"In recent years, all relevant departments and localities resolutely implement the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the green low-carbon development of the decision-making arrangements, the steel industry to really work, the level of green low-carbon development continues to improve. Through large-scale technical equipment transformation, the promotion and application of energy-saving and emission reduction of advanced technologies, China has some steel enterprises to reach the international leading level of energy saving and emission reduction, production capacity of about 6% of the country." On August 15, Xia Nong, a first-level inspector of the Industry Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, attended the 2022 annual meeting of the Steel Industry Low Carbon Work Promotion Committee by video, and affirmed in his speech the achievements of the steel industry's green and low-carbon development in recent years.

Xia Nong pointed out that, as an important basic raw material industry and energy-intensive industry, the steel industry to promote energy saving and carbon reduction is an important measure to thoroughly implement the instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on achieving the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutral, and is an important task for China to achieve the "double carbon" goal, and is also an important mission for the transformation and upgrading of the steel industry and It is also an important mission for the transformation and upgrading of the steel industry and an inevitable requirement for high-quality development.
　　
According to the China Iron and Steel Industry Association, in 2021, the energy consumption of key steel enterprises will reach 550 kg of standard coal per ton of steel, a decrease of 3.8% compared to 2015. The green and low-carbon development of the steel industry has shown a good trend of accelerating year by year. "While fully affirming the achievements, we should also see that there are still some urgent problems in the green and low-carbon development of the steel industry." Xia Nong, for example, "some steel enterprises energy saving and emission reduction management level, performance level is not high enough, low-carbon basic work is relatively weak, in the data statistics and management system standardization, standard system sound and perfect, professional talent team building and other aspects there are still weak links to further enhance the development of energy saving and emission reduction in the steel industry still has great potential. "
　　
Xia Nong further pointed out that the steel industry to promote green low-carbon development, to Xi Jinping new era of socialist thought with Chinese characteristics as a guide, fully implement the party's 19th National Congress and the spirit of the 19th Plenary Session, adhere to the general keynote of seeking progress in a stable manner, complete, accurate and comprehensive implementation of the new development concept, continue to deepen the structural reform of the supply side, resolutely implement the steel industry policies and regulations, and further strengthen the green low-carbon development of the necessity and urgency of understanding, further increase the implementation of energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation, further improve the assessment and evaluation system and work mechanism, and accelerate the promotion of green and low-carbon transformation and high-quality development of the steel industry.
　　
Xia Nong introduced, has carried out and intends to do further work mainly in the following areas.
　　
First, the development of energy saving and carbon reduction documents. In order to promote energy saving and carbon reduction in key areas such as steel, in October 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments, has issued and implemented three policy documents, including "several opinions on strict energy efficiency constraints to promote energy saving and carbon reduction in key areas", which clarifies the benchmark level and benchmark level of energy efficiency in key areas such as steel, and proposes that by 2025, the proportion of capacity in the steel industry reaching the benchmark level exceeds 30% The target is to achieve the benchmark level of 30% by 2025.
　　
Second, the implementation of the documents has been strengthened. Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on accelerating the promotion of energy saving and carbon reduction in key areas, further requiring all localities to establish an energy-efficiency list directory of enterprise devices; formulate technical transformation implementation plans, and actively and steadily promote the transformation and upgrading of energy saving and carbon reduction in enterprises.
　　
Thirdly, we are studying the development of a carbon peaking program. The National Development and Reform Commission is working with relevant departments to study and formulate the "Iron and Steel Industry Carbon Peaking Implementation Plan", which proposes to ensure that the iron and steel industry by 2030 to achieve the goal of carbon peaking, ways and specific measures.
　　
Fourth, increase policy support. According to the determined energy efficiency benchmark level and benchmark level, according to the principle of retention and pressure, classify and implement policies to promote the project to improve efficiency and meet the standards, the deadline for transformation, upgrading and elimination in batches; take the transformation and upgrading of steel energy saving and carbon reduction, low-carbon metallurgy as the key support direction, give support to projects with obvious energy saving and carbon reduction effects and strong demonstration, encourage enterprises to implement key technical transformation and major technical research; dock with financial institutions to Support financial institutions to increase the investment of green credit, and continue to increase financial support for key energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation projects; through green tariffs, energy-saving supervision, environmental protection supervision and law enforcement, in accordance with the law, increase market regulation and supervision and inspection efforts.
　　
"Last year, the China Iron and Steel Industry Association to coordinate the strength of the industry established a low-carbon work promotion committee, with the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments to study and develop the iron and steel industry carbon peak implementation plan, to promote energy saving and carbon reduction in key areas and other related policies, and around low-carbon development, low-carbon technology and low-carbon standards to carry out a lot of systematic and effective work. " Xia Nong affirmed the work of the Steel Association in this regard, "to promote the green and low-carbon development of the steel industry, the China Iron and Steel Industry Association plays an indispensable and important role."
　　
Xia Nong further proposed that in the new journey of promoting the carbon peak of the steel industry, he hoped that CISA would, as always, practice the purpose of the association, resolutely implement the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, continue to play a good role as a bridge and link between the government and enterprises, carry out in-depth technical consultation and services on energy saving and carbon reduction, strengthen the summary of experience and publicity, reflect the demands and voices of the industry in a timely manner, and offer advice and suggestions for the healthy development of the industry. For steel enterprises, he proposed to further enhance the initiative and consciousness of green and low-carbon development, conscientiously implement the requirements of green and low-carbon development, resolutely curb the blind development of high energy consumption, high emission and low level projects, scientifically formulate the carbon peaking program, promote green development with scientific and technological innovation, and unswervingly follow the path of green and low-carbon development.