In the critical window period for carbon peak and carbon neutrality, China will begin to strengthen the management and control of the “two highs” (high energy consumption and high emissions) projects in 2021 to prevent blind launches. To this end, on May 31, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Prevention and Control of the Source of the Ecological Environment of High Energy Consumption and High Emission Construction Projects", requiring that the blind development of the "two highs" projects be curbed from the source and will be strictly controlled. The "Two Highs" project was blindly launched as the key content of the inspection.

At a press conference held by the National Development and Reform Commission on August 17, 9 provinces (regions) including Qinghai and Ningxia were named because their energy consumption in the first half of the year did not decrease year-on-year. The reasons for this are directly related to the lack of efforts to curb the "two highs" projects in various regions, the ineffective implementation of the "dual control" of energy consumption, and insufficient attention to energy conservation and emission reduction. “In some places, slogans are shouted loudly, and actions cannot be kept up. In some places, the “two highs” project is even launched in violation of regulations. The problem of building the project before approval is more prominent.” Meng Wei, a spokesman for the National Development and Reform Commission, said bluntly.

So, how can all localities step on the brake of "dual control" of energy consumption? How to balance economic development and dual control of energy consumption? Recently, the reporter conducted a series of interviews.

The national energy conservation situation is grim, the National Development and Reform Commission called on the brakes

Public reports show that recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and relevant departments have carried out special inspections to urge local governments to reduce more than 350 "two highs" projects to be launched, and reduce new energy demand by 270 million tons of standard coal, which has achieved initial results. However, during the special inspection, it was also found that there are still gaps in the determination and effectiveness of work in many places, and some outstanding problems need to be resolved urgently.

According to the "Barometer of the Completion of Energy Consumption Dual Control Targets in Various Regions in the First Half of 2021" recently issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, in terms of energy consumption intensity reduction, there are 9 projects in Qinghai, Ningxia, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Shaanxi, and Jiangsu. The energy consumption intensity of the provinces (regions) in the first half of the year did not decrease but increased, which is a first-level warning; the energy consumption intensity reduction rate of the 10 provinces of Zhejiang, Henan, Gansu, Sichuan, Anhui, Guizhou, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Jiangxi in the first half of the year did not reach The progress requirement is a secondary warning. In terms of total energy consumption control, the eight provinces (regions) of Qinghai, Ningxia, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, Jiangsu, and Hubei are first-level warnings; the five provinces (regions) of Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan, and Anhui are second-level warnings. Level early warning. The national energy conservation situation is very severe.

The National Development and Reform Commission stated that the 9 provinces (regions) whose energy consumption intensity has not decreased but increased, and the cities and prefectures whose energy consumption intensity has not decreased but increased, will suspend the energy conservation of the "two high" projects other than the major projects planned by the state in 2021. Review.

Meng Wei analyzed and pointed out that the reduction rate of energy consumption intensity in many provinces did not meet the schedule requirements. In addition to the ineffective management and control of the "two highs" projects, some localities, industries, and enterprises were eager to "grab the prize" and the goals proposed were not in line with the development stage; Some places have shut down high-energy-consuming projects in a “one size fits all” manner; some places have not paid enough attention to energy conservation and emission reduction, and the “dual control” of energy consumption has not been implemented effectively; and some industries have not done a good job in structural energy conservation, technical energy conservation, and management energy conservation.

Taking Guangxi as an example, the “Notice on Resolutely Curbing the Blind Construction of High Energy-Consumption and High-Emission Projects” issued by the Guangxi Development and Reform Commission not long ago pointed out that the province’s energy consumption intensity reduction target was 13.5% during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, but the current province’s The new energy consumption of the “two highs” projects planned to be put into operation during the “14th Five-Year Plan” and reach production capacity significantly exceeded the new energy consumption space of the province during the “14th Five-Year Plan”. The production capacity of high-energy-consuming industries such as cement clinker continued to expand, with 12 The production capacity of the projects under construction reached 17.34 million tons, which is 2.9 times the increase in the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.

It is difficult to balance development and consumption reduction, and the western region is especially under pressure

The reporter observed that among the nine provinces (regions) named "energy intensity not falling but rising", western provinces accounted for two-thirds, including Qinghai, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, Yunnan, and Guangxi. Area.

"The rapid growth of high-energy-consuming industries is the primary reason for the high energy consumption in the western region." Some insiders pointed out that from the data in the first half of the year, the rapid growth of high-energy-consuming industries such as electric power and non-ferrous metals has caused energy consumption in the western region. The acceleration of growth, coupled with the relatively lagging development of the western region, and the gradual relocation of industrial enterprises from the eastern and central regions to the western region, this is also the main reason for the sustained increase in energy consumption in the western region.

According to Lin Boqiang, the dean of the China Energy Policy Research Institute of Xiamen University, a new trend has emerged in China's high energy consumption regions-due to the relatively low environmental protection costs in the west, heavy industry is gradually shifting to the west. Therefore, the western region bears greater pressure to save energy and reduce consumption.

"The resource potential of the western region is huge, and there is a tendency to accept the transfer of the'two high' industries from economically developed provinces. The local government may even give preferential and supportive policies to the'two high' projects due to economic growth considerations, which will bring about energy consumption. The increase in intensity." Lin Boqiang pointed out.

The reporter learned that the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region’s Energy Conservation and Overcapacity Resolution Office held a meeting recently and pointed out that the energy consumption intensity of Ningdong Base, Shizuishan City, and Zhongwei City in Ningxia did not decrease but increased, and the decrease in energy consumption intensity of Wuzhong City did not meet the schedule target requirements. , The total energy consumption of the four regions has increased significantly. Among them, the increase in energy consumption of 5 key enterprises accounted for more than 50% of the increase in industrial energy consumption in the region.

Data from the Statistics Bureau of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region show that from January to July 2021, the value added of industries above designated size in Ningxia has increased by 12.2% year-on-year, an increase of 13.8% over the same period in 2019, and an average growth rate of 6.7% over the two years.

The same is true in Qinghai Province. Data from the Provincial Bureau of Statistics also shows that from January to July 2021, the value added of the province's industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 8.9% year-on-year in real terms and 10.3% year-on-year. From January to May of 2021, the energy consumption of industrial enterprises above designated size in Qinghai Province increased by 12.2% year-on-year.

Central and local governments make concerted efforts, and system thinking is indispensable

With the introduction of the carbon peak and carbon neutral goals, since 2021, the central and local governments have made curbing the blind development of the "two highs" project the top priority of current work.

The second round of the third batch of central ecological and environmental protection inspectors launched in April 2021 will carry out inspections for about one month in 8 provinces (regions) of Shanxi, Liaoning, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan, Guangxi, and Yunnan. After entering the work station, they successively notified the ineffective management and control of the "two highs" projects that existed in varying degrees in the above-mentioned provinces and regions, and made them the focus of investigation and punishment.

"Strictly controlling the'two highs' project blindly launching will be the focus of future inspections." Xu Bijiu, executive deputy director of the Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspectorate Office, emphasized at a regular press conference held by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

The reporter found out that up to now, Ningxia, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Guangxi and other provinces have launched relevant work measures to "resolutely curb the blind development of the'two highs' projects and accelerate the elimination of backward production capacity."

For example, Ningxia proposed that new projects with energy consumption of 50,000 tons of standard coal and above in coal-fired power, petrochemical, chemical, coal chemical, steel, coking, building materials, and non-ferrous industries should not be approved. Currently, the “two highs” projects under construction in violation of regulations have basically been suspended for rectification, and the illegal stock “two highs” projects have been suspended for rectification. The proposed “two highs” projects have stopped processing various approval procedures; Henan also issued a document to resolutely curb the “two highs” projects. Blind development of "high" projects, strict implementation of classified management and control. Implement the action of clearing outdated production capacity, and accelerate the elimination and withdrawal of outdated production capacity in accordance with laws and regulations.

The National Development and Reform Commission recently stated that it will further improve and strengthen the energy consumption "dual control" system, formulate a three-year work plan, guide localities to do a solid and orderly work, resolutely curb the blind development of "two highs" projects, and accelerate economic and social development Comprehensive green transformation.

In terms of achieving both economic development and energy consumption control goals, Huo Molin, director of the Energy Conservation and Marketing Policy Research Office of the Supply and Demand Institute of State Grid Energy Research Institute, suggested that, on the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the classified management and control of "two highs" projects and reasonably control the scale of high energy-consuming projects. , Gradually promote industrial transformation and upgrading; On the other hand, it is necessary to accelerate the promotion of energy-saving transformation of key industries, use energy-saving technology standards to accelerate the transformation of green energy-saving technology, promote the optimization of energy use and process structure, and help achieve high-quality development.

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In the view of a senior energy conservation expert, system thinking is the key to the success or failure of energy conservation and carbon reduction. "Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality are not the inheritance of traditional production and lifestyles, but the transformation and sublation of traditional production and lifestyles. This sublation is realized in the transformation of the old and new systems. There must be a national, provincial, and city-wide A game of chess. Not only should we consider energy conservation and carbon reduction, but also the safety of the energy security system; we should not only consider the achievement of the "dual carbon" goal, but also consider the issue of non-stalling and low-cost transformation of economic development; not only fossils must be considered. The strategic replacement of energy must also consider issues such as the cost of citizens and the protection of industries from fragmentation." Editor/Sang Xiaomei