Green and High-Efficiency Cooling Action Plan

Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
IGSD
Original Chinese versions of Circular and Cooling Action Plan available via:
http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201906/t20190614_938745.html
Circular on Printing and Distributing the "Green and High-Efficiency Cooling Action
Plan"*
Development and Reform Environment and Resources [2019] No. 1054
[To] the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government
and cities with separate plans, Xinjiang Development and Construction Corps Development
and Reform Commissions, departments under the authorities of The Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology, Departments (Bureaus) of Finance, Ecology and Environment
Departments (Bureaus), Housing and Urban-Rural Development Departments (Bureaus),
Market Regulation Bureaus (Departments, commissions), Government Offices Administration
Departments, and all relevant entities:
To implement this year's "Government Work Report", the State Council's "13th Five-Year
Comprehensive Work Plan for Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction", the Sino-
French “Bilateral Agreement on Maintaining Multilateralism and Improving Global
Governance", and other documents' mandates, and to accelerate the construction of ecological
civilization, to promote green consumption, advance high-quality development, and actively
engage in global environmental governance, we have researched and formulated the "Green
and High-Efficiency Cooling Action Plan", which is herewith printed and sent to you; please
implement it carefully in light of the actual situation.
National Development and Reform Commission
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Ecology and Environment
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
State Administration for Market Regulation
National Government Offices Administration
2019 June 13
IGSD remind readers that this English translation is for reference only and that bracketed text indicates translator
additions for English translation clarity. In cases of questions involving the Chinese text, readers should note that
only the Chinese language version is binding.
Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
IGSD
Original Chinese versions of Circular and Cooling Action Plan available via:
http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201906/t20190614_938745.html
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Green and High-Efficiency Cooling Action Plan
This plan is promulgated to fulfill requirements in the 2019 "Government Work Report" and
the "13th Five-Year Comprehensive Work Plan for Energy Conservation and Emissions
Reduction," accelerate the construction of ecological civilization, promote green consumption,
advance high-quality development, and actively engage in global environmental governance.
I. Significance
The cooling industry is a significant segment of the manufacturing sector. Cooling products
are important end products that meet people's needs for a better life and for upgraded
consumption. Cooling-related energy consumption is large and is still growing quickly, which
indicates great energy savings and emissions reduction potentials. China is the world's largest
manufacturer, consumer and exporter of cooling products. China's cooling industry has an
annual output value of 800 billion yuan and creates over three million jobs. China manufactures