Shunyi, Beijing: Actively incorporate "carbon assessment" into the environmental assessment of industrial projects

Recently, the Administrative Approval Section of the Ecological Environment Bureau of Shunyi District, Beijing City, received a banner printed with "sincere guidance, solving project problems, efficient approval, and assisting enterprise development." This is since the Shunyi District Ecological Environment Bureau incorporated the "carbon assessment" into the environmental assessment of industrial projects, it has helped enterprises implement "carbon assessment", improve production processes, and reduce energy consumption. A successful practical case.

Beijing Microstructures Factory Biotechnology Co., Ltd., which sent the banner, is a company that has just been established for two years. During the construction process, in order to improve product competitiveness, it urgently needs to carry out renovation and expansion and launch new products. This time coincides with the implementation of the integrated policies of "carbon assessment" and "environmental assessment" in the ecological environment of Shunyi District. However, the enterprise knows nothing about the "carbon assessment" work. In order to help the enterprise promote the renovation and expansion project in accordance with the new environmental assessment requirements, the Shunyi Ecological Environment Bureau immediately provided the enterprise with policies, technology and services. With the active cooperation of the company, all carbon emission sources for the company's new expansion and expansion projects were quickly determined. Flowcharts and tables were drawn as soon as possible to identify carbon emission nodes, and carbon emissions were carried out based on the carbon dioxide generation links, production methods and treatment measures. Accounting provides accurate data for the EIA. During the preparation of the later environmental impact assessment report, both parties repeatedly confirmed the data, emission reduction plans and other contents, and the company actively participated in the emission reduction action throughout the process.

"Implementing the integration of 'carbon assessment and environmental assessment' is a good thing for enterprises. It will not only help improve production processes, reduce energy consumption and costs, enhance the company's social responsibility and image, and achieve sustainable development. Moreover, it can better make products meet the market access standards in the new era, help companies expand the market in the new era, increase product recognition, increase product sales, and improve economic benefits." said Zhang Bin, head of Beijing Microfabrication Factory Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

"Greenhouse gases and pollutants have the same origin process attributes. Adding the analysis, prediction and evaluation of carbon emissions in environmental impact assessments will help enterprises and localities consider carbon emission control factors at the source of project construction and planning, and effectively Reduce the burden on enterprises and local governments." Wang Jinwei, chief of the Administrative Approval Section of the Ecological Environment Bureau of Shunyi District, said that it is of great significance to incorporate "carbon assessment" into the environmental assessment of industrial projects.

The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Deepening the Battle of Pollution Prevention and Control" proposes to improve the statistical investigation, accounting verification, and supervision systems of emission sources, and incorporate greenhouse gas control into environmental impact assessment management. The National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change 2035 also clarifies that it promotes the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission control and climate change response requirements into environmental impact assessments. Strengthen coordinated control of multiple pollutants and regional coordinated management, focus on comprehensive management, systematic management, and source management, and ensure the implementation of major national strategies.

Since the Shunyi District Ecological Environment Bureau implemented the integration of "carbon assessment" and "environmental assessment", many industrial enterprises in the jurisdiction have actively responded to this policy adjustment and organized professional teams to conduct comprehensive carbon assessment and analysis of their own industrial projects. Work hard to optimize the production process, eliminate backward and energy-consuming equipment, introduce advanced energy-saving technologies and equipment, and reduce carbon emissions per unit of product by improving processes. Some companies are also actively exploring the application of new energy sources, such as solar energy, wind energy, etc., and building distributed energy systems in the factory to achieve self-sufficiency and efficient utilization of energy, greatly reducing dependence on traditional fossil energy and effectively reducing carbon emissions.

While promoting the integration of "carbon assessment" and "environmental assessment", Shunyi Ecological Environment Bureau focuses on strengthening the tracking and supervision of industrial projects included in the carbon assessment, regularly monitors and analyzes the carbon emission data of enterprises, and ensures that enterprises always follow the environmental assessment. Production and operations are carried out with the carbon emission reduction targets committed in the environmental assessment. At the same time, through holding training lectures and other forms, we will popularize the importance of carbon assessment and relevant technical knowledge to enterprises, and enhance enterprises 'awareness and ability to reduce carbon emission.

This series of measures has enabled industrial projects in Shunyi to move forward steadily on the road of green development. It not only improves the environmental quality and sustainable development capabilities of industrial projects, but also lays the foundation for the realization of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals in the entire region. Lay a solid foundation. Today, industrial enterprises in Shunyi are oriented towards low-carbon and incorporate carbon assessment into all aspects of daily production management, forming a good low-carbon development atmosphere.

In the next step, the Shunyi District Ecological Environment Bureau takes this opportunity to continuously optimize the business environment, continue to improve the efficiency of environmental impact assessment approval, promote enterprises to carry out carbon emission accounting and evaluation in the preparation of environmental impact assessment reports, and actively develop and adopt advanced technologies for energy conservation and carbon reduction. Reduce pollution and carbon reduction from the source.