On September 11, 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Improvement of Energy Consumption Intensity and Total Volume Control Plan", which included a major change in the division of the proportion of new energy consumption. The previous document stipulated that the proportion of new energy consumption exceeded the incentive value. The part of the energy consumption can no longer be included in the dual energy consumption control index. Now the new version stipulates that once the incentive value is reached, the part above the passing line will no longer be included in the energy consumption dual control index, once again clarifying that China is promoting clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy Use, force the adjustment of industrial structure and energy structure, and help achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
From the perspective of the development process, it is not the first time that the dual energy consumption control policy has been included in the policy scope. The "13th Five-Year Plan for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction" issued by the State Council in December 2016 pointed out that renewable energy consumption exceeding the planned part is not included in the assessment of total energy consumption and intensity targets, and specifically describes the need to develop islands in accordance with local conditions. Solar energy, offshore wind energy, renewable energy from tidal energy waves, safe development of nuclear power, orderly development of hydropower and natural gas, coordinated promotion of wind power development, promoted large-scale development and diversified use of solar energy, and increased the supply of clean and low-carbon electricity. On May 10, 2019, “On the Establishment and Improvement of Renewable Energy Power Consumption Guarantee Mechanism”, for the first time, it was proposed that the energy consumption converted from the consumption amount exceeding the incentive consumption weight should not be included in the regional energy consumption dual control. Assessment.
The previous renewable energy policy system was based on the supply side. Entering the era of no subsidy, now it is necessary to lead the development of new energy from the consumption side. The weight of responsibility for renewable energy consumption is now linked to the dual control assessment mechanism. Excess incentives are not included at the provincial level, nor at the enterprise level. This policy provides incentives for the government’s performance evaluation, as well as incentives for companies to get rid of their own energy consumption constraints. It encourages regions and energy-using companies to increase their energy consumption. Renewable energy consumption to ensure the energy space of regional economy and enterprise's own development. One of the core tasks to achieve the dual-carbon goal is to realize the transformation of the energy structure and improve energy efficiency. The dual control action is an important means to promote the energy revolution. Before carbon peaks, controlling the development of energy-intensive industries and the excessive growth of energy consumption are the core means to achieve carbon peaks. The proposed dual control policy directly links the consumption of renewable energy to the regional economy, guarantees the incentives and punishments for the consumption of new energy, and greatly stimulates the enthusiasm of local governments, enterprises and the market to use new energy. Solve the problem of green power trading, encourage all parties to use new energy, and further increase the consumption of renewable energy.
In the face of climate change, mankind shares a common destiny. As a big country with responsibility and responsibility, China continues to promote and support green and low-carbon development, conspire to build a global ecological civilization, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. In summary, we believe that the dual control policy has achieved equal attention to the protection and stimulation of renewable energy, and is expected to eliminate the market's bottleneck for the development of new energy by energy consumption indicators.
Wang Siyu, researcher at the Joint Research Center for International Economic and Trade Governance and China's Reform and Opening-up, Shanghai University Think Tank
Li Hedong, graduate student, School of Trade Negotiations, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
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