21 October, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Construction of a Dual-Control System for Carbon Emissions in the Field of Industry and Information Technology (2026-2030)
" and the "Implementation Plan" put forward the general requirements for gradually establishing and improving policies and systems for local carbon assessment, industry carbon control, enterprise carbon management, project carbon evaluation and product carbon footprint in the field of industry and information technology. And make four aspects of specific work deployment. Firstly, facing key industries, we should take supervision and law enforcement, diagnostic services, technology promotion and standard guidance as the decisive measure to improve the level of carbon emission management services in key industries. Secondly, for industrial enterprises and parks, we should speed up the construction of zero-carbon benchmarks such as zero-carbon factories, zero-carbon computing facilities, zero-carbon parks and low-carbon zero-carbon supply chains, clarify the transformation paths of green energy application and digital energy carbon management, and strengthen the management of carbon emissions in industrial enterprises and parks. Thirdly, facing industrial products, taking standards as the guide, database as the support, and application scenarios as the traction, we should establish and improve the carbon footprint management system of industrial products. Fourthly, facing local governments and projects, we should focus on the management requirements of finding out the bottom number, strictly controlling the increment and compacting the responsibility, emphasize the establishment of carbon emission accounting mechanism, carry out carbon emission replacement and evaluation of "two high" industrial projects, comprehensive evaluation and assessment of carbon peak and carbon neutralization, and improve the comprehensive capacity building of carbon peak and carbon neutralization. The Implementation Plan calls for the formulation and implementation of about 400 standards for carbon footprint accounting rules for key industrial products by 2030, the construction of about 500 national zero-carbon factories and zero-carbon computing facilities, and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of industrial added value above the scale by more than 17% compared with 2025. The energy consumption per unit of industrial added value above the scale will be reduced by more than 10% compared with 2025.
The Plan proposes to carry out carbon emission replacement and evaluation of "two high" industrial projects. Cooperate with relevant departments to implement the carbon emission replacement requirements for new (renovated and expanded) industrial projects with high energy consumption and high emissions. Cooperate with relevant departments to implement the Measures for Energy Conservation Review and Carbon Emission Assessment of Fixed Assets Investment Projects, focusing on the review and evaluation of whether the projects conform to the relevant policies and standards for energy conservation and carbon reduction, the accuracy of energy consumption and carbon emission accounting analysis, and the impact on the achievement of regional energy conservation and carbon reduction targets. Strengthen the standardized management of cement production capacity. Accelerate cement supplement and reduction issued the Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Establishment of a Dual-Control System for Carbon Emissions in Industry and Information Technology (2026-2030) Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology [2026] No.343 All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities specifically designated in the state plan, Competent department of industry and information technology of the Sinkiang Production and Construction Corps: The Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Construction of the Dual-Control System of Carbon Emissions in Industry and Information Technology (2026-2030) is hereby printed and distributed to you. Please earnestly implement it in light of the actual situation. On September 30, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Construction of a Dual Control System for Carbon Emissions in the Field of Industry and Information Technology (2026-2030)
. The General Office of the State Council "Opinions on Higher Level and Higher Quality of Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Work" and "Comprehensive Assessment Measures for Carbon Neutralization of Carbon Peak" require the establishment of a working system of double control of total carbon emissions and intensity in the field of industry and information technology (hereinafter referred to as "double control of carbon emissions"), and the implementation of industrial energy conservation and carbon reduction projects. Formulate this implementation plan.
First, the overall requirement
is to take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guidance, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th and 20th Plenary sessions of the CPC, comprehensively implement the deployment of the National Congress for Promoting New Industrialization and the National Congress for Advanced Manufacturing Industry, completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, and strive to build a well-off society in an all-round way. We will accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, gradually establish and improve policies and systems for local carbon assessment, industry carbon control, enterprise carbon management, project carbon evaluation and product carbon footprint in the field of industry and information technology, and actively and steadily promote and achieve carbon peak. During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the capacity of carbon emission management and control in key industries has been continuously enhanced, the level of carbon emission management in industrial enterprises and parks has been significantly improved, the carbon footprint management system of industrial products has been gradually improved, and the system of carbon emission accounting, evaluation and assessment in the field of industry and information technology has been basically established. By 2030, about 400 carbon footprint accounting standards for key industrial products will be formulated and implemented, about 500 national zero-carbon factories and zero-carbon computing facilities will be built, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of industrial added value above scale will be reduced by more than 17% compared with 2025, and energy consumption per unit of industrial added value above scale will be reduced by more than 10% compared with 2025.
2. Improving the service level
of carbon emission management in key industries (1) Strengthening the supervision and enforcement of industrial energy conservation. Strictly implement the Measures for the Supervision of Industrial Energy Conservation, focusing on key energy-consuming industries such as iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, petrochemical industry and building materials, as well as emerging areas with rapid growth in energy consumption such as photovoltaic and computing facilities, strengthen the supervision and enforcement of industrial energy conservation, and urge enterprises to use energy rationally in accordance with the law and regulations. We will continue to strengthen supervision and inspection of mandatory energy consumption quotas in the industry and the implementation of mandatory energy efficiency standards for products and equipment, and work with relevant departments to promote the upgrading of inefficient energy-using products, equipment and production processes in an orderly manner in accordance with the law.
(2) Promoting diagnostic services for industrial energy conservation and carbon reduction. We will continue to carry out energy-saving and carbon-reducing diagnosis for enterprises in key industries and key industrial products and equipment, scientifically provide services such as enterprise carbon emission accounting and product carbon footprint accounting, help enterprises formulate specific plans for energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation, and promote the implementation of a number of industrial energy-saving and carbon-reducing projects. To cultivate a number of energy-saving and carbon-reducing service institutions with high professional level, strong service ability and good enterprise recognition, and to promote the extension of services from diagnosis to consultation, design, financing, transformation, trusteeship and other fields.
(3) Accelerating the development and promotion of energy-saving and carbon-reducing technologies. We will accelerate the development and promotion of advanced energy-saving equipment such as high-efficiency energy-saving motors, transformers, industrial heat pumps, refrigeration (heating) equipment, water electrolysis hydrogen production equipment, information and communication equipment, and strengthen the coupling and matching of energy-saving equipment systems. Focus on energy-saving equipment, hydrogen energy equipment and other fields, cultivate and build a number of manufacturing pilot platforms, innovation centers and industrial technology infrastructure public service platforms. Timely update the catalogue of green low-carbon technology, technology and equipment in the field of national industry and information technology, typical cases of power demand side management in the field of national industry, carry out activities such as "energy saving and carbon reduction services into enterprises", and strengthen the supply and demand docking and application of advanced and applicable technologies.
(4) Strengthen the support of energy saving and carbon reduction standards. Combining with the target requirements of carbon peak and carbon neutralization, the needs of industrial development and the reality of technological progress, we should speed up the improvement of energy consumption and carbon emission limits in key industries, energy efficiency standards for key energy-using products and equipment, and gradually improve the requirements of indicators. To formulate and implement a number of basic general standards for carbon emission accounting, measurement and monitoring, as well as technical specifications and standards for industrial green micro-grid, clean low-carbon hydrogen applications in the industrial field, and digital energy carbon management center. Select and publish leading enterprises of energy efficiency and carbon efficiency in key industries, and guide enterprises in key industries to meet the standards.
3. Strengthen the management
of carbon emissions in industrial enterprises and parks (5) Accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of industrial parks and national high-tech zones. Cooperate with relevant departments to promote the construction of national zero-carbon parks with high standards, guide new projects to gather in zero-carbon parks first, and accelerate the formation of "green to green" industrial clusters. To guide qualified industrial parks and national high-tech zones, promote low-carbon and zero-carbon transformation and construction, develop green power direct supply modes such as green power direct connection and new energy access to incremental distribution network according to local conditions, and promote the substitution of waste heat resources and non-fossil energy heating.
(6) Cultivate and build zero-carbon factories and zero-carbon computing facilities. We will build a number of state-level zero-carbon factories and zero-carbon computing facilities, and guide eligible enterprises to adopt such modes as direct connection of green power and integration of source, network, load and storage, so as to expand the utilization of zero-carbon power, heat, hydrogen energy and fuel. Encourage the construction of provincial zero-carbon factories and zero-carbon computing facilities where conditions permit. We will continue to improve the evaluation index system for zero-carbon factories and zero-carbon computing facilities, promote the introduction of national standards such as general requirements for zero-carbon factories, and clarify the requirements for zero-carbon factory management and effectiveness evaluation.
(seven) explore the construction of low carbon and zero carbon supply chain. Cultivate a number of low-carbon and zero-carbon supply chains consisting of zero-carbon factories, zero-carbon logistics, low-carbon and zero-carbon mining areas, and zero-carbon service providers. Supply chain related enterprises should be guided to actively promote the construction and management of low-carbon and zero-carbon supply chain with the goal of near-zero product carbon footprint and the key path of zero-carbon factory construction. To study and formulate guidelines and evaluation index system for the construction of low-carbon and zero-carbon supply chains, and strengthen the monitoring, tracking and information disclosure of carbon emissions in supply chains.
(8) Accelerating the substitution of electric energy and the application of green energy. We will guide qualified industrial enterprises to implement end-use electrification transformation, promote electric boilers, electric kilns, electric fluxing, electric heating, high-temperature heat pumps and other technological equipment, and promote the substitution of low-efficiency equipment for electric energy. We will accelerate the comprehensive application of hydrogen energy, promote the substitution of green hydrogen ammonia for raw materials in the industrial field, and expand the application of clean low-carbon hydrogen in industry, transportation and other fields. Supporting industrial enterprises and parks to speed up the construction of industrial green micro-grid, integrating the application of photovoltaic, wind power, high-efficiency heat pump, new energy storage, hydrogen energy, residual heat and pressure, combustible waste, intelligent energy management and control, etc., to achieve efficient complementary utilization of multi-energy in the industrial field.
(9) Promoting digital energy and carbon management.Support industrial enterprises and parks to build new digital energy and carbon management centers, or expand the functions related to carbon management on the basis of existing energy management centers, so as to enhance the ability of fine management of energy and carbon. Promote the construction and application of public service platforms such as industrial digital carbon management, and provide carbon emission accounting and certification services for industrial enterprises. Support industrial enterprises to develop large models of energy saving and carbon reduction, efficient and intelligent energy saving and carbon reduction equipment, to achieve energy consumption and carbon emission prediction and early warning, intelligent optimization and control.
4. Establish and improve the carbon footprint management system
of industrial products (10) Strengthen the standard supply of carbon footprint accounting rules. In accordance with the principle of urgency first, we should focus on basic raw materials and industrial products with urgent foreign trade needs, speed up the formulation of a number of carbon footprint accounting rules and standards, and do a good job of linking up with international rules. Gradually update the list of key tasks of carbon footprint accounting standards for industrial products, and steadily and orderly expand the coverage of products. We will improve the evaluation and acceptance mechanism of carbon footprint group standards and promote the transformation of advanced and applicable group standards into national standards.
(11) Establishing a carbon footprint database for industrial products. On the basis of ensuring the unification of methods and reliable data, it supports the construction of carbon footprint database of key industrial products, effectively links up with the national product carbon footprint factor database, and provides public services for local and enterprises to carry out product carbon footprint accounting. Organize and carry out carbon footprint declaration for key products such as automotive power batteries. To guide conditional regions, industry associations, research institutions, enterprises, etc., to build a carbon footprint database of products in the field of subdivision industries based on measured data. To study and formulate unified standards and norms for the construction of product carbon footprint database, organize peer review, cross-validation and data traceability verification in a timely manner, and improve data quality.
(12) Enriching the application scenarios of carbon footprint of industrial products. Cooperate with relevant departments to carry out the pilot work of product carbon footprint label certification, explore the establishment of carbon footprint database acceptance mechanism, increase the publicity of product carbon footprint label, and guide enterprises to actively display product carbon footprint label. Promote the incorporation of product carbon footprint requirements into government procurement demand standards, and encourage the government and state-owned enterprises to increase the procurement and promotion of products with lower carbon footprint. Large enterprises are encouraged to carry out product carbon footprint evaluation according to relevant standards and requirements, and the evaluation results are used for procurement decision-making, information disclosure, etc.
5. Improve the comprehensive capacity building
of carbon peak and carbon neutralization (13) Study and establish a carbon emission accounting mechanism in the industrial sector. Cooperate with relevant departments to fully implement the national and provincial carbon emission statistical accounting system, and study and formulate carbon emission accounting methods for industrial unit added value above the scale in line with the actual situation and work basis. Organize qualified local or research institutions and industry associations, relying on energy and industrial statistics, online monitoring of energy consumption of key energy-using enterprises, national carbon market, electricity trading and other data, to carry out carbon emission accounting of provincia l regions and industrial enterprises above the scale of key industries, and regularly carry out carbon emission situation analysis.
(Fourteen) carry out carbon emission replacement and evaluation of "two high" industrial projects. Cooperate with relevant departments to implement the carbon emission replacement requirements for new (renovated and expanded) industrial projects with high energy consumption and high emissions. Cooperate with relevant departments to implement the Measures for Energy Conservation Review and Carbon Emission Assessment of Fixed Assets Investment Projects, focusing on the review and evaluation of whether the projects conform to the relevant policies and standards for energy conservation and carbon reduction, the accuracy of energy consumption and carbon emission accounting analysis, and the impact on the achievement of regional energy conservation and carbon reduction targets. Strengthen the standardized management of cement production capacity, speed up the reduction of excess production capacity of cement clinker, and promote the actual carbon emissions not to exceed the corresponding carbon emissions of the registered production capacity.
(Fifteen) carry out comprehensive evaluation and assessment of carbon peak and carbon neutralization. The competent departments of industry and information technology of provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) shall, in accordance with the objectives at the national level, determine the five-year and annual targets for energy consumption and carbon emission reduction per unit of added value of industries above the scale of the region, and put forward corresponding tasks and measures. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will assess the national annual progress of the indicators and evaluate the annual progress of provinces (regions and municipalities). The competent departments of industry and information technology at the provincial (regional and municipal) level that fail to meet the standards should analyze the problems and causes of the work in the region and put forward suggestions for improvement, and submit them to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in a timely manner. The competent departments of industry and information technology in all
regions should strengthen coordination with relevant departments, strengthen policy links with industrial planning and capacity regulation, firmly promote the dual control of carbon emissions in the field of industry and information technology, and consolidate the foundation of green and low-carbon development. Give full play to the role of industry organizations and research institutions, strengthen policy research and effect evaluation, and timely put forward suggestions for task optimization.
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