Economic Observer reporter Chong AngAt present, the first compliance cycle of the national carbon emissions trading market has ended. As the province with the largest number of compliance companies and the largest total compliance quotas in the country, Shandong Province released the completion of the carbon emission allowance clearance work on the morning of January 18. According to statistics, in the first performance cycle, 305 key emission enterprises in the power generation industry in Shandong Province actually performed 1.152 billion tons, with a cumulative turnover of 4.598 billion yuan, accounting for 58.14% of the country.
Hou Cuirong, deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, said that since the official launch on July 16, 2021, Shandong Province has included a total of 330 key emission enterprises in the power generation industry that have been included in the quota management of the first performance cycle of the national carbon market. There are 320 enterprises that are approved to perform the contract, accounting for one-seventh of the total number of enterprises that should perform the contract in the country (there are 2,162 enterprises that should perform the contract nationwide).
As of January 10, 2022, except for 13 companies whose accounts were seized by the court and 2 companies that were closed and cancelled, they were unable to trade and could not perform their contracts. The total amount that Shandong Province should perform is 1.154 billion tons, and the actual amount of compliance is 1.152 billion tons, with a compliance ratio of 99.82%. The cumulative turnover of national carbon emission allowances was 7.908 billion yuan, and the cumulative turnover of Shandong Province was 4.598 billion yuan, accounting for 58.14% of the country.
On July 16, 2021, China’s carbon market will become the largest carbon market in the world covering greenhouse gas emissions once it is launched. At present, only the power generation industry is included in the national carbon emissions trading market, and the coverage of the national carbon market industry will gradually expand in the future. Encourage and promote low-carbon energy consumption and low-carbon technological transformation of key emission companies through the carbon trading market, carry out technological innovation in carbon reduction, carbon sequestration, carbon capture, and carbon use, reshape production processes, technological processes, and even cross-industry Integrate to form new industries and formats, and continuously enhance competitiveness.
Zhang Huaitao, deputy general manager of Xinfa Group, detailed the changes brought by the carbon emissions trading market to enterprises. Xinfa Group has shut down 13 coal-fired units below 300,000 kilowatts, with a total installed capacity of 1.645 million kilowatts. The 600,000-kilowatt high-efficiency ultra-supercritical units currently in operation have a coal consumption rate of only 248 grams. At the same time, in the four chains of “energy, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, and environmental protection”, the upper and lower industries are connected, and the left and right processes are connected. The waste gas, waste water, waste residue and energy generated by the previous enterprise become the energy and raw materials required by the next enterprise. Realize the development model of circular economy.
Xinfa Group starts with the system construction of carbon asset management, establishes an assessment system for carbon emissions and carbon assets, and improves the carbon asset data collection, aggregation and reporting system. In 2019 and 2020, Xinfa Group achieved a total surplus of 17.59 million tons of carbon emissions. On December 7, 2021, the group took the lead in completing the first compliance period quota payment in the national carbon market. According to the national carbon emission trading information released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, as of January 7, the trading volume of Xinfa Group was 11.4 million tons, accounting for 6.4% of the national total; the total transaction amount was 589 million yuan, accounting for 7.67% of the national total. .
In 2019-2020, the carbon allowance gap of Qilu Petrochemical Branch of Sinopec Group exceeded 1.5 million tons. It purchased allowances from the carbon market through agreement transfer, listing and other methods as soon as possible, and completed the first compliance period of the carbon emission trading market at one time. The settlement work, a total of more than 16 million tons of quotas were cleared.
Hou Cuirong said that during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, the Shandong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment will promote the work of addressing climate change from various aspects. First, strictly control greenhouse gas emissions. Carry out actions to peak carbon dioxide emissions, effectively control non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions, and promote green and low-carbon development in the fields of industry, energy, construction and transportation. The second is to actively adapt to climate change, improve climate resilience in the natural ecological and economic and social fields, and strengthen forecasting and early warning and disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities. The third is to strengthen scientific and technological innovation in response to climate change, actively promote the construction of scientific and technological platforms and talent teams in response to climate change, increase the research and development of key core green and low-carbon technologies, and strengthen the promotion and application of scientific and technological achievements. The fourth is to implement major pilot projects such as low-carbon pilots, climate change adaptation pilots, climate investment and financing pilots, and “zero carbon” demonstrations in key industries. Fifth, carry out green and low-carbon actions for all people, strengthen publicity and education on climate change, actively promote the participation of all people, and practice a simple, moderate, green and low-carbon life.Return to Sohu, see more
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