Advocacy Actions
Submitted Comments to the Ministry of Commerce on the Bottleneck Issues in Standards Setting in Service Sector
On 12th April, the European Chamber submitted comments to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Foreign Investment Department on the Bottleneck Issues in Standards Setting in Service Sector.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Heating Desk Meeting with the Beijing Environment Bureau/BCEMA/Beijing Gas on Heating Appliance
Due to the decarbonisation targets in Beijing, government departments have also introduced corresponding policies in the use of gas. For example, the Notice of Ten Departments including the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission on Issuing Implementation Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the High-Quality Development of New Energy Heating, which explicitly stated that the new heating system will comprehensively promote the use of new energy, as well as promote the renewal of new energy forms for old gas boilers.
There are clear policies regarding using and updating large-scale gas wall-mounted boilers in Beijing. The "14th Five Year Plan for Green Development of Civil Buildings" clearly states in Article 5 (8) that it is necessary to improve the efficiency of heating systems. For gas wall-mounted boilers that have reached their service life, owners are encouraged to update them to efficient low-carbon green equipment promptly.
Approximately 800,000 households in Beijing have been using second-level and below-wall-mounted boilers for many years, and over 200,000 households have been using first-level wall-mounted boilers in recent years. The technical roadmap presented in the research report is that, under the conditions of existing urban buildings, gas wall-mounted boilers should still be used, and energy efficiency should be improved. Emissions are reduced according to the requirements of Beijing. A gas wall-mounted boiler with first-level energy efficiency should be equipped, and a fully premixed condensing furnace should be recommended to achieve the goal of green replacement. At the same time, in September 2023, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a replacement policy for coal to gas in the next wave of rural areas, which also specified that if wall-mounted boilers in 187,000 households need to be replaced, they will still be replaced with gas power.
Comments to Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on National Catalogue of Hazardous Waste (Revised, Draft for Comments)
On 23rd January 2024, the Environment Working Group submitted comments to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on National Catalogue of Hazardous Waste (Revised, Draft for Comments).
Read moreCall meeting with SG Jin of Beijing Building Energy-Efficiency & Environment Engineering Association
Members of the Heating sub-working group had a conference call meeting with the Secretary-General Jin of the Beijing Building Energy-Efficiency & Environment Engineering Association (BCEMA) to align about the cooperation
Read moreSubmitted Comments on the CNIS' National Standard for Greenhouse Gases – Product Carbon Footprint – Requirements and Guidelines for Quantification (Draft for Comments)
On 5th January 2024, the Carbon Market Working Group submitted comments on the CNIS' National Standard for Greenhouse Gases – Product Carbon Footprint – Requirements and Guidelines for Quantification (Draft for Comments).
Read moreComments on MEE's Classified Management Catalogue of Pollutants Discharge Permit for Stationary Pollution Sources (Draft for Comments)
Following the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)’s call for comments on the Classified Management Catalogue of Pollutants Discharge Permit for Stationary Pollution Sources (Draft for Comments), and upon circulation of the draft within relevant working groups, the European Chamber has collated all member inputs and submitted to MEE.
Read moreComments to CTMO on the Revision of the Trademark Law
The European Chamber's submitted collated comments on the revision of the Trademark Law to the Trademark Office.
Read moreMeeting with the Shanghai Gas Bureau and China Quality Supervising and Test Center for Gas Appliance
EN 15502 Gas-Fired Central Heating Boilers
Read moreEuropean Heating Industry China Dialogue with the Shanghai Gas Bureau
On 2nd April 2018, the European Heating Industry China Initiative and the Shanghai Gas Bureau held a dialogue on DB 31/300 standards regarding neutralizer specification on full condensing wall-hung boilers at the European Chamber Shanghai office.
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