12 provinces and cities that have carried out related business for the collection and evaluation of "zero-carbon" factories
Currently, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Hefei in Anhui have already started promoting the creation of "zero-carbon" factories, and Shandong, Henan, and Hunan have also included "zero-carbon" factories in their next work plans.
The "Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction 'One Hundred and One' Action Plan for Industry and Communications (2022-2025)" clearly states, By 2025, 30 "zero-carbon" factories are to be created.
By the end of 2023, Shanghai has conducted three batches of "zero-carbon" creation and demonstration unit evaluations, releasing a list of 29 zero-carbon demonstration units, including "
20 "zero-carbon" factories , covering key industries in Shanghai such as biomedicine, automobiles, high-end intelligent equipment, and electronics and electrical appliances.
The Jiangsu Provincial Government's 2024 government work report proposed: exploring the construction of a batch of "zero-carbon" factories and "zero-carbon" parks, accelerating the construction of a new energy system; taking the construction of the Yangtze River Estuary Industrial Innovation Collaborative Zone as an opportunity... promoting the construction of "zero-carbon" parks and "zero-carbon" factories.
In May 2022, the Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Suzhou 'Near Zero Carbon' Factory Construction Management Measures (Trial)". Currently, the second batch of Suzhou's "Near Zero Carbon" factories has been announced, with 5 enterprises selected in the first batch and 12 enterprises selected in the second batch.
In October 2023, the Changshu Municipal People's Government issued the "Several Policies to Promote High-Quality Development of Manufacturing", mentioning Enterprises recognized as Suzhou "Near Zero Carbon Factories" will be awarded up to 500,000 yuan.
In February 2024, the Kunshan Development and Reform Commission issued the "Several Policy Measures to Promote High-Quality Development of Green and Low-Carbon Industries (Trial) (Draft for Comments)", mentioning encouragement for enterprises to carry out "carbon neutrality" practices, with a maximum reward of 1 million yuan for recognized "Near Zero Carbon Factories."
In September 2023, the Lianyungang Industry and Information Technology Bureau carried out the recommendation work for "Near Zero" factories in Lianyungang City, with two enterprises entering the proposed list in December.
The Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology issued a notice on the "Zero Carbon" ("Near Zero Carbon") Factory Construction Evaluation Guidelines (2023 Edition), requesting all regions to accelerate the cultivation and construction of "zero carbon" ("near zero carbon") factories according to the requirements of this edition of the "Guidelines."
In April 2023, the Yueqing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology issued the "Yueqing City 'Near Zero Carbon' Factory Evaluation Measures" and awarded the title of "Yueqing City Near Zero Carbon Factory" by the Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, granting each "Near Zero Carbon Factory" a reward of 200,000 yuan.
In May 2023, the Hefei Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology drafted the "Hefei City 'Zero Carbon' Demonstration Factory Creation Implementation Plan (2023-2025) (Draft for Comments)" and the "Hefei City 'Zero Carbon' Demonstration Factory Evaluation Index System (Draft for Comments)," mentioning "By the end of 2025, strive to create about 10 'zero-carbon' demonstration factories.
In January 2024, the Hunan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology issued the "2024 Provincial Energy Saving and Comprehensive Utilization Work Points," mentioning encouragement for key industries such as steel, cement, and coking to carry out ultra-low emission transformations, explore the cultivation of "zero-carbon factories," and select and recognize a batch of carbon reduction benchmark enterprises.
In January 2024, Shandong Province issued the "Shandong Province New Energy Vehicle Industry High-Quality Development Action Plan," which mentioned support for power battery and its key components and raw material enterprises to obtain zero-carbon factory certification. It also studies and introduces support policies such as traffic rights and "low/zero carbon" factories.
In February 2024, the Henan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology issued the "2024 Implementation Guide for Green Upgrading and Transformation of Key Industrial Chains in the Province." It continues to improve the green manufacturing system of key industrial chains, cultivate super energy-efficient factories and "zero-carbon" factories, and add more than 100 new green factories and over 20 green supply chain management enterprises.
