Seven departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Action Plan for Green and Low-Carbon Development of the Information and Communication Industry (2022-2025)" (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”).
The Plan proposes that by 2025, the green and low-carbon development management mechanism of the information and communication industry will be basically perfected, key breakthroughs in energy conservation and emission reduction will be made, the overall resource utilization efficiency of the industry will be significantly improved, and the ability to help the green transformation of the economy and society will be significantly enhanced. The comprehensive energy consumption per unit of information flow is reduced by 20% compared with the number at the end of the “13th Five-Year Plan” period, and the comprehensive energy consumption per unit of telecommunications business is reduced by 15% compared with the number at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan” period. The Plan aims to select and promote 30 typical applications of the information and communication industry to empower the whole society to reduce carbon emissions Scenes.
Looking forward to 2030, the overall layout of green and low-carbon development of the information and communication industry will be further improved, the overall energy efficiency of the information infrastructure will reach a world-leading level, the green industrial chain and supply chain will be stable and smooth, and the comprehensive green transformation and development of the economy and society will be strongly supported.