The Ministry of Science and Technology will compile the "carbon Neutralization Technology Development Roadmap" and the "3060" carbon target will bring new opportunities for strengthening and expanding the renewable resources industry.

President Xi Jinping proposed at the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2020 that China will adopt more effective policies and measures, strive to reach a peak in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, and strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. In November 2020, the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization was included in the "proposal of the CPC Central Committee on the formulation of the 14th five-year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the long-term goal of 2035" at the Fifth Plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. In December 2020, the Central Economic work Conference proposed to speed up the formulation of an action plan for carbon emissions to reach its peak by 2030, and support places with conditions to take the lead in reaching the peak. In this year's government work report, Prime Minister Li Keqiang proposed: "implement the goal of national independent contribution to climate change by 2030." We will speed up the green transformation of the mode of development, make concerted efforts to promote high-quality economic development and a high level of protection of the ecological environment, and reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 13.5% and 18%, respectively. When putting forward the main expected targets for this year's development, he pointed out, "do a solid job in carbon peak, carbon neutralization and all kinds of work." Formulate an action plan to peak carbon emissions by 2030. Optimize the industrial structure and energy structure. We will expand the scope of preferential enterprise income tax catalogues for environmental protection, energy conservation and water saving, promote the research and application of new energy-saving and environmental protection technologies, equipment and products, and foster and strengthen energy-saving and environmental protection industries. We will speed up the construction of a national trading market for energy use rights and carbon emissions rights, and improve the dual control system of energy consumption. We will implement a special policy on financial support for green and low-carbon development, and set up supporting tools for carbon emission reduction. Thus it can be seen that the path to achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization is becoming increasingly clear, and the specific policy measures for the next step are worth looking forward to.

On February 3, 2021, the launch meeting of the major consultation project "carbon Peak, carbon Neutralization Strategy and path Research in China" was held at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, which was attended by more than a dozen academicians, including Li Xiaohong, president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and du Xiangyi. The project will study the outstanding problems and specific needs of carbon peak and carbon neutralization in different steps and fields, so as to provide scientific support for the decision-making of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council.

On March 4, 2021, Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang presided over the first meeting of the leading Group on carbon Neutralization and carbon Neutralization Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, which proposed that we should step up efforts to study and form the "carbon Neutralization Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan". It is also necessary to speed up the preparation of the roadmap for the development of carbon neutralization technologies and the establishment of a key special project for research and demonstration of carbon neutralization key technologies. The leading Group for the work of carbon Dafeng and carbon Neutralization of the Ministry of Science and Technology is set up by the party group of the Ministry of Science and Technology, with Wang Zhigang as its leader, Xu Nanping, Vice Minister of Science and Technology as its deputy leader, and responsible comrades of relevant departments and bureaus as members. responsible for the decision-making of the Ministry of Science and Technology on major issues of carbon neutralization science and technology development, organize and coordinate the work of various departments and bureaus (centers) around the goal of carbon neutralization and carbon neutralization. The meeting stressed that General Secretary Xi Jinping attached great importance to the work of carbon peak and carbon neutralization and made a series of important instructions. The leading party group of the Ministry of Science and Technology conscientiously implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and called for pressing ahead with the support work of carbon neutralization science and technology. In order to comprehensively promote the research and development of carbon neutral technology, promotion and demonstration, base construction, personnel training and international cooperation, the party group of the Ministry of Science and Technology has set up a leading group for the work of carbon peak and carbon neutral science and technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The meeting pointed out that achieving carbon peak and carbon neutralization is a complex system engineering, and it is necessary to properly handle the relationship between development and emission reduction, overall and local, short-term and long-term. Scientific and technological innovation is the key to achieve the goal of economic and social development, carbon peak and carbon neutralization at the same time. It is necessary to seriously study how to give better play to the strategic supporting role of science and technology in the whole carbon peak and carbon neutralization. Under the condition that there is no obvious improvement in the economic structure and technical conditions, the strengthening of constraints such as greenhouse gas emission reduction will compress the space for economic growth.

On February 20 and February 23, 2021, the China agenda 21 Management Center held two meetings on carbon neutralization work and carbon neutralization technology roadmap research. Participants introduced the relevant work progress and research situation at home and abroad from the aspects of international scientific and technological cooperation and negotiation on climate change, deployment of (CCUS) technology for carbon capture, utilization and sequestration of carbon, marine carbon sequestration and carbon neutralization, nature-based solution (NBS), etc. Huang Jing, director of the 21st Century Center, said that the research work on the technology roadmap should be guided by the goals of carbon peak in 2030, carbon neutralization in 2060 and building a socialist modern country in an all-round way by 2050, and thoroughly study and compare the similarities and differences of similar technology roadmaps at home and abroad. take into account the rationality of technology classification and the maneuverability of technology promotion in the industry field, and fully reflect the scientific nature of the road map research. It is reported that since the start of the research on the carbon neutralization technology roadmap, the 21st Century Center has held a series of expert seminars to discuss key technologies in related fields, initially set up an expert group and a working group, and formed a roadmap research idea. a technology classification system has been established, and a questionnaire survey on technology requirements is being carried out. In the next step, we will conscientiously do a good job in carbon neutralization technology roadmap research and other related work in accordance with the overall deployment of carbon peak and carbon neutralization scientific and technological innovation work of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

As to how to achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization, Yuan Da, director of the political Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission and spokesman for the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a news conference of the National Development and Reform Commission in January that we will continue to promote energy conservation in key areas such as industry, construction, transportation and public institutions, and strive to improve the energy efficiency of new infrastructure. We will accelerate the research and promotion of low-carbon technologies, adhere to market orientation, make greater efforts to promote the research, promotion and application of energy-saving and low-carbon technologies, and accelerate the development of technologies such as large-scale energy storage, hydrogen energy, carbon capture, utilization and sequestration. We will promote the innovative integration of digital information technology in the field of energy conservation and clean energy.

Xu Jun, a second-class inspector of the Social Development Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said at the relevant meeting that during the 14th five-year Plan period, the Ministry of Science and Technology will organize and implement the key project of "key Technologies and equipment of Circular economy". We will carry out research on major scientific and technological issues of resource-based solid waste source reduction, green process regulation and high-quality recycling, and promote the construction of a circular economy scientific and technological innovation system for efficient and comprehensive utilization of resources. We will organize and implement the key special project of "Development and Utilization of Strategic Mineral Resources", aim at major scientific and technical problems in the exploration, development and utilization of strategic mineral resources, and make theoretical breakthroughs in fine exploration and green development of mineral resources. capture a number of major core and common key technologies and equipment to provide scientific and technological support for the construction of a high-quality resources guarantee system.

Huang Jing, director of the China agenda 21 Management Center, said at relevant meetings that as the world's largest emitter, China needs to give full play to the key role of scientific and technological innovation to achieve carbon neutralization, accelerate the promotion of mature low-carbon technologies, and vigorously develop new technologies such as carbon capture, utilization and storage, and green hydrogen energy. Professor Zhou Di of the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission also said that decarbonization of electric power and energy processes is the key to achieving this goal. not only from renewable energy, nuclear energy, efficient recycling of resources, intelligent transportation, green buildings and other aspects of technological reserves in advance, but also from the policy system to provide protection.

Du Xiangyi, vice director of the National Energy Advisory expert Committee and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, believes that achieving the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization is a global trend and a proposition of the times. Low-carbon energy is related to the future of mankind, and history requires us to do well in the exam. We should start with the defense of blue sky, energy conservation and efficiency, circular economy and the development of carbon sequestration, and start with the emission reduction of energy, transportation, industry, construction and other industries to promote the process of carbon emission reduction in China. He said that the development of circular economy is very important for carbon neutralization, and the utilization of solid waste resources is indispensable. The degree of classification and utilization of solid waste is the symbol and standard to measure the modernization level of a country. Reducing the landfill of garbage, utilizing it in a high proportion, and reducing the greenhouse gas (methane) produced by landfill will also contribute to the realization of the goal of carbon neutralization in our country.

Ouyang Minggao, member of the standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, believes that the energy revolution is a way to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutralization, the core content of the energy revolution is the new energy revolution, and the core of the new energy revolution is the development of renewable energy. Renewable energy is a complete technology system, which not only needs solar energy and wind power, but also needs hydrogen energy as energy carrier and energy storage to form a real new energy system. " In Ouyang Minggao's view, as an important way of energy storage in the future, electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles will play an important role, and we still need to pay close attention to the construction of power battery recycling system.

GE Honglin, member of the standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and secretary of the party committee of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, said that it will implement the carbon peak carbon neutralization decision, promote the high-quality development of the non-ferrous metals industry, strictly control the total production capacity of the non-ferrous metals industry, raise the industrial level, improve the energy structure, promote technological innovation, and cooperate with relevant government departments to formulate the "Action Plan for carbon emissions of China's Electrolytic Aluminum Industry." Promote the realization of the "carbon peak" focusing on the electrolytic aluminum industry. He believes that in order to raise the level of the recycled non-ferrous metals industry and undertake the transformation of the demand structure, it is necessary to continue to improve relevant industrial policies and enhance the standardized and large-scale development of enterprises in the recycled non-ferrous metals industry.

Zhou Hongchun, a researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council, said that with economic globalization and the rapid development of information technology, innovative elements such as talent, capital, technology and data have accelerated the flow and allocation around the world, and carbon neutralization has become an important direction. Energy saving, emission reduction and energy efficiency improvement are the top priorities in the future. If China's energy efficiency reaches the world average, it can reduce energy consumption by 1.33 billion tons per year and greatly reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.46 billion tons. The focus of energy conservation is still on industry, transportation, and construction. We should focus on the big picture, eliminate it, start with reducing waste, and use all available energy in production and daily life, so as to achieve the organic unity of economic, social, and environmental benefits. He believes that it is necessary to speed up breakthroughs in key core technologies, focus on tackling key core technologies, improve the new national system under the conditions of a socialist market economy, and continuously strengthen R & D deployment around the frontier areas of the new scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. efforts should be made to establish first-mover advantages, face the country's major strategies and needs, and further strengthen the support for scientific and technological innovation.

In the view of he Jiankun, vice director of the National expert Committee on Climate change, doing a good job of carbon peak and carbon neutralization will not only affect China's green economic recovery and high-quality development, and lead the direction of global economic and technological change, but also is of great significance to protecting the earth's ecology and promoting international cooperation in dealing with climate change. He said that to achieve a sustained and substantial decline in carbon intensity, on the one hand, great efforts should be made to save energy and reduce energy consumption intensity. On the other hand, it is necessary to speed up the development of new energy and optimize the energy structure. It is suggested that all provinces, autonomous regions and departments should coordinate far and near, earnestly implement the concept of green and low-carbon sustainable development, restrain the impulse of capacity expansion of high-energy-consuming heavy chemical industry, and speed up the formation of a green and low-carbon recycling industry system.

Song Xin, member of the CPPCC National Committee and chairman of the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group, said that carbon peak and carbon neutralization have become recent "hot spots" and "key words". The energy conservation and environmental protection new energy industry is a sunrise industry, and as a central enterprise whose business is closely related to it, China's energy conservation will focus on three aspects to help the whole society achieve the goal of reaching a new peak in carbon emissions and the vision of carbon neutralization. The first is to build an industrial and technological layout that serves the country's goal of "carbon neutralization", and to carry out the research, development, demonstration and application of negative carbon technology; the second is to actively lead and drive enterprises to "carbon peak" and "carbon neutralization" action to build a "zero-carbon park" and "zero-carbon building". The third is to continue to promote the construction of relevant standards, norms and mechanisms for "carbon neutralization". Give full play to the shareholder role of the Beijing Green Exchange and actively participate in the construction of the national carbon trading market.

Liu Xiangdong, a researcher at the China International Economic Exchange Center, said that the key tasks identified in this year's government work report include doing a solid job in carbon peak and carbon neutralization, which means that the green transformation of the whole society will give rise to more demand for energy and industrial transformation and upgrading. Listed companies for energy conservation and environmental protection should aim at high-end, intelligent, green, and service-oriented directions, and rely on more advanced new energy, energy conservation and emission reduction technologies. We will accelerate the adjustment of the energy structure and the pace of industrial transformation and upgrading. With improving quality and efficiency as the main direction, we should increase investment in technological research and development, implement technological transformation and brand building, and optimize the allocation of supply chain resources, so as to enhance the adaptability to the growing needs of a better life.

Shang Huiliang, secretary-general of China Renewable Resources Industry technological Innovation Strategic Alliance and executive director of the Yangtze River Delta Resources and Environment Research Institute, said that in recent years, China's renewable resources industry has achieved rapid development, with the cumulative recovery of the top ten major renewable resources growing by more than 43 percent from 2015 to 2019, which has become an important source of resource supply in China. It has played a positive role in alleviating resource constraints, reducing environmental pollution, promoting employment and improving people's livelihood. He believes that the industrial sector is the top priority for our country to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutralization, and industrial development must be accompanied by the continuous consumption of energy and the increase of carbon emissions. As an important part of the construction of ecological civilization, the resource recycling industry is not only an important field for realizing green development, but also one of the important ways to deal with climate change, ensure the security of resources, and achieve the goal of carbon neutralization. the whole industry should actively implement the "guidance of the State Council on speeding up the Establishment and improvement of a Green and low-carbon Recycling Economic system" and speed up the construction of a recycling system of waste materials. Improve the output rate and recovery rate of renewable resources. We will build a market-oriented green technology innovation system, speed up the research and development of green and low-carbon technologies, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. For a period of time in the future, with the continuous increase in the social consumption savings of raw materials such as steel and non-ferrous metals and the scrap of electrical and electronic products, plastics and rubber products, the number and types of renewable resources will also increase by a large margin. There is great potential for the development of renewable resources industry. Promoting the high-quality development of renewable resources industry will help to promote green manufacturing, achieve green growth and guide green consumption in an all-round way. The goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization is not only a great challenge to the development of China's renewable resources industry, but also bring new development opportunities.

Extended reading: what is carbon peak and carbon neutralization? What will happen to our lives after it is realized? The trend is changing, believe it or not.

First, the carbon peak and carbon neutralization will first change the pattern of the energy industry. In the pattern of China's energy industry, fossil energy that produces carbon emissions: coal, oil and natural gas account for 84% of the total energy consumption, while hydropower, wind power, nuclear energy and photovoltaic, which do not produce carbon emissions, account for only 16%. In order to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality in 2060, it is necessary to greatly develop renewable energy and reduce the proportion of fossil energy. therefore, the reconstruction of energy pattern is bound to be the trend of the times.

Second, carbon peak, carbon neutralization will also restructure the entire manufacturing industry. All industries in China will switch from resource attributes to manufacturing attributes. For example, for mobile phones, if you want to achieve carbon neutrality, the enterprises responsible for assembly should achieve carbon neutrality, the links that provide them with components and raw materials should achieve carbon neutralization, and the enterprises that provide chips should also achieve carbon neutralization. every link in the industrial chain should be carbon neutral. This will form a new standard for the industrial chain. In the context of carbon neutrality, the global manufacturing industry chain will carry out new international cooperation, international division of labor, and form a new industrial pattern.

Third, carbon peak and carbon neutralization will redefine the economic map. If China achieves carbon neutrality by 2060, the central and western regions where photovoltaic and wind energy are concentrated will become one of the main energy exporters. The role of the central and western regions in China's economic landscape will be redefined. If China achieves carbon neutralization by 2060, it means that China's forest growth will reach 1 billion cubic meters a year, which is more than double the current growth rate, and the forest cover will stabilize at around 30%. There will be a qualitative leap in China's ecological environment. Carbon peak, carbon neutralization is green water and green mountains.

Fourth, carbon peak and carbon neutralization will change the geopolitical pattern of oil. If China becomes carbon neutral by 2060, it will mean that China will break away from its dependence on external energy imports. Under the background of carbon neutrality, the "oil geopolitical era" has been completely broken, and the traditional oil exporters will face the loss of overall interests. The focus of international competition will gradually shift to the control of the low-carbon technology value chain, that is, the new energy and low-carbon technology value chain will become the top priority.

Carbon peak and carbon neutralization will change our lives. In fact, carbon neutralization has quietly changed our daily lives. For example, on the "keep awake artifact" coffee cup, the position of the straw is replaced by a flip drink; in addition, plastic straws are also replaced by environmentally degradable straws. There are many similar changes. It is not clear whether humans will move to Mars in the next 40 years, but it is certain that the earth is ushering in a carbon-neutral world. I hope this kind of life will come soon.