This aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2022 shows the Dongfang Lingang Industrial Park in Dongfang City, south China's Hainan Province. (Photo/Xinhua)

Beijing - China on Tuesday issued a document to support the development of zero-carbon industrial parks, aiming to accelerate the country's green transition.

The document, released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and two other government departments, encourages localities to build zero-carbon industrial parks that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions to "near zero" through advanced planning, design, technology and management, and eventually achieve net zero emissions.

The document outlines eight key tasks in areas such as transitioning energy structures, enhancing energy efficiency, optimizing industrial structures, promoting resource conservation, upgrading infrastructure, applying advanced technologies, improving energy and carbon management, and fostering reform and innovation in park operations.

To support the building of zero-carbon industrial parks, the NDRC said it will leverage existing funding channels and encourage local governments to provide financial support through such means as the issuance of local government special-purpose bonds for eligible projects.

Industrial parks will also be supported to bring in talent, technologies and professional institutions to assist with energy-saving upgrades, carbon emissions accounting and the carbon footprint certification of products. Resource allocation will be ensured for new industrial parks, and for renewable energy and power infrastructure, per the document.