A meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held on July 30 called for a coordinated and orderly approach to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, an action plan to achieve carbon peaking before 2030 to be promulgated as soon as possible, a national strategy to correct the "carbon reduction" campaign, make progress first and then break, and resolutely curb the blind development of the "two high-level" projects.

To achieve carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 -- China's "two-carbon" goal demonstrates its determination to pursue green development. "Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality" has also been listed as one of the key tasks in the first year of the 14th Five-Year Plan.

Realizing the "double carbon" goal is no easy task in our country. While acknowledging the positive actions of some local governments and enterprises, it is important to note that some localities are using empty slogans to piggy-back on their enthusiasm, and some have a tendency to take excessive actions beyond the current stage of development. This kind of "carbon reduction" campaign, in a rush and lack of coordination, may make it difficult to achieve the optimal cost and benefits of emission reduction, and may even affect the normal development of the economy.

In some places, the term "peak carbon" is misinterpreted as "peak carbon", suggesting that fossil energy use can continue to increase significantly until 2030. Recently, the central ecological and environmental protection inspectors have found that some local governments have the impulse to blindly launch "two high level" projects, with the tendency of "big, fast, grab and disorderly". If the "two high" projects are allowed to develop blindly, the increase rate of carbon emissions will be fast, and carbon emissions will peak at a very high level, resulting in greater pressure and cost of carbon neutrality in the later stage.

Chinese economy is large, and there are great differences in the development stage, emission status and emission reduction potential between East and west. In some economically developed cities, the proportion of service industry is high, and high-emission industrial industries are transferred to other areas, so it is relatively easy to reach the carbon peak. Some localities have different economic development tasks, with heavy industrial structure, and face more arduous tasks of "carbon reduction". Therefore, the need for a national chess overall consideration.

To achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality is a complex, long-term and systematic project, which requires scientific deployment of target tasks and strengthening of top-level design. Whether it is local, industry or enterprise, we should set reasonable goals, proceed from reality and scientifically grasp the pace. We need to strike a balance between development and emission reduction, between overall and partial measures, and between the short and medium to long term. We need to strike a balance between pollution and carbon reduction and energy security, industrial chain and supply chain security, food security, and people's normal lives.

We will win the battle of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality by sticking to a national strategy of "carbon reduction" in an orderly and scientific way.

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