On August 11th, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the “Opinions on Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development.” The Opinions outline a series of objectives, including reaching a scale of approximately RMB 15 trillion for the environmental protection and energy-saving industry by 2030; increasing the consumption share of non-fossil energy to around 25%; reducing the carbon emission intensity per unit of converted turnover for operating transportation tools by approximately 9.5% from 2020 levels; and achieving an annual utilization rate of major solid waste at around 4.5 billion tons.
The Opinions focus on five major areas: fostering a green and low-carbon high-quality development spatial layout, accelerating the green and low-carbon transformation of industrial structures, steadily advancing the green and low-carbon transition of energy sources, promoting the green transformation of transportation, and advancing green transformation in urban and rural construction and development. Furthermore, it emphasizes three key aspects: implementing a comprehensive conservation strategy, fostering green consumer patterns, and leveraging the supporting role of scientific and technological innovation. These efforts aim to accelerate the formation of a spatial layout, industrial structure, production mode, and lifestyle that conserve resources and protect the environment.
In the area of steadily advancing the green and low-carbon transition of energy sources, the Opinions propose to promote the safe, reliable, and orderly substitution of fossil fuels with non-fossil energy sources, continuously optimize the energy mix, and accelerate the planning and construction of a new energy system. Emphasis is placed on vigorously developing non-fossil energy sources and exploiting new energy resources such as biomass energy, geothermal energy, and ocean energy according to local conditions.