绿色贸易领域首个专项政策文件出台

Core Viewpoint - The Chinese government is actively promoting green trade to enhance trade optimization and support the achievement of carbon neutrality goals, as outlined in the newly released implementation opinions by the Ministry of Commerce [1] Group 1: Green Trade Development Measures - The implementation opinions focus on enhancing the green and low-carbon development capabilities of foreign trade enterprises, including raising awareness, promoting green design and production, and establishing a public service platform for green trade [1] - Measures to expand the import and export of green and low-carbon products and technologies include developing sustainable fuel trade like green hydrogen and improving standards for the import of recycled resources [1] - The establishment of a supportive system for green trade includes strengthening financial policy support, accelerating the construction of a carbon footprint database, and improving carbon pricing mechanisms [1] Group 2: Achievements in Green Product Exports - China's exports of green low-carbon products, such as wind power, photovoltaics, and new energy vehicles, have reached over 200 countries and regions, significantly reducing global wind and solar power generation costs by over 60% and 80%, respectively [2] - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has created 451 green design enterprises and developed over 40,000 green products, with the output of national green factories accounting for over 20% [2] - The goal is to increase the output share of green factories at all levels to 40% by 2030 [2] Group 3: Regulatory and Financial Support - The State Administration for Market Regulation has revised the management measures for adopting international standards, which has shortened the time for international standard conversion by nearly six months [3] - As of September, China's international standard conversion rate has reached 86%, achieving the 2025 target set in the National Standardization Development Outline [3] - The People's Bank of China is set to release a green low-carbon transition industry guidance catalog in February 2024, which will help clarify green trade recognition and reduce trade barriers [3]