On the morning of June 18, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference for June. Li Chao, deputy Director of the Political Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission and spokesperson of the Commission, attended the press conference and introduced the situation of power generation, recent policies and major events to be held. He also answered questions from journalists on economic operation, energy supply guarantee for peak summer, large-scale equipment renewal and replacement of old consumer goods, construction of social credit system, charging infrastructure, development of new energy vehicles, energy conservation and carbon reduction, China-Us local climate Action High-level event, and the EU's imposition of tariffs on electric vehicles in China.

The press conference mentioned: Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments, reported to The State Council to issue the "2024-2025 Energy Conservation and carbon Reduction Action Plan" to deploy the current key work of energy conservation and carbon reduction. At the same time, in order to further tap the potential of energy conservation and carbon reduction in key areas and key industries, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments, has formulated special action plans for different fields and industries, and the first batch of documents for four key industries, including steel, oil refining, synthetic ammonia and cement, has been issued. In the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant parties to vigorously promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in the whole society, focusing on four aspects of work.

Steel, oil refining, synthetic ammonia, cement and other industries are important industries in the national economy, and these industries have great potential for energy conservation and carbon reduction. To this end, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments, has issued four special action plans for energy conservation and carbon reduction in the industry, clarifying specific goals and implementation paths. At the same time, the National Development and Reform Commission will also carry out in-depth energy efficiency diagnosis of key energy-using units, vigorously promote energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation and energy-using equipment renewal, and continue to promote energy-saving and carbon-reducing work in key areas such as industry, construction, and transportation.