From April 10 to 11, the second Steel industry carbon emission trading market policy Standard Promotion Conference sponsored by China Iron and Steel Industry Association, hosted by Metallurgical Science and Technology Development Center and co-organized by Nanjing Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. was held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Nearly 400 representatives from provincial ecological and environmental authorities, steel enterprises and low-carbon institutions gathered by the Yangtze River to discuss the green and low-carbon transformation of the steel industry chain.

This year is the first compliance year for the steel industry to be included in China's carbon emission trading market, for steel companies, the carbon market is still a new thing, and there are still many knowledge "dead corners" to be cleared in the national carbon market monitoring, reporting, verification, distribution, compliance, trading and other participation rules. The purpose of this meeting is to comprehensively interpret the relevant national policies on the carbon emission rights trading market through policy promotion and exchange, improve the awareness and ability of steel enterprises to participate in carbon asset management and allocation, and provide guidance for improving the green and low-carbon competitiveness of the steel industry and better coping with the EU carbon tariffs in the future.

At the meeting, Huang Yixin, Party secretary and chairman of Nanjing Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. delivered a speech. Jiang Wei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice President and Secretary-General of China Iron and Steel Association, and Wang Tie, Director of the Carbon Market Department of the Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, delivered speeches. Liu Wenbo, fourth-level researcher of the Carbon Market Division of the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and 12 representatives of experts made special reports on key topics such as carbon trading rules, carbon data accounting and management. The meeting was chaired by Feng Chao, deputy Secretary-General of the China Iron and Steel Association, and Chen Liyun, senior analyst and director of the Environmental Protection Department of the Steel Association.

In his speech, Huang Yixin introduced a series of achievements made in the green and low-carbon development of NANGang in recent years, as well as the exploration and practice made in the construction of smart carbon management system. He pointed out: "Today's world is undergoing a 'carbon' as the yardstick of industrial restructuring. The expansion of the national carbon market is not only the 'quenching furnace' that forces the industrial transition, but also the 'forging platform' that reshaps the competitive advantage of the industry, but also the 'melting furnace' that reengineering the enterprise value."

Huang Yixin called on the majority of brother iron and steel enterprises to accurately grasp the connotation of the policy and truly understand the spirit of policy standards; Comprehensively improve the carbon emission data accounting ability and carbon emission management level of enterprises, and establish a sound carbon asset management model; Focus on substantial carbon reduction, accelerate the research of low-carbon metallurgical production technology, continue to optimize the production process and energy structure, and gain a full initiative in the carbon market.

Jiang Wei said in his speech: "As an important institutional innovation in China's response to climate change and promotion of green and low-carbon development, the carbon emission trading market is gradually transforming from concept to action, from planning to reality. Each generation has a mission, and our generation of steel men is duty-bound to face this' green revolution '."

He put forward three opinions on steel's entry into the carbon market and the low-carbon transformation of the steel industry: first, unify the thinking, raise awareness, and actively meet the challenge of entering the carbon market, low-carbon transformation is not a choice question, but a required answer, China's steel industry should use the carbon market to promote the green transformation of China's steel, and provide the world with the lowest carbon green steel; The second is to correctly understand the challenges and opportunities faced by the steel industry in entering the carbon market. There are many non-standard and unclear aspects of energy statistical rules, collection channels, accounting standards, and measurement instrument management in steel enterprises. Enterprises should make full use of the policy transition period, strengthen the training of carbon asset management personnel, and constantly improve the accuracy of carbon emission data accounting and reporting. Improve the capacity and level of carbon asset management; The third is to make full use of the steel low-carbon service platform developed and constructed by the Steel Association, promote the carbon emission benchmarking of the whole industry, and create a good atmosphere for enterprises to learn from each other and improve together.

Wang Tie pointed out that after the completion of the expansion, the national carbon emission trading market will achieve effective control of more than 60% of the country's carbon emissions. The inclusion of the steel industry in the carbon market can accelerate the clearing of backward production capacity by encouraging advanced and constrained backwardness, promote the transformation of the industry from the traditional path of high carbon dependence to the new green low-carbon track, and help the steel industry out of the "internal roll" competition mode.

In his speech, he put forward three requirements for steel enterprises to participate in the carbon market: First, strictly abide by the market rules, all enterprises should submit true and accurate data in a timely manner in accordance with the requirements of regulations and technical specifications issued by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, carry out monthly documentation and annual reports of key parameters, and pay quotas in full on time; The second is to speed up the green low-carbon transformation of enterprises, encourage advanced enterprises, suggest that the steel industry act early and prepare early, actively promote the production process improvement of enterprises, and achieve green and low-carbon development as soon as possible; The third is to strengthen the capacity building of enterprises, iron and steel enterprises should attach great importance to the quality management of carbon data, strengthen the main responsibility of enterprises, and further improve the internal carbon emission statistical accounting system.

Liu Wenbo introduced the policy development history, basic structure and participation rules of the national carbon market when he made a theme report entitled "Overall Consideration for the construction of the National carbon emission trading Market", and put forward corresponding suggestions for the difficulties faced by steel enterprises in participating in the national carbon market. He stressed that it is necessary to coordinate the relationship between carbon emission reduction and industry development, and carefully grasp the pace and intensity of the work of the steel industry to enter the carbon market. In the start-up and implementation phase (2024-2026), only the long-process steel enterprises will be controlled, and the total quota of steel enterprises will not be preset and the production of enterprises will not be restricted. The main goal of steel enterprises in this transition period is to consolidate the foundation, get familiar with the rules as soon as possible, and improve the quality of carbon data.

Shi Junjun, senior engineer of the Climate Division of Central United (Beijing) Certification Center, made the report "Interpretation of greenhouse gas emission Data Accounting Report Guidelines for the steel industry".

Su Chang, deputy director of the market mechanism Research Department of the National Climate Strategy Center, made a report on the monthly inventory and Management points of the steel industry.

China Quality Certification Center senior engineer Han Jianjun made "Steel industry greenhouse gas emissions report verification technical guidelines interpretation" report.

Wu Haidong, director of the Big Data Development Department of the Information Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced the functions and precautions of the national carbon market management platform.

Sudan, assistant general manager of MCC CCID Chongqing Environmental Consulting Co., LTD., made the "Steel low-carbon Service Platform Introduction" report.

Wang Changhua, deputy general manager of Energy and Power Division of Nangang, made the report "Introduction to low-carbon Energy Management Practice of Nangang".

Li Bing, director of the low-carbon Center of the Metallurgical Planning and Research Institute, made a report entitled "Carbon Accounting and submission of key problems and solutions for steel enterprises under the new regulations".

Jiang Qi, chief expert in the professional field of MCC Group, made the report "Carbon data Management and emission reduction path Suggestions for steel enterprises".

Xu Shaobing, general manager of Green carbon Division of European Yeyun Business, made the report "EPD and low-carbon emission steel platform construction to help the green and low-carbon development of steel industry chain".

Chen Tingting, senior manager of the registration Business Department of Carbon Emission Rights Registration and Settlement (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. introduced the national carbon emission rights registration and quota settlement and system operation in the report.

Zang Ogan, director of the National Carbon Market Operation Center of Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange, introduced the national carbon emission right registration and system operation.

On the morning of April 11, the participants carried out a simulation operation of enterprise trading and compliance under the guidance of Wu Ming and Zang Ogan, managers of the Market Service Department of Carbon Emission Registration and Settlement (Wuhan) Co., LTD.