Abstract:

COP28 calls for intensified climate action before the end of this decade to achieve the overarching goal of limiting global temperature rise to within 1.5℃. As a significant source of carbon emissions, the petrochemical industry is recognized as benefitting from digital transformation, which offers novel pathways to reduce carbon emissions and enhance carbon efficiency. The adoption of digital technologies has been progressively unfolding within the petrochemical industry, where the close integration of digitalization and dual carbon strategies has catalyzed the green and efficient development of this sector. This article delved into digitization and carbon safety, analyzing the advantages and challenges of integrating digitization technology with a low-carbon development approach through the lens of its application in the petrochemical industry. The concept of petrochemical carbon chain theory was first proposed, which was an organic integration of digitalization and dual-carbon objectives. It posited that carbon engineering in industrial carbon chains provided a path for the low-carbon development of petrochemicals. This was an integral measure in the implementation of new productivity. The carbon safety of petrochemical industry was analyzed from three dimensions: policy requirements, energy challenges and product exports.

Key words: petrochemical & chemical industry, digital transformation, carbon accounting in chemical industry chain, carbon load, industrial carbon chain theory

摘要：

第二十八届联合国气候变化大会（COP28）要求本十年结束前加大气候行动力度，实现将全球气温升幅限制在1.5℃以内的总体目标。石化化工行业作为重要碳排放来源，数字化转型被认为提供了降低碳排放、提升碳效率的新途径。数字化技术的应用已经在石化化工行业中逐步展开，数字化与双碳的紧密结合促进了石化化工的绿色高效发展。本文从数字化与碳安全两方面入手，首先通过数字化技术在石化化工的应用实例分析了数字化技术结合低碳发展的优势与问题，率先提出石化化工碳链理论，即数字化与双碳目标的有机结合，认为工业碳链中碳工程给出了石化化工低碳发展的路径，是践行新质生产力重要举措。从政策要求、能源挑战和产品出口等3个维度进行了分析石化化工的碳安全。

关键词: 石化化工, 数字化转型, 化工产业链碳核算, 碳负荷, 工业碳链理论