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Data shows that China's economic and social green transformation is accelerating

2026-02-10   

During the 14th Five Year Plan period, the annual average growth rate of sales revenue in important green product manufacturing industries such as new energy vehicles, photovoltaic equipment and components, lithium-ion batteries, and solar appliances was over 30%; China's production and sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the world for 10 consecutive years, with a year-on-year growth of 25.9% in domestic new energy vehicle sales in 2025... According to the State Administration of Taxation on the 9th, tax big data analysis shows that in recent years, China's industrial, energy, and transportation structures have continued to optimize, and emission reduction and water-saving effects have become apparent. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, the sales revenue of the five high energy consuming industries, including petroleum, coal and other fuel processing, chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing, accounted for 24.9% of the sales revenue of industrial enterprises, down from 27% at the end of the 13th Five Year Plan. Meanwhile, the sales revenue of green technology service industries such as new energy, energy conservation, and environmental protection has grown at an average annual rate of 51.1%, 28.5%, and 18.2% respectively, while the sales revenue of ecological protection and environmental governance industries has grown at an average annual rate of 13.2%, providing technical support for green transformation. Not only does the proportion of "double high" industries continue to decline, but the development of green and low-carbon industries is also good, and the proportion of clean energy is steadily increasing. The energy consumption structure of high energy consuming manufacturing industries is optimized. In 2025, the sales revenue of clean energy power generation, including wind power generation, solar power generation, hydropower generation, and nuclear power generation, will account for 42.6% of the total power generation sales revenue, an increase of 7.2 percentage points from the end of the 13th Five Year Plan period. Among them, the sales revenue of wind and solar power generation increased by an average of 25.4% annually during the 14th Five Year Plan period. It is worth noting that the environmental protection tax policy has released tax reduction dividends, and the effect of reducing pollution and controlling emissions continues to emerge. Since the introduction of environmental protection tax in 2018, a total of 111.06 billion yuan in preferential tax reductions and exemptions have been implemented nationwide. The number of urban and rural sewage and household waste centralized treatment plants enjoying preferential policies for environmental protection tax has increased from 5589 in 2021 to 6415 in 2025. In 2025, the environmental protection tax revenue for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which are key atmospheric pollutants regulated by the state, will decrease by 33.8% and 34.03% respectively compared to 2020. Strong tax policy guidance has become a driving force for enterprises to independently save water, reduce emissions, reduce losses, and increase efficiency. The results of the pilot reform of water resource fees to taxes are evident. In 2025, taxpayers in the new pilot areas will use 5.47 billion tons of groundwater, a decrease of 7.1% compared to 2024, and more than 4500 self owned wells will be shut down. The water usage for special purposes such as golf courses, ski resorts, car washing, and bathing has decreased by 34.3% compared to 2024. At the same time, 381 taxpayers who meet the conditions for water-saving preferential policies will have their taxes reduced by 61.197 million yuan. Professor Zhu Qing from the School of Finance and Economics at Renmin University of China believes that the solid achievements of China's green transformation are the result of policy guidance and the coordinated efforts of business entities. The vigorous growth of green industries and the continuous release of transformation dividends not only strengthen the ecological security barrier, but also promote the transformation of China's economic development towards green and low-carbon, injecting sustainable momentum into high-quality development. (New Society)

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Source:Science and Technology Daily

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