Increase the R&D, promotion, and application of energy-saving technologies, and use the most advanced energy efficiency and intelligent technologies to promote energy conservation in buildings, industries, and everyday life to increase China's overall energy efficiency on par with developed countries such as Japan and Germany. At present, there is still a gap of about 40% between China and the countries with the highest energy efficiency in the world, and it is imperative to bridge that gap with no time to lose.

Accelerate the restructuring of the energy mix and increase the production and consumption of green energy. This includes further increasing the production and consumption of solar, wind, and biomass energy, accelerating the R&D of solar and hydrogen energy-related fields, such as material technology, energy storage technology, smart grid technology, high-efficiency motors, and carbon capture and sequestration technology, and replacing fossil energy with green energy or low-carbon energy. In the past 10 years, the cost of wind power generation was cut by 70%, and the cost of photovoltaic power generation was slashed by 80%. In the future, photovoltaic is expected to become the cheapest energy source. Experience and knowledge gained from this can support the development of hydrogen energy better, eventually replacing fossil fuels.

Improve the incentive mechanism for carbon emission reduction. For one, the allocation and trading system based on the total annual carbon emissions should be implemented as soon as possible. This will allow for the value of carbon emission reduction instruments to be realized in the market through trading. Another example is treating forests as carbon sinks. Since China's reform and opening up, the national forest coverage increased from 12.7% to 23.3%, which required significant inputs but also created tremendous ecological value. Monetizing this ecological value requires good definition, trading, and evaluation of property rights. Once such a mechanism is created, more market players will be motivated to participate in the construction of forest carbon sinks and the improvement of the ecological environment. Obviously, we also need to establish a systematic carbon finance mechanism and a green financial service system to encourage good behavior.

Advocate a global zero-tariff trade and investment facilitation system for carbon emission reduction technologies, products, and services, and prohibit any political or non-political restrictions on the import, export, and cross-border investment of such technologies.