Tan Xuguang: The internal combustion engine industry is willing to become a low-carbon pioneer

Recently, Tan Xuguang, deputy to the National People's Congress, chairman of the China National Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association and chairman of Weichai Holding Group, expressed at the group meeting of the Shandong delegation to consider the work report of the government at the 12th National People's Congress meeting: “2013 government work report It is the shortest and most concise work report in recent years, with emphasis and precise expression."

Energy-saving emission reduction is imminent

The government work report mentioned that we must comply with people’s expectations for a better living environment and vigorously strengthen the construction of ecological civilization and environmental protection. We must persist in conserving resources and protecting the environment and strive to promote green development, recycling development, and low-carbon development.

"I very much agree with this part of the content, energy saving and emission reduction is imminent." Tan Xuguang said. He also stated that Weichai, as one of the most powerful equipment manufacturing enterprise groups in China, is in an energy-consumption industry of internal combustion engines, and it is incumbent on energy saving and emission reduction.

Over the years, Weichai has promoted strategic transformation and upgrading in a timely manner, constantly optimized its internal industrial structure, and achieved sustainable development, energy conservation, and emissions reduction through independent innovation and technological R&D, development of recycling economy, and green manufacturing. Raising the overall energy-saving level of the internal combustion engine and its international competitiveness, and promoting the green development, cyclical development, and low-carbon development of the internal combustion engine industry have set an example.

"Opinions" are exciting

"The internal combustion engine is a product that has the potential to exploit energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies. Tapping the China's internal combustion engine industry is to catch the energy-saving emission reduction." As early as the 2010 "two sessions," Tan Xuguang issued such a call. He suggested that the competent authorities of the State Council pay close attention to the internal combustion engine industry and manage it as an independent industry.

Today, his appeal has finally received the national response. Recently, the State Council issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Energy-saving and Emission Reduction of the Internal Combustion Engine Industry" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), and deployed the energy-saving emission reduction of the internal combustion engine industry from the national level. “This is a very exciting news for the internal combustion engine industry. In the past, the national, local, and society have paid insufficient attention to the energy-saving and emission-reduction of the internal combustion engine industry. The government and public opinion have only focused on end products such as automobiles, and little attention has been paid to the intermediate product of the internal combustion engine. “Tan Xuguang said that the source of urban pollution is in automobiles, and the internal combustion engine is the key to automobile emissions. China is a global energy consumer, and internal combustion engines are also large consumers of energy. The publication of the “Opinions” “grasped the source of energy conservation and emission reduction”. For the effective use of energy and to reduce China's dependence on foreign oil are "very good."

Construction of Ecological Civilization Requires Institutional System Protection

"To improve the ecological environment and achieve the goal of building an ecological civilization, we must have an institutional system to protect it." Tan Xuguang said that he further made two recommendations.

First, improve relevant standards, systems, and regulations. "China's legal system is relatively backward, especially in the laws and regulations of internal combustion engines, we are behind the United States and many other developed countries." Tan Xuguang, for example, said that the US internal combustion engine laws and regulations documents are "thick and thick", and our country is only "thin Thin pages or a few articles." The state should improve the relevant legal system for internal combustion engines as soon as possible and improve the restraint mechanism.

Second, accelerate the reform of the fiscal and taxation system. “In the current taxation system, the proportion taken by the central government is too high, and the proportion left by local governments is too low. Many specific things are implemented and implemented by local governments, which leads to local financial constraints and is not conducive to local development.” Tan Xuguang explained.