NDRC: China's carbon dioxide emission intensity will decrease by 4.6% within the first two years of the 14th Five-Year Plan

On the morning of August 15, at the conference of the important achievements of ecological civilization at the National Ecological Day home event, Zhao Chenxin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, released the important achievements of the third anniversary of the major declaration of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. In 2020, China's carbon dioxide emissions were reduced by 48.4% from that of 2005, exceeding the first-phase goal of nationally determined contributions. On this basis, in the first two years of the 14th Five-Year Plan, China's carbon dioxide emission intensity further decreased by 4.6%, and energy saving and carbon reduction achieved remarkable results. In the next step, we will effectively fulfill the "double carbon" coordination responsibilities, adhere to the self-centered and strategic focus to implement the "1+N" policy system of carbon peak carbon neutrality, implement the "Ten actions of carbon peak" in a planned step by step, and optimize the path and way to achieve the "double carbon" goal. In addition, we will grasp the pace and intensity to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of production ways and lifestyles and carry out the effective implementation of the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. Through those measures, we will ensure the realization of the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality on schedule, and accelerate the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.