en.Wedoany.com Reported - The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and the National Energy Administration, recently issued the "Notice on Carrying Out the Three-Year Action for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Transformation in Key Industries" (NDRC Environmental Resources [2026] No. 698). It decides to start from 2026, focusing on nine industries including steel, electrolytic aluminum, cement, flat glass, oil refining, ethylene, synthetic ammonia, methanol, and coal power, to fully implement energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation over three years. This aims to maximize the improvement of enterprise energy efficiency and carbon efficiency levels, significantly enhancing the green and low-carbon development level of the industries. Starting from 2028, the implementation scope will be further expanded based on actual conditions, and regions may carry out orderly pilot projects according to work needs.
The notice points out that key industries have large-scale and high-intensity energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, making them the top priority for improving energy efficiency, reducing coal consumption, and lowering carbon emissions. Carrying out energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation is conducive not only to accelerating the green and low-carbon transition and supporting the achievement of carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals, but also to expanding effective investment and promoting industrial quality upgrading. All relevant departments, localities, and enterprises must fully recognize the importance of this work and take effective and powerful measures to solidly promote its implementation.
According to the notice requirements, all relevant departments and localities should strengthen guidance and support, continuously improve policies and measures, fully mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of enterprises, strengthen supervision and management of energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation, urge relevant enterprises to earnestly fulfill their primary responsibilities for energy conservation and carbon reduction, actively implement energy conservation and carbon reduction upgrade transformations, and accelerate the formation of tangible results in energy saving, coal reduction, and carbon reduction. The appendix to the notice is the "Three-Year Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Transformation in Key Industries," which specifies the specific transformation tasks, time nodes, and safeguard measures for each industry.
The nine industries—steel, electrolytic aluminum, cement, flat glass, oil refining, ethylene, synthetic ammonia, methanol, and coal power—are the main sources of energy consumption and carbon emissions in China. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in 2025, the total energy consumption of these industries accounted for over 60% of China's industrial energy consumption, and their carbon dioxide emissions accounted for approximately 40% of the national total emissions. This three-year action is another important policy measure introduced by China in the industrial sector following the 2024–2025 special action for energy conservation and carbon reduction. It aims to bring the energy efficiency levels of key industries to internationally advanced or leading levels through systematic transformation. The notice requires local development and reform, industry and information technology, ecological environment, state-owned assets, and energy departments to coordinate and promote the implementation, ensuring that the transformation tasks are effectively carried out and achieve results.
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