Li Gao, Director of the Department of Climate Change Response of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced at a regular press conference held on the 28th that as of August 2020, the pilot provinces and cities’ carbon markets have covered more than 20 industries including steel, power, cement, and nearly 3,000 The accumulated transaction volume of these companies exceeded 400 million tons and the accumulated transaction volume exceeded 9 billion yuan, effectively promoting the pilot provinces and cities to respond to climate change and control greenhouse gas emissions.