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The central government will put more money into reducing and replacing coal use in heavy industry, and monitoring and accounting carbon emissions, according to its new notice on investment into energy conservation and carbon-reduction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several Chinese media outlets highlighted<\/a> the focus of the notice on decarbonising \u201ckey industrial sectors\u201d like power and steel sectors, but Dialogue Earth found this support already existed<\/a> in last year\u2019s notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new document<\/a> keeps subsidies for decarbonising high-emission sectors, as well as for circular-economy projects, such as recycling stations, but adds two new areas: \u201cclean alternatives to coal consumption\u201d and the monitoring and accounting of carbon emissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first category covers replacing coal-fired boilers and kilns with cleaner alternatives in industries including food, tobacco, textiles and paper, as well as promoting the heating of buildings using geothermal energy and biomass. It also includes \u201cupgrading coal power and coal-chemical plants\u201d without going into detail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second category focuses on government projects to measure and monitor carbon emissions, including by creating emission factor databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The notice was released on 14 October by China\u2019s top economic planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time, the notice calls for combining \u201chard investment\u201d in physical projects with \u201csoft capacity building\u201d in emissions data management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding levels have also increased. Support for circular-economy projects rises from 15% to 20% of total investment in each project. New project types, like replacement of coal-fired equipment, also qualify for 20% support. New monitoring and accounting projects will receive between 60% to 80% support, depending on the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The previous limit of CNY 100 million (USD 14 million) per project has been removed, giving room for larger initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The notice also now directly references China\u2019s upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for 2026-2030. It states that the NDRC will prepare the annual investment plan for energy in line with the goals of the new FYP, especially those related to environmental protection and resource efficiency.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth full meeting of the Party\u2019s current Central Committee, to be held<\/a> next week, will discuss proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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