China'S Low Carbon Economy Path Dispute

It is only a matter of time before a series of low carbon support policies are introduced.

The differences in understanding the concept of "low-carbon economy" will also emerge.

According to Xinhua news agency, the eleven National People's Congress Standing Committee meeting concluded last month has clearly put forward "vigorously develop green economy and low carbon economy".

At present, the four supporting policies, including the guiding opinions on developing low-carbon economy, are being studied and formulated.

However, a person familiar with the matter said in an interview with the author that up to now, the

There is still controversy and disagreement on the path of development.

A scholar disclosed to the author that he participated in a seminar held in Beijing CPPCC in March 1st.

There is no objection to the view that it is consistent with China's sustainable development goals, but there is still a different voice on how China chooses its own "low-carbon road".

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The debate is proceeding.

The 93 proposal submitted by the society to the three session of the eleven session of the CPPCC National Committee on promoting the development of low carbon economy in China has been listed as the No. 1 proposal of the conference.

Road disputes

The seminar in March 1st was mainly attended by members of the civil and Political Consultative Conference, as well as distinguished scholars.

Up to now, almost all the proposals of democratic parties involve the content of low carbon economy.

China, a developing country camp, has just stepped on.

The road has plunged into the contradiction between "the sudden increase of international pressure" and "the reality of domestic economic development", and it is urgent to find a balance.

Those who attended the meeting said to the newspaper that at the beginning of the seminar, the question of "how to treat the uncertainty of scientific issues in climate change" was put forward.

Due to the exposure of a series of "climate gate" events, the authority of the United Nations Intergovernmental Committee on climate change (IPCC) has been greatly questioned.

After the Copenhagen climate conference, European and American countries also criticized China's role in the international climate negotiations and the intensity of its emission reduction.

"Do we need to use western discourse (absolute Abatement) to define China?

Whether China's low carbon economy is taking the western road or its own development? These basic problems are controversial.

Yu Jie, director of climate policy and research in Greater China, explained to this newspaper.

In terms of Yu Jie's view, low carbon economy is related and differentiated from the promise of greater emission reduction targets.

In terms of energy security or industrial upgrading, low carbon economy is something that we have to do.

To achieve emission reduction targets, it is necessary to pass technical and market means. However, many problems such as clean energy core technology and carbon emissions trading market still need to be resolved through climate negotiations.

Many people in China worry that if China is too high positioned to develop a low-carbon economy, it will lead to increased international pressure for China to commit itself to more emission reduction targets.

Chen Ying, a researcher at the Institute of urban development and environment of the Academy of Social Sciences, told the newspaper in March 2nd that

The theoretical research on connotation and extension is still "very shallow and immature".

The definition given by Jiang Kejun, a researcher at the national development and Reform Commission, is that

It means that the construction and development of social economic system can achieve low carbon emissions.

But in Chen Ying's view, "low carbon economy measurement, indicators, evaluation system and other understanding is relatively vague.

From central to local, from scholars to private, it is easy to produce ambiguity.

Some people tend to be right

To make "absolute" understanding, it is believed that industrialized countries in the west can take a low carbon road, and China has not yet completed its industrialization and can not stride towards low carbon. This may hinder the process of China's modernization.

Chen Ying said, "we can understand the low carbon economy with a relative concept.

Although there is a gap between China and the West in terms of development, it can move towards low carbon and reduce energy consumption, develop renewable energy and clean coal.

Yu Jie said development.

In particular, we need to straighten out the interest relationship and deepen reform in the industrial chain.

"The development environment of low carbon industry is the same as other industries, and there is a period of overcapacity, backward standardization and local protectionism."

Take the wind power industry as an example, we should straighten out the interests pattern of local governments, wind power equipment manufacturers, wind power project enterprises and Power Grid Corp.

Under the situation of "great leap forward" of wind power industry in China, "if we only push one end, we only rely on performance appraisal, without supervision and punishment mechanism, which will hinder the sustainable development of the industry".

The new deal will come out.

But controversy has not hindered China's promotion of low carbon economy.

A series of low carbon economic support policies are being announced by the "two sessions".

According to the Xinhua News Agency report, a report of the national development and Reform Commission said that China will take four measures to incorporate the development concept of green economy and low-carbon economy and related development goals into the "12th Five-Year plan" and related industrial development plans, and formulate incentive policies such as finance, taxation, finance and price to promote the development of green economy and low-carbon economy.

The supporting policies in the research and development include: "energy conservation and environmental protection industry development plan", "new energy industry development plan", "guiding opinions on developing low-carbon economy" and "accelerating the implementation of contract energy management to promote the development of energy saving service industry" and so on.

Deng Liangchun, the China Policy Project Manager of the international environmental protection NGO climate organization, said earlier that the development of low carbon economy guidance will define the low-carbon economy and select about 10 cities as a pilot of low-carbon economy, and said that the "opinion" will be the first to be announced before the two sessions.

However, there was no further confirmation of official news.

Deng Liangchun told the newspaper in March 2nd that the draft of the "opinion" had been formed in May last year, and the relevant ministries and commissions have been consulted, but it has not been announced yet.

According to Deng, the low carbon pilot cities previously planned are "two provinces and three cities", including Hubei, Guangdong, Baoding, Chongqing and Nanchang.

The latter draft was expanded to 10 pilot cities.

Xinhua reported on February 20th that Nanchang has become the first development in the country.

A pilot capital city.

Nanchang will work out a pilot scheme that is not only in line with international standards but also in line with Nanchang's actual conditions, and determines the path selection, technical standards, policy optimization and project promotion.

At present, Nanchang is building a world-class solar photovoltaic industrial park.

Measures to promote pilot cities are in line with the report of the national development and Reform Commission.

The third measures of the report are "organizing pilot projects for circular economy and low carbon economy", "developing circular economy development plan for key areas such as regenerated metal and remanufacturing", "selecting typical regions and industries, and carrying out pilot demonstration of low-carbon economy development".

The national development and Reform Commission report also said that it will vigorously promote energy conservation and emission reduction and strengthen ecological and environmental protection; establish and improve the supporting system of science and technology, statistics and information; and guide the whole society to promote green, low-carbon lifestyle and consumption patterns.

China's commitment to "carbon emission reduction per unit GDP 40%-45%" will be the goal of carbon intensity in the next 10 years, and will play a role of "relative emission quota" for the development of low carbon economy.

The goal of carbon intensity will have a constraint on the national economy. This goal will play a role in propellers and Curses for the development of low carbon economy in China.

An international environmental protection group senior personage commented on this newspaper.

The NDRC report said that the NDRC will organize the preparation of greenhouse gas emission inventories in 2005 and 2008, find out the intensity of China's carbon dioxide emissions, and gradually establish and improve the statistical monitoring and decomposition assessment system for greenhouse gas emissions.