为传统重工业城市绿色低碳转型提供“地方解决方案” 攀枝花市通过定制化框架和财政激励引导资金支持高碳产业绿色转型

Core Viewpoint - Panzhihua, a southwestern industrial city in China, has made significant progress in the green transition of high-carbon industries through innovative financial standards and tools, providing a replicable model for other heavy industrial cities in promoting low-carbon development [1][4]. Group 1: Top-Level Design and Standard Innovation - Panzhihua issued the "Panzhihua City Financial Support for Green Low-Carbon Transition Pilot Work Plan" in January 2024, establishing a five-year framework for green finance and a cross-departmental coordination mechanism [2]. - The city collaborated with third-party research institutions to create the "Panzhihua Vanadium-Titanium Steel Industry Transition Financial Work Guidelines (Trial)" which outlines a targeted financial system for the transition, identifying 13 areas in the vanadium-titanium industry and 10 in the steel industry for financial support [2]. Group 2: Fiscal Leverage and Precision Incentives - In May 2023, Panzhihua launched a policy package with 12 measures to enhance fiscal and financial interaction, guiding resources towards green low-carbon sectors through subsidies, loan interest discounts, and risk-sharing mechanisms [3]. - A special reward system was established for banks issuing "transition loans," providing a 0.1% annual reward on the loan amount (up to 50,000 yuan) and a direct reward of 10,000 yuan for enterprises receiving transition loans [3]. Group 3: Standard Implementation and Initial Breakthroughs - Panzhihua established a financial project database for the vanadium-titanium steel industry, with three quality projects included in the first batch, facilitating connections between banks and enterprises [4]. - The first carbon-linked loan in the vanadium-titanium steel sector was issued by Panzhihua Rural Commercial Bank, providing 30 million yuan to a company for a project aimed at comprehensive utilization of tailings, with a loan term of five years [4]. Group 4: Challenges and Future Plans - Panzhihua faces challenges such as a lack of local third-party evaluation institutions, leading to high assessment costs for enterprises seeking financial support, and the high costs and long cycles associated with low-carbon technology upgrades in heavy asset industries [5]. - The city plans to enhance policy promotion, deepen standard applications, and improve infrastructure to lower assessment costs and stimulate enterprise motivation for transition [5].