Auto companies explore CCER methodologies

Representatives from over 30 companies in the automotive industry including BAIC Group and Volvo discussed ways on Wednesday to assess the sector's carbon reduction efforts in the China Certified Emission Reduction scheme.

The CCER refers to emissions reduction activities conducted by companies on a voluntary basis that are certified by the Chinese government.

The automotive companies met at an event organized by the China Automotive Carbon Digital Technology Center to explore CCER methods for the automotive industry.

On March 30, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a notice to solicit public opinions on the CCER's methodologies.

Xu Shujie, vice-president of the China Automotive Carbon Digital Technology Center, said the center will play its role as a third party participant to pool resources and coordinate ideas of different parties to contribute to the CCER program.

He said efforts to reduce carbon emission of the automotive industry will play a critical role in achieving China's goals of peaking emissions by 2030 and realizing carbon neutrality by 2060.

The sector of transport generates around 10 percent of China's carbon emissions, while those from vehicles account for roughly 80 percent of the sector's total, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.