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

In 2022, the state will focus on the "double control" of crude steel production capacity, accelerate the development of domestic iron ore projects, and promote the transformation of energy conservation and carbon reduction in key industries, and take multiple measures at the same time, and the operation and structural adjustment of the steel industry will show a good trend. In terms of "double control" of crude steel production capacity, the relevant state departments continue to implement the policy of reducing crude steel production, guide enterprises to abandon the extensive development mode of winning by quantity, and adhere to the distinction of situations, there are reserves and pressures, and focus on reducing crude steel production in key areas of air pollution prevention and control. Focus on reducing the production of crude steel with poor environmental performance, high energy consumption and relatively backward process equipment. At the same time, the construction of iron ore projects in China has been accelerated, and a number of projects such as the mining and beneficiation project of Angang Iron and Steel West Anshan Iron Mine have been started one after another, and the results have gradually shown.

Steadily promoting energy-saving and low-carbon work is the top priority of the development of the steel industry.

Since October 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments, has issued and implemented three policy documents: "Several Opinions on Strict energy Efficiency Constraints to Promote Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in Key Areas", "Benchmark level and benchmark level of energy efficiency in Key Areas of high Energy Consumption Industries" and "Implementation Guide for Energy Conservation and carbon Reduction Transformation and Upgrading in Key Areas of high Energy Consumption Industries". We put forward 25 benchmark levels and benchmark levels for energy efficiency in key areas, formulated guidelines for upgrading key areas such as steel, and took energy conservation and carbon reduction upgrading in steel and other areas as a key direction of support. Through medium - and long-term loans and other forms of support, we accelerated the construction of a number of projects with obvious energy conservation and carbon reduction effects and strong demonstration role. We will guide key industries such as steel to speed up their efforts to conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions.

According to the data released by the China Iron and Steel Association, as of August 25, 2022, the country has 172 million tons of steel production capacity to complete the whole process of ultra-low emission transformation and through the evaluation and testing publicity of the Steel Association, the steel production capacity of the main transformation project is nearly 400 million tons, and the cumulative investment in ultra-low emission transformation of the national steel enterprises has exceeded 150 billion yuan.

However, as of 2022, the cumulative production of crude steel is still as high as 1.013 billion tons, according to the international average standard carbon emissions of 2.15 tons/ton of crude steel to further estimate, China's steel industry carbon emissions in 2022 as high as 2.178 billion tons. Crude steel production may still need to be further reduced.

Consolidating the results of capacity reduction is an important basis for planning the high-quality development of the steel industry in the new development stage. Promoting the green and low-carbon development of steel is a key link to achieve high-quality development of the steel industry.

In January 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the high-quality Development of the Steel Industry", which mentioned in the main objectives that by 2025, the proportion of electric furnace steel production in the total output of crude steel will increase to more than 15%, the steel industry will use 300 million tons of scrap steel resources, and more than 80% of steel production capacity will complete ultra-low emission transformation. Overall energy consumption per ton of steel has been reduced by more than 2%.

In order to promote the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of the steel industry, the National Development and Reform Commission and other relevant departments also said that the next step is to consolidate the results of capacity reduction and resolutely prevent a rebound. It is necessary to always maintain strategic focus, resolutely put an end to illegal activities such as new production capacity, and always maintain a high-pressure situation of "zero tolerance" and "hitting on the surface" for illegal activities. It is necessary to continue to promote energy-saving and low-carbon transformation in key industries such as steel, accelerate the research and development and promotion of advanced technologies for energy conservation and carbon reduction, and effectively promote energy-saving and carbon reduction transformation and upgrading in key areas such as steel in a scientific, orderly and steady manner, so as to ensure that carbon peaks are achieved on schedule. It is necessary to focus on the development needs of the steel industry and the needs of major technical equipment and materials, focus on identifying weak links, strengthen technological progress and innovation, promote industrial technological progress, support the manufacturing industry to jump to the middle and high-end, and forge new industrial competitive advantages. At the same time, we will continue to deepen industry reform and push forward mergers and reorganizations. Under the premise of respecting the main position of enterprises and ensuring the independent decision-making of enterprises, we must break local protection, break market segmentation and regional blockade, resolutely cancel the provisions existing in some places that are not conducive to the reasonable transfer of steel production capacity and hinder cross-regional restructuring, and strive to create a market environment conducive to mergers and acquisitions.