On December 7th, the State Council issued the "Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality," which includes energy-related measures. The following are the energy-related provisions from the "Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality":

1. Promoting the Development of New and Clean Energy:

• By 2025, increase the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption to around 20%, and the share of electricity in terminal energy consumption to around 30%.

• Continuously increase the supply of natural gas, focusing on meeting residential and clean heating needs.

2. Strictly Controlling Total Coal Consumption:

• By 2025, reduce coal consumption in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding areas and the Yangtze River Delta region by about 10% and 5%, respectively.

• No longer add self-built coal-fired units, supporting clean energy alternatives.

• Provide reasonable support for coal-fired projects and coal consumption that support stable power supply, safe grid operation, and large-scale integration of clean energy.

3. Actively Closing and Integrating Coal-fired Boilers:

• Incorporate coal-fired heating boiler replacement projects into urban heating plans.

• Principally refrain from building new coal-fired boilers below 35 tons of steam per hour, promote the construction of district heating networks, and phase out coal-fired boilers and scattered coal within the coverage area.

4. Implementing Clean Energy Alternatives for Industrial Furnaces:

• Systematically promote the use of electricity instead of coal and actively replace coal with gas.

• In key areas, no longer add fuel gas generators, and new, renovated, expanded heating furnaces, heat treatment furnaces, drying furnaces, and melting furnaces should use clean and low-carbon energy.

5. Continuing the Promotion of Clean Heating in Northern Regions:

• Progressively implement clean heating in northern regions based on practical conditions, intensifying efforts to replace scattered coal.

6. Accelerating the Upgrade of Clean Vehicles:

• In key areas, for newly added or updated vehicles in public areas, the proportion of new energy vehicles should not be less than 80%.

• Promote new energy heavy-duty trucks, aiming for fast-charging station coverage of no less than 80% in key areas by 2025.

7. Promoting the Adoption of New Energy in Rail Freight Yards, Logistics Parks, Ports, Airports, and Industrial Enterprises:

• Promote the development of new and clean energy vessels, increasing the use of shore power.

• By 2025, substantially eliminate the phenomenon of "black smoke" from non-road mobile machinery, ships, and locomotives in key areas.