Chinanews.com, October 29. How to promote clean heating work, while ensuring that the people are not exposed to the cold?

Wu Xianfeng, deputy director of the Department of Atmospheric Environment of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and a first-level inspector, pointed out on the 29th that we must insist on standing first and then breaking, and neither standing nor breaking.

If the new renovation this year has not been ventilated or powered on, and the renovation has been completed and has not undergone a complete heating season operation inspection, the original heating facilities must not be removed.

For clean heating renovation areas, clean coal is used to warm the bottom for protection, and the "double insurance" mode is adopted for bottom protection to ensure warmth through the winter.

  On the 29th, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a regular press conference in October.

A reporter asked at the meeting that the price of natural gas and coal has risen since the beginning of this year, and the cost of heating has risen. What is the current progress in promoting clean heating? What work has the Ministry of Ecology and Environment done to prevent the re-burning of loose coal? How to ban burning In the case of loose coal, the masses are guaranteed to be warm for the winter.

  Wu Xianfeng pointed out that the promotion of clean heating in the northern region is indeed a major livelihood project, a popular project, and also a major policy measure to win the battle against the blue sky.

Since 2016, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, in conjunction with relevant departments, has guided local governments to adapt measures to local conditions, insisting that gas is suitable for gas, electricity is suitable for electricity, and coal is suitable for coal, so as to effectively promote clean heating renovation.

As of the end of 2020, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and surrounding areas, and the Fenwei Plain have completed clean heating renovations for about 25 million households. This year, about 3.48 million households will be completed. After several years of hard work, there are probably more than 28 million rural residents. Saying goodbye to the long and smoky era, the rural living environment has been greatly improved, and the quality of life has been greatly improved.

  Wu Xianfeng said that at the same time, clean heating has also played a positive role in improving regional ambient air quality.

According to estimates by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the contribution of clean heating to air quality improvement is about 30%, so the advancement of this work has achieved a win-win situation for both environmental and social benefits.

  Wu Xianfeng introduced that this year’s energy supply is facing a new situation. It is a clear requirement made by the Party Central Committee and the State Council to ensure that the people are warm during the winter. It is the top priority for the Ministry of Ecology and Environment to ensure that the people are not exposed to the cold.

Therefore, this year's autumn and winter program focused on this work.

There are mainly the following measures.

  First, it is clearly stated that we must insist on standing first and then breaking.

If the new renovation this year has not been ventilated or powered on, and the renovation has been completed and has not undergone a complete heating season operation inspection, the original heating facilities must not be removed.

For clean heating renovation areas, clean coal is used to warm the bottom for protection, and the "double insurance" mode is adopted for bottom protection to ensure warmth through the winter.

For some mountainous areas and areas that do not have the conditions for transformation, heating can be achieved by burning clean coal, straw and other biomass fuels.

  Second, on the basis of ensuring that the people can use it, it must also be affordable and well-used.

Under the new situation of energy supply this year, the first thing is to protect people's livelihood and to ensure that all users whose clean heating has been upgraded are guaranteed.

Measures will also be taken in terms of prices, and they are clearly written in the document to ensure that the natural gas prices of residents' "coal-to-gas" natural gas are basically stable and will not fluctuate with market price fluctuations.

In addition, we must ensure that subsidies are in place. In 2021, the central air pollution prevention and control funds have specially arranged clean heating operation subsidies, which have all been distributed to local governments; next year's operation subsidies are also being calculated with the Ministry of Finance and will be issued soon. .

At the same time, local governments are also required to formulate some differentiated subsidy policies, focusing on low-income groups in rural areas and people in extreme poverty. As part of the subsidies from the central government, local governments at all levels must formulate subsidy policies that must be accurate to ensure that the extremely poor and the people in difficulties Can afford it.

  Third, starting from October 16 this year, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has sent a supervision and assistance team to the front line. The key task is to conduct a thorough investigation of the clean heating renovation this year, and promptly report problems to places and solve them in time to ensure the warmth of the people. winter.

  Fourth, the prevention and control of re-burning of loose coal continues the usual practice in previous years. Special arrangements have been made in the autumn and winter plan this year. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment requires localities to delimit high-polluting fuel ban areas in accordance with the law; for those using coal for heating. The region should also strengthen the management of coal quality.

  "We use these measures to ensure that we must promote clean heating, but also warm winter." Wu Xianfeng said.