By 2025, the photovoltaic coverage rate on the roofs of newly built factories is set to reach 50%

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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 14 – The Economic Reference News published an article on July 14 titled “Efforts to achieve a 50% photovoltaic coverage rate on the roofs of newly built factories by 2025”. The article states that the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the **National Development and Reform Commission have recently issued the \"Implementation Plan for Reaching Carbon Peak in Urban and Rural Construction\" (hereinafter referred to as the \"Plan\"), which outlines the goals and approaches for reducing carbon emissions in China’s urban and rural construction sectors. By 2030, a policy framework and institutional mechanisms for green and low-carbon development in urban and rural construction in our country will have been basically established ； The efficiency of energy and resource utilization has reached international advanced levels ； “\"Massive construction, massive consumption, massive emissions\" has been largely reversed ； The integrity, systematic nature, and growth potential of cities have been enhanced, and the problems associated with \"urban diseases\" have been initially resolved. It is understood that the Plan outlines pathways to reduce carbon emissions in various areas, including building layout, renewable energy, utilization of clean energy, energy-efficient upgrades to existing buildings, and clean heating solutions in rural areas. Optimize the urban structure and layout. The Plan states that the urban form, density, functional layout, and construction methods have a fundamentally important impact on carbon emission reduction. Therefore, new super-tall buildings must be strictly controlled, and generally, no new super-tall residential buildings should be constructed. Xincheng New Area maintains a reasonable balance between work and living areas, promoting a balanced distribution of employment opportunities and residential spaces. Regarding existing buildings, the Plan states that strict management of their demolition is required; urban renewal should be promoted by shifting from a approach of \"demolishing, renovating, and retaining\" buildings to one of \"retaining, renovating, and demolishing\" them. Apart from illegal buildings and those identified by professional agencies as dangerous structures with no value in being repaired and retained, large-scale or concentrated demolition of existing buildings should not take place. In urban renewal units (areas) or projects, the area demolished should, in principle, not exceed 20% of the total existing building area. Revitalize existing housing stock and reduce various types of vacant homes. Optimize the energy structure used in urban construction. Under the plan, China will promote the integration of solar photovoltaic systems in buildings; by 2025, the coverage rate of photovoltaic systems on the roofs of newly built public facilities and industrial buildings is set to reach 50%. And solar photovoltaic systems are installed on the roofs of existing public buildings. In addition, efforts should be made to comprehensively improve the standards of green and low-carbon buildings and promote green and low-carbon construction. The Plan states that it is necessary to vigorously develop prefabricated buildings and promote the use of steel-frame residences; by 2030, prefabricated buildings should account for 40% of all newly built urban buildings in that year. At the same time, smart construction will be promoted; by 2030, 100 smart construction industrial bases will be established, a number of Internet platforms for the construction industry will be created, and a range of iconic building robot products will be developed. Promote the precise factory-based processing and refined management of building materials, so that by 2030 the material loss rate at construction sites is reduced by 20% compared to 2020. Build green and low-carbon towns and villages. For example, local materials are encouraged to be used, as well as the utilization of indigenous materials; the use of green building materials is promoted, and construction methods such as prefabricated steel structures and wooden structures are encouraged. Vigorously promote clean heating in rural areas of the northern region. Promote the use of renewable energy sources such as solar energy, geothermal energy, air heat energy, and biomass energy in rural areas for gas supply, heating, and power generation. (Reporter Liang Qian, reporting from Beijing)