China News Agency, Beijing, January 19 (Reporter Wang Enbo) Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, said in Beijing on the 19th that the annual average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2. m will drop to 29 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, and China will become the country with the fastest air quality improvement in the world.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference on the white paper "China's Green Development in the New Era" that day.
Zhao Yingmin said at the press conference that in the past ten years, China's ecological and environmental protection measures have been practical, powerful and effective like never before.
He pointed out that China is focusing on solving outstanding ecological and environmental problems.
Adhere to precise, scientific and lawful pollution control, further advance the defense of blue sky, clear water and pure land, and continuously improve the quality of the ecological environment.
Last year, the proportion of good water body sections of Class I-III in the country reached 87.9%, soil risks were effectively controlled, foreign garbage was completely banned from entering the country, and the goal of "zero import" of solid waste was achieved.
In terms of actively carrying out the practice of building a beautiful China, China has jointly promoted innovative demonstrations in key areas, built the first batch of 18 beautiful rivers and lakes, and 8 beautiful bays, and launched "zero-waste cities" in 113 prefecture-level and above cities and 8 special areas Construction; carry out the demonstration and creation of ecological civilization construction. At present, 468 national ecological civilization construction demonstration areas and 187 practice and innovation bases of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains" have been built nationwide.
In terms of vigorously promoting green and low-carbon development, China has promoted the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction in key areas such as industry, transportation, urban and rural construction, and agriculture, promoted the adjustment and optimization of industrial structure, energy structure, and transportation structure, and launched the first pollution reduction project. Construction of collaborative innovation zone for carbon reduction.
Zhao Yingmin also mentioned that China has been deeply involved in global ecological and environmental governance and successfully hosted the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).
In particular, the second phase of the meeting was successfully held not long ago, and the meeting reached the "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework". It has opened up a new practice for China to lead global environmental governance.
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