Fifth National Low-carbon Day focuses on clean industrial development
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By He Yan

2017-06-13 12:31 GMT+8

June 13, Tuesday marks China's fifth National Low-carbon Day under the theme "Low-carbon Industrial Development".

The introduction of the National Low-carbon Day beginning 2013 is aimed at promoting awareness about climate change and low-carbon development policies, encouraging public participation and facilitating the country's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Low-carbon industrial development

As the public has been increasingly aware of energy efficiency, the industrial enterprises in China now focus more on innovation to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Established and put into operation in 1958, HBIS Group Han-Steel now can produce 10 million tons a year, with an annual sales revenue of more than 35 billion yuan.

General view of Han-steel. /Han-steel Photo

With the awareness of green development, Han-steel built up over 50 energy efficiency projects, and all the production processes met the domestic advanced level of "clean" production.

Besides, the newly environmental-friendly Han-steel Energy Center, with annual generating capacity of more than 2 billion kWh, is able to meet over 80 percent of electricity consumption of Han-steel New District.

Week-long campaign to promote energy conservation

The annual National Low-carbon Day falls on the third day of the National Energy Efficiency Promotion Week in June every year, and this year's week-long campaign was launched on June 11 in Beijing.

The children in Handan, Hebei Province, attend the environmental show and wear the clothes made of waste newspaper on June 12, 2017. /VCG Photo

The campaign features events across the country to promote energy-saving technologies and products, green commuting and low-carbon industrial development.

The Chinese government has made green development one of its major policy priorities.

The country aims to cap its total energy consumption at 5 billion tons of coal equivalent by 2020, according to a government plan for 2016 to 2020. This will amount to a 15% reduction in energy use per unit of GDP by 2020.

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