July 10, 2021 - As China officially made clear to the world the commitment to carbon peak in 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2060, carbon neutrality in 2021 was written into the government work report for the first time and officially became a national strategy, from governments at all levels to various industries and major enterprises, emission reduction targets and road maps were successively released, and the pace of carbon emission reduction accelerated.
July 10, 2021 - As China officially made clear to the world the commitment to carbon peak in 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2060, carbon neutrality in 2021 was written into the government work report for the first time and officially became a national strategy, from governments at all levels to various industries and major enterprises, emission reduction targets and road maps were successively released, and the pace of carbon emission reduction accelerated.
In the face of the global challenge of climate change, no one can remain immune. Under the general trend of carbon emission reduction, all walks of life have shown a positive willingness to reduce emissions. According to the Schneider Electric Business Value Institute for 21 industries, more than 100 enterprises on the topic of carbon neutrality research report shows that 100% of the enterprises believe that "China 3060 commitment" will bring long-term benefits, 46% of enterprises strive to become a pioneer in carbon reduction, and 38.7% of the enterprises have clarified the time to achieve carbon neutrality.
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Yi Xiong, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development China, Schneider Electric
The "dual carbon" goal into the enterprise development planning has become a trend, but "how to reduce carbon emission" is the first problem to be solved. During the recently held World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2021 (WAIC2021), hosted by Schneider Electric "Smart Convergence, Towards Carbon Neutrality - 2021 Smart Trends Forum", Schneider Electric senior Vice President, Strategy and Development China head Xiong Yi delivered a speech, Shared how to use consultation-led digital, intelligent overall solution to help enterprises grasp the "double carbon" opportunity. Yang Ping, general manager of Schneider Electric's digital energy Services business, participated in the roundtable forum with the theme of "Exploring a New path for low-carbon development".
A four-step path to carbon neutrality
Carbon reduction and even carbon removal have become the consensus of the industry, but how to take the road of carbon neutrality, enterprises still have many questions: what is the most suitable carbon reduction path? How should carbon reduction targets be set? How to achieve the desired effect? Where are the opportunities for carbon reduction? How are priorities determined? How to evaluate technology introduction and economic feasibility?
In the face of these challenges, Xiong Yi said: "Carbon reduction should not be seen as a department's business, but should be seen as a systematic project, to clear the thinking, implement actions, and bring real results, so that the concept of carbon neutrality and sustainable development into the entire value chain of enterprise management and production operations." Xiong offers four steps on how to start the journey to carbon neutrality:
Strategic planning: Formulate the overall strategic plan for sustainable development, establish sustainable vision and strategy;
System design: set emission reduction targets, clarify emission reduction paths, and determine the priorities of targets and actions;
Implementation optimization: Implement emission reduction plans and implement emission reduction projects and initiatives using digital means to improve performance;
Performance: Continuously track the results of carbon reduction and establish a long-term innovation mechanism.
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The road to carbon neutrality starts with path planning
At present, carbon emission reduction is no longer only the social responsibility and compliance obligations of enterprises, but also the economic benefits contained in the future carbon trading market. Faced with the opportunities brought by carbon neutrality, enterprises have opened the exploration of carbon emission reduction paths. However, everything is difficult at the beginning, and it is difficult for enterprises to control whether it is from the measurement of energy consumption, the establishment of carbon reduction models or the choice of paths.
With carbon neutral consulting, digital transformation consulting as the lead, covering power asset reliability and power quality optimization, energy management efficiency optimization, distributed energy management, lean production management, smart factory operation optimization, and smart supply chain management, Schneider Electric provides a strong support for the sustainable development of users.
Carbon neutral model student is the enabler
In Schneider Electric's view, carbon neutrality is a system engineering that can be steadily advanced, quantified goals, and full of opportunities. Thanks to its deep experience in carbon reduction, in 2005, Schneider Electric launched its sustainability assessment system, the Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Index (SSI), and integrated the goals into every aspect of its business. As a practitioner and enabler of sustainability, Schneider Electric is committed to achieving carbon neutrality in its own operations by 2025, carbon neutrality in its supply chain by 2040, net zero emissions in its operations by 2030, and net zero emissions in its supply chain by 2050.
