After reading Xi’s letter, I felt very kind and encouraged.” Of CPC Central Committee general secretary and state President and central military commission President xi jinping write back to the old professor of Beijing university of science and technology, the CPPCC national committee, party secretary of the China iron and steel association, wen-bo he said excitedly, xi jinping, general secretary of the letter is not only to 15 old professor and ustb, is addressed to all steel iron and steel industry, It reflects General Secretary Xi Jinping’s concern for teachers, expectations for schools and entrusts for the industry. At the same time, the reply to the steel industry put forward requirements, is to promote the innovation and green and low-carbon development of the steel industry, cast a strong science and technology, manufacturing power of steel backbone. We must study hard, deepen our experience, and do our steel business well, so that the Party and the country can rest assured, and General Secretary Xi Jinping can rest assured, so that the steel industry can truly become the backbone of a modern socialist country.

“General Secretary Xi Jinping uses steel and iron bones and steel backbone to elaborate expectations and requirements for talent and career, from which we can truly feel the significance and value of steel to the country.” He wenbo said that China is the world’s largest steel producer and consumer. China’s steel industry has a complete and advanced production system, and its technological level has steadily entered the international advanced ranks. To achieve carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutral by 2060 is a major strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core. Iron and steel men should bear in mind the overall situation and shoulder the mission. A strong country in science and technology and a strong country in manufacturing both need the support and backbone of steel.

So, how should we contribute iron and steel strength to the country’s construction of science and technology power and manufacturing power? He Wenbo said that accelerating low-carbon transformation and achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality at an early date are the inherent requirements and the only way for the steel industry to transform and upgrade and achieve high-quality development. Green and low-carbon development has become the core proposition of the transformation and development of the steel industry, as well as the only way to achieve high-quality development of the steel industry.

He wenbo especially reminded: “For the steel industry ‘double carbon’ goal to achieve, we should have a rational, objective and sober understanding. Low-carbon transformation is a complex, huge and systematic project. China’s steel industry still needs to maintain a certain scale in the process of China’s industrialization and urbanization, and it needs to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality in a much shorter time than developed countries. There is no precedent to follow, and there is a huge challenge and a long way to go.”

In he Wenbo’s view, the iron and steel industry to achieve the “double carbon” goal of the fundamental way lies in low-carbon technological progress, the core is technological innovation, technological breakthrough and technological promotion. ”At present, six low-carbon development technology paths for iron and steel industry have been formed, including system energy efficiency improvement, resource recycling, process optimization and innovation, smelting process breakthrough, product iteration and upgrading, and capture and storage utilization.” He Wenbo introduced.

Meanwhile, wen-bo he further stated that the iron and steel industry to achieve carbon neutrality is a systematic project, need according to the different stages of the national economy and the objective need of the development of iron and steel industry comprehensive technology development present situation, the scientific plan as a whole, the phases, steps, a reasonable and orderly promote six technical path of development and application of technology development target, phase specific goals is feasible. This is a process of dynamic adjustment and keeping pace with The Times.

“A breakthrough in either direction would make a significant contribution to China’s and the world’s steel industry towards carbon neutrality.” ”We believe that with a pragmatic and powerful policy guarantee mechanism and support system, the steel industry will achieve the ‘dual carbon’ goal in a steady, orderly and timely manner, and contribute steel strength to low-carbon China,” He said.

People’s Political Consultative Conference (May 24, 2022 Edition 07)