Advocacy Actions

2024-01-30 > Beijing

European Chamber Heating Desk Meeting with the Beijing Environment Bureau/BCEMA/Beijing Gas on Heating Appliance

Due to the decarbonisation targets in Beijing, government departments have also introduced corresponding policies in the use of gas. For example, the Notice of Ten Departments including the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission on Issuing Implementation Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the High-Quality Development of New Energy Heating, which explicitly stated that the new heating system will comprehensively promote the use of new energy, as well as promote the renewal of new energy forms for old gas boilers.
There are clear policies regarding using and updating large-scale gas wall-mounted boilers in Beijing. The "14th Five Year Plan for Green Development of Civil Buildings" clearly states in Article 5 (8) that it is necessary to improve the efficiency of heating systems. For gas wall-mounted boilers that have reached their service life, owners are encouraged to update them to efficient low-carbon green equipment promptly.
Approximately 800,000 households in Beijing have been using second-level and below-wall-mounted boilers for many years, and over 200,000 households have been using first-level wall-mounted boilers in recent years. The technical roadmap presented in the research report is that, under the conditions of existing urban buildings, gas wall-mounted boilers should still be used, and energy efficiency should be improved. Emissions are reduced according to the requirements of Beijing. A gas wall-mounted boiler with first-level energy efficiency should be equipped, and a fully premixed condensing furnace should be recommended to achieve the goal of green replacement. At the same time, in September 2023, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a replacement policy for coal to gas in the next wave of rural areas, which also specified that if wall-mounted boilers in 187,000 households need to be replaced, they will still be replaced with gas power.

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2024-01-23 > Beijing

Comments to Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on National Catalogue of Hazardous Waste (Revised, Draft for Comments)

On 23rd January 2024, the Environment Working Group submitted comments to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on National Catalogue of Hazardous Waste (Revised, Draft for Comments).

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2024-01-09 > Shanghai

Call meeting with SG Jin of Beijing Building Energy-Efficiency & Environment Engineering Association

Members of the Heating sub-working group had a conference call meeting with the Secretary-General Jin of the Beijing Building Energy-Efficiency & Environment Engineering Association (BCEMA) to align about the cooperation

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2024-01-05 > Beijing

Submitted Comments on the CNIS' National Standard for Greenhouse Gases – Product Carbon Footprint – Requirements and Guidelines for Quantification (Draft for Comments)

On 5th January 2024, the Carbon Market Working Group submitted comments on the CNIS' National Standard for Greenhouse Gases – Product Carbon Footprint – Requirements and Guidelines for Quantification (Draft for Comments).

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2023-12-22 > All chapters

European Chamber feedback on the NDRC National Data Bureau's Announcement on soliciting public opinions on the Data Elements × Three-Year Action Plan (2024-2026) (Draft for Comments)

On 22nd December, the European Chamber submitted feedback on the NDRC National Data Bureau's Announcement on soliciting public opinions on the Data Elements × Three-Year Action Plan (2024-2026) (Draft for Comments).

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2023-12-20 > Beijing

Working Group Meeting on China’s Product Carbon Footprint System with China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS)

On 20th December, the European Chamber Carbon Market Working Group invited Mr. Sun Liang, Associate Researcher, Resource and Environment Sub-Institute, China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) and various industry players to give updates on China’s product carbon footprint system, and share best practices in corporate carbon footprint management.

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2023-09-12 > National

Meeting with CHINA QUALITY SUPERVISING AND TEST CENTER FOR GAS APPLIANCES

11 Europe China Heating Initiative (ECHI) members joined a discussion with Zhang Yangjun, a policy expert of the China Quality Supervising and Test Center for Gas Appliances on the documents members submitted in July on the European Heating Development.

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2023-08-18 > Beijing

Policy Debriefing Call with the Beijing Housing and Urbanisation Committee

ECHI members joining the Beijing Green Building and Construction Policy Debriefing Meeting

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2023-08-01 > Beijing

Meeting with the National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) on the Reboot of China's Voluntary Carbon Market

On 1st August, European Chamber Carbon Market Sub-working Group welcomed Director Liu Haiyan from the National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC), Prof. Zhang Da from the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economics, Tsinghua University, and Ms. Yutong Song from Refinitiv Carbon Research team to discuss the opportunities and challenges brought by the restart of CCER.

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2023-07-24 > Beijing

Online Meeting with the EU Commission DG TAXUD on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

On 24th July, European Chamber Carbon Market Sub-working Group invited Mr. Xavier Vanden Bosch and Mr. David Boublil at the European Commission’s DG TAXUD to debrief members on the details of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), such as its main features and implementing regulations for the transitional period, particularly its reporting requirements.

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