China Launches First-Ever Carbon Efficiency Leader Selection

Beijing (ANTARA) - A notice jointly issued by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and two other government agencies stated that China has launched the first selection of carbon efficiency leaders for its major industries.

The move aims to facilitate improvements in energy savings and carbon emission reductions among industrial enterprises, while advancing the green and low-carbon transition of key industries.

According to the notice, five industries — electrolytic aluminium, cement clinker, synthetic ammonia, ethylene and methanol — have been designated as the first group of sectors eligible for recognition as carbon efficiency leaders.

China previously launched an energy efficiency leader programme, which has recognised 224 companies across 35 sub-sectors over eight previous rounds.

The programme now covers a total of 43 sub-sectors, having recently added new industries such as sulphuric acid and glacial acetic acid production.

To qualify as a carbon and energy efficiency leader, companies must meet certain green energy consumption thresholds and must not use any processes, equipment or products listed in the national catalogue of prohibited or eliminated goods.

“The selection of carbon and energy efficiency leaders is an important step towards driving a comprehensive transformation in energy savings and carbon emission reductions,” said Chen Daji, Deputy Director of the China Electronics Standardization Institute.