructed in line with China's national conditions. It will also carry out carbon emission evaluation of fixed asset investment projects, construct a product carbon footprint management system and a product carbon labeling certification system in line with China's national conditions, and ensure that the goal of carbon peaking will be achieved on schedule. After the carbon peak, implement the dual-control system of carbon emission with total amount control as the main focus and intensity control as the supplement, establish a carbon neutral target evaluation and assessment system, further strengthen the carbon emission control requirements for various regions and key fields, industries and enterprises, improve the product carbon footprint management system, implement the product carbon labeling certification system, and promote the steady decline of the total amount of carbon emission. Improve the planning system related to carbon emissions (a) Promote the incorporation of carbon emission targets into planning. Incorporate carbon emission targets into national economic and social development planning, fully consider factors such as economic development, energy security, normal production and life of the masses as well as the national independent contribution target, reasonably determine the carbon emission target for the five-year planning period, and carry out integrated deployment of key tasks and major projects. During the “Tenth Five-Year Plan” period, the reduction of carbon emission intensity will be taken as a binding indicator for national economic and social development, and the total carbon emission accounting will be carried out, so that the intensity of energy consumption will no longer be taken as a binding indicator. (ii) Formulating action programs for carbon peak attainment and carbon neutrality. Focusing on the deployment of the Outline of the Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, the government will study and formulate action plans for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and refine the initiatives, key tasks and safeguard measures for the control of carbon emission targets. During the “Tenth Five-Year Plan” period, it will refine the implementation of the deployment of the Action Program for Carbon Peak by 2030, and ensure that carbon peak is achieved by 2030. (c) Improve regulations and systems related to dual control of carbon emissions. Comprehensively clean up the contents of existing regulations and policies that are incompatible with the requirements of dual-control of carbon emissions. Accelerate the revision of energy-saving review methods for fixed-asset investment projects, energy-saving management methods for key energy-using units and other systems to incorporate the requirements related to dual-control of carbon emissions.