Will carbon neutrality be the new outlet in 2022?

At least from a policy point of view, support for carbon neutrality at the national level is increasing.

In November 2021, the State Administration of State Organs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for In-depth Green and Low-Carbon Leading Actions of Public Institutions to Promote Carbon Peaking", pointing out that it is necessary to strengthen the team and capacity building, and "enhance the concept and ability of the energy conservation management cadres of public institutions to practice green and low-carbon development." Promote the establishment of carbon emission managers in key energy-using units of public institutions".

In November 2021, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-quality Development of ** Enterprises and Doing a Good Job in Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality", pointing out that it is necessary to "innovate the talent training mechanism, organize and carry out professional and systematic training on carbon emission reduction, carbon management, carbon trading, etc., and build a high-level professional talent team".

In May 2022, the Ministry of Education issued the Work Plan for Strengthening the Construction of a Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutral Higher Education Talent Training System (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), which clearly strengthens green and low-carbon education and incorporates green and low-carbon concepts into the education and teaching system. Promote the participation or establishment of national laboratories, national key laboratories and national technology innovation centers related to carbon peak and carbon neutrality; Accelerate key tasks such as the cultivation of talents in short supply.

In August 2022, the Ministry of Science and Technology and other nine departments issued the "Implementation Plan for Science and Technology to Support Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality (2022-2030)", which proposed: to meet the needs of the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, the national science and technology plan focuses on strengthening the systematic deployment of low-carbon scientific and technological innovation, promoting the construction of national green and low-carbon innovation bases and talent training, strengthening the coordination of projects, bases and talents, promoting the establishment of a carbon peak and carbon neutrality industry-education integration development alliance, and promoting the construction of a low-carbon technology open source system. Enhance the overall efficiency of innovation-driven synergy and innovation system.

It's not that the concept of carbon neutrality has been around for years, and chasing new outlets is risky.

Policy **** to the world said that China will take more powerful policies and measures, and Senhong promised to strive to reach the peak before 2030, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in 2030 will be reduced by 60% 65% compared with 2005, and achieve the ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2060. Subsequently, Zaiduo Xiangchun's first major work conference and external Q&A process mentioned carbon neutrality and carbon peak goals. Legal basis:

Article 9 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China: Civil subjects engaged in civil activities shall be conducive to the conservation of resources and the protection of the ecological environment.

Legal analysis: carbon neutrality refers to offsetting the carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions generated by oneself through afforestation, energy conservation and emission reduction, etc., to achieve positive and negative offsets and achieve relatively "zero emissions"; Carbon peaking is when carbon dioxide emissions reach an all-time high at a certain point and then gradually decline. Essentially, carbon neutrality and carbon peaking are both goals set to reduce carbon emissions.

Legal basis: "Summary and Interpretation of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Policies of 31 Provinces and Cities in 2021" National Policy Planning for Carbon Neutrality and Carbon Peaking: Carbon neutrality refers to offsetting the carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions generated by oneself through afforestation, energy conservation and emission reduction, etc., to achieve positive and negative offsets, and achieve relatively "zero emissions"; Carbon peaking is when carbon dioxide emissions reach an all-time high at a certain point and then gradually decline.

Essentially, carbon neutrality and carbon peaking are both goals set to reduce carbon emissions. As early as 2005, China's "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" proposed energy conservation and emission reduction, and China first clearly put forward the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality at the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2020.

Legal Analysis: The carbon neutrality policy officially states that China will set a benchmark for the nationally determined contributions to be undertaken by the Paris Agreement, and China will reach the peak of carbon emissions in Tongda by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.

Legal basis: IPCC Global Warming Special Report Carbon neutrality refers to the use of anthropogenic carbon dioxide removal to offset anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions on a global scale to achieve relatively zero carbon dioxide emissions.

Legal analysis: The carbon neutrality policy officially states China's nationally determined contribution target for the Paris Agreement, and China will reach the peak of carbon emissions in 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2060.

Legal basis: "IPCC Global Warming Special Report" Carbon neutrality refers to the use of anthropogenic carbon dioxide removal to offset anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions on a global scale, achieving relatively zero carbon dioxide emissions.