With the consent of the State Council, NDRC together with MEE, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Market Regulation, issued the “National Cleaner Production Promotion Program for the 14th Five-Year Plan” (No. 1524 of Development and Reform [2021], hereinafter (hereinafter referred to as the “Program”). The plan clearly defines the development objectives, work ideas, and main tasks for the promotion of cleaner production in China during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. It, furthermore, specifies the development path of cleaner production for the 14th Five-Year Plan, and provides an important basis for the orderly implementation of cleaner production in various regions.

It is of great significance in achieving synergy and efficiency in pollution and carbon reduction, accelerating the formation of green production methods, promoting the overall green transformation of economic and social development, and achieving the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.