The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development covers 17 goals, the ninth of which is "Industry, innovation and infrastructure", namely: build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. 

Under this major goal, there are eight targets, the fourth of which is "By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities".

● Current Situation

About the World

Infrastructure Upgrading Is A Long Term Task 

Inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation and infrastructure, can unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income. They play a key role in introducing and promoting new technologies, facilitating international trade and enabling the efficient use of resources. However, the world still has a long way to go to fully tap this potential.

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About China

New Infrastructure and Carbon Reduction

China has attached great importance to the new infrastructure construction. It is not only an important field of energy conservation and carbon reduction, but also the driving force for enabling thousands of industries to achieve the "double carbon" goal. In recent years, the industry has actively explored, developed, popularized and applied green and low-carbon technologies.

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The new infrastructure promotes the use of digital technologies such as big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and the Internet of things in key areas. On the one hand, it can help reduce carbon emissions through energy optimization, cost optimization, risk prediction and decision control. On the other hand, it can help realize the digital management of carbon assets and carbon emission tracking.

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●  Cases

About the World

US Increases Investment in Upgrading Transportation Infrastructure

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Initial infrastructure spending proposals from the U.S. federal government focus heavily on transportation, with plans to invest $621 billion in roads,  bridges and rail. An additional $174 billion would go toward electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, including a network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations as well as electric buses and other vehicles. Especially pertinent to the task of modernizing infrastructure is $100 billion for high-speed broadband networks. The goal here is universal broadband availability. Whatever the final dollar amounts, nearly every major public asset or facility across the country will benefit.

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UK Sustainable Infrastructure Investment 

In May 2021, the British government released 15 infrastructure investment projects of green and sustainable construction and development, covering logistics, commerce, industry, energy and other fields, aiming to attract global investors to invest in the UK and improve community construction in various regions of the UK. Before that, the British government issued a new investment policy to revitalize the regional economy.

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These 15 projects cover many fields, including energy components of real estate, housing, commercial office, retail center, hotel, logistics, industry, R & D, etc. Among them, the Gravity smart park project with a total value of more than £ 1 billion is mainly aimed at the developing digital commerce in the field of clean growth; With a total development value of more than £ 2 billion, the UK central hub and high-speed rail line 2 hub project aims to establish a sustainable innovative economic center and create a leading commercial, leisure and living destination in Europe; The Integra 61 Logistics Industrial Park with more than 300 square feet of logistics and industrial space is regarded as the largest logistics and manufacturing investment opportunity in the northeast of the UK in recent 30 years.

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About China

New Digital Infrastructure Enabling Economy

China has vigorously promoted 5G construction and other new infrastructure. Currently, more than 1.15 million 5G base stations have been built, accounting for more than 70% of the world. 5G end users reached 450 million, accounting for more than 80% of the world.

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Infrastructure has expanded from traditional telecommunication network facilities with information transmission as the core to a new digital infrastructure system integrating sensing, transmission, storage, computing and processing, including new generation communication network infrastructure such as "double Gigabit" network, data and computing facilities such as data center, and integrated infrastructure such as industrial Internet. In terms of communication network infrastructure, it is clear to build the world's largest 5g independent networking network to achieve comprehensive coverage of cities and towns, basic coverage of administrative villages and in-depth coverage of key application scenarios.

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Bao’an Industrial Internet Construction Leads China

Shenzhen Bao'an District is the only five-star national new industrialization demonstration base (Industrial Internet) rated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China. It has a solid industrial manufacturing foundation, complete industrial chain, national leading information infrastructure construction and outstanding development of high-tech industries, which provides conditions and impetus for the development of industrial Internet. 

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A total number of 9630 5G base stations have been built in the region, realizing the full coverage of 5g network; We accelerated the construction of a "1 (comprehensive) + n (industrial)" industrial Internet identification analysis system that supports the interconnection of all things. The total number of identification registrations exceeded 260 million, and the number of nodes ranked among the top in the country, consolidating the digital "new infrastructure" for the development of the industrial Internet industry.

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●  Background

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Initiated by the United Nations

On 1 January, 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including 169 targets, of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit — officially came into force. Countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind.