A few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission held the “2007 China Residents’ Consumption Development Report” conference. The Department of Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission made a key presentation at the conference on the development of green consumption and released “Development of Chinese Green Consumption in 2017”. (Hereinafter referred to as "the development of green consumption"), which mentioned that in 2017 China's domestic sales of five types of energy-saving household electrical appliances were close to 150 million units.
The Department of Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that in recent years, the concept of green consumption has been increasingly popular among people, the supply of green products has been continuously expanding, the scale of green consumption has continued to grow, the green product market has been gradually standardized, and the development trend of green product consumption has been generally good. With the people’s living standards With the improvement, residents' consumption has been continuously upgraded, and consumer content has undergone significant changes. Gradually, from the satisfaction of injection weight to the pursuit of qualitative improvement, green consumption has risen quietly. Green consumer products are continuously enriched, energy-saving appliances, water-saving appliances, organic products, and green building materials Products such as household appliances, air purifiers, household water purification equipment, and other health and environmental protection products have been sold hotly. Recycling products have gradually been accepted. New energy vehicles have become a consumer fashion, sharing travel has flourished.
The Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission focused on statistics on consumption of energy-saving and water-saving products, including household appliances, in the “Green Consumption Development”. Energy-saving, water-saving products refer to mandatory performance, national standards for water efficiency, energy efficiency, water Efficacy level 2 and above end-use energy, water products.
In order to promote the use of energy-saving home appliances, obtain benefits for consumers, benefit from enterprises, and have a positive effect on energy saving and emission reduction in the entire society, China has implemented energy efficiency 'leader', energy efficiency labeling and government procurement system for energy-saving products, and developed household refrigerators. Flat-panel TV, speed-control room air conditioner energy efficiency 'leader' system implementation rules and announced the product catalog, formulate and revise the implementation rules of energy efficiency labeling for 37 categories of 37 categories of products. Beijing, Shanghai and other places set up energy-saving products supermarket, take Financial subsidies to expand energy-saving product consumption. Suning, Gome and other large retailers through the development of energy-saving products area, carry out energy-saving product promotion, the implementation of consumer credit and other measures to promote energy-saving products.
With the promotion of relevant policies and measures for promoting green consumption and the joint promotion of household appliance manufacturing companies and retail companies, the supply of energy-saving household electrical appliances in China has been gradually optimized, and the market scale has continued to grow. The data given in the “Green Consumption Development Situation” shows conservative estimates. In 2017, domestic sales of five categories of energy-efficient air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, flat-panel TVs, and water heaters reached nearly 150 million units, nearly 500 billion yuan, of which, sales of energy-saving air conditioners were approximately 23 million units, an increase of 82.2% year-on-year; energy-saving refrigerators Sales volume was approximately 34 million units, a decrease of 28.0% year-on-year (mainly due to energy efficiency standard upgrades that raised the energy efficiency threshold for energy-efficient refrigerators); sales of energy-efficient washing machines were approximately 36 million units, an increase of 7.3% year-on-year; and energy-saving flat-panel TVs were approximately 16 million units, up from the same period. The growth rate was 18.1%; the sales of energy-saving water heaters were approximately 40 million units, an increase of 6.5% over the same period last year.
The promotion of energy-saving appliances has brought huge ecological environmental benefits. According to the estimation of the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission, the domestic sales of energy-efficient air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, flat-panel TVs, and water heaters will achieve annual savings of approximately 100% in 2017. Billion kwh, equivalent to emission reduction of 6.5 million tons of carbon dioxide, 14,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, 14,000 tons of nitrogen oxides and 11,000 tons of particulate matter.
However, the Department of Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission pointed out in the “Green Consumption Development Situation” that China’s green product consumption has achieved positive results, but there is still a lack of awareness of green consumption, effective supply and demand, and the market is still not standardized. Imperfect and other issues.
In response, the Department of Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that the next step is to establish and practice the idea of green mountains and green mountains as the Jinshan Yinshan Mountains. Accelerate the establishment of a legal system and policy orientation for green production and consumption in accordance with the requirements for high-quality development. Incentivize and guide the consumption of green products, continue to satisfy the growing ecological needs of the people, and promote higher quality, more efficient, more equitable, and more sustainable development.