Green development of mining under the goal of "double carbon" new answer sheet

In March 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Modern Energy System", proposing the main goals of modern energy system construction during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, once again reaffirming the concept of "double control" of energy consumption to the total amount of carbon emissions and intensity "double control", and emphasizing the role of coal in supporting the realization of "double carbon" goals. We will strengthen the clean and efficient use of coal. At the same time, it is also emphasized that the goal of energy security should be put in the first place, and it is clear that ensuring security is the primary task of energy development. It is necessary to base on the basic national conditions of coal, do a good job of clean and efficient use of coal, promote the gradual increase of the proportion of new energy, and promote the optimal combination of coal and new energy. The "Plan" proposed that the "14th Five-Year Plan" period should strictly and reasonably control the growth of coal consumption. Reduce the carbon footprint of the coal industry. We will strengthen smart and green coal mining and promote clean and efficient coal production and washing. By 2025, coal mine gas utilization will reach 6 billion cubic meters, and raw coal utilization rate will reach 80%. To carry out research and development and demonstration application of coal-to-oil, coal-to-gas and advanced coal chemical technology, promote the research and industrialization of advanced coal chemical technology, give full play to the function of coal as raw material, further broaden the direction, channels and scope of coal utilization, and carry out research on modern coal chemical industry and ecological environmental protection technology.

In the future, only by deeply understanding the extreme importance of ensuring national energy security under the new situation, adhering to the actual national conditions to promote the clean and efficient use of coal, effectively giving full play to the role of coal as a backstop guarantee, deeply understanding that promoting the clean and efficient use of coal is an important way to achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, and coordinating the clean and efficient use of coal. Promoting green and low-carbon energy transformation in a scientific and orderly manner and providing solid energy guarantee for high-quality development is the "right way" for the green and high-quality development of the coal industry.

The non-ferrous metal industry strives to achieve carbon reduction and ensure supply in parallel

Since the 21st century, China's non-ferrous metal industry has developed vigorously, and has entered a stage of the fastest scale expansion, the best economic benefits, the most obvious technological progress, and the most significant comprehensive strength enhancement. By 2021, the output of ten kinds of non-ferrous metals in China will reach 64.54 million tons, accounting for about 50% of the global total output, and the average annual growth rate of ten kinds of non-ferrous metals in the past 10 years will reach 6.3%. Among them, the output of copper, aluminum, lead and zinc smelting products accounted for 42%, 56%, 41% and 45% of the global proportion respectively, ranking first in the world.

At the same time, driven by the "double carbon" goal, strategic emerging industries such as new generation information technology, biotechnology, new energy, new materials, high-end equipment, new energy vehicles, green environmental protection, aerospace and Marine equipment will develop rapidly, and the growth of population and welfare levels means that more non-ferrous metal raw materials will be consumed. Relevant agencies predict that by 2040, the world population will reach 9.2 billion, and global copper demand will reach 46 million tons, an increase of 84% over 2022, and aluminum demand will increase by about 30% to 80 million tons. Driven by new energy batteries, nickel-cobalt lithium consumption has exploded, and according to the International Energy Agency, the battery mineral supply chain needs to expand 10 times in 2030.

The non-ferrous metal industry is the "big" carbon emission in China and has become the key industry of carbon reduction.

According to the China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association estimates, in 2020 China's non-ferrous metals industry carbon dioxide emissions of about 670 million tons, accounting for 4.7% of the country's total emissions, of which non-ferrous metals smelting industry carbon dioxide emissions of 588 million tons, accounting for 88.2% of the total emissions of non-ferrous metals industry; The carbon dioxide emissions of non-ferrous metal rolling industry accounted for 10.2% of the total emissions of non-ferrous metal industry. The carbon dioxide emissions of the non-ferrous metal mining industry accounted for 1.6% of the total emissions of the non-ferrous metal industry, and only accounted for 0.08% of the total emissions of the country.