The battle for pollution prevention and control has shifted from "resolutely" to "in-depth"
Higher standards, for the blue sky, green water and clear water (Beautiful China)
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With blue sky and white clouds, clear water and green banks, by 2020, the 9 binding indicators in the ecological environment field and the phased targets and tasks of the pollution prevention and control battle determined by the "13th Five-Year Plan" plan have been exceeded.
In recent days, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have issued opinions on the in-depth fight against pollution, systematic planning, scientific implementation, and step-by-step progress to promote the fight against pollution from "resolutely fighting" to "in-depth fighting".
The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Deepening the Battle of Pollution Prevention and Control" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions") has been issued and implemented recently, clearly putting forward the main goals and priorities of ecological civilization construction and ecological environmental protection during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and even 2035 Tasks and key measures, etc.
How effective is the fight against pollution?
"Opinions" put forward quantitative targets for 8 iconic battles
The "Opinions" pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has comprehensively strengthened its leadership over the construction of ecological civilization and environmental protection, and has carried out a series of fundamental, pioneering and long-term work to promote pollution prevention and control. The actual measures, the intensiveness, and the remarkable results of the company have been unprecedented. The phased goals and tasks of the pollution prevention and control battle have been successfully completed. The ecological environment has been significantly improved. The people's sense of gain has been significantly enhanced. .
"It only took about 7 years for our country to go through the air treatment process of more than ten years or even decades in developed countries." said Wang Jinnan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and dean of the Environmental Planning Institute of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
The results are exciting, but the situation is still more severe.
The "Opinions" pointed out that the structural, root causes, and trend pressures of my country's ecological environmental protection have not yet been fundamentally alleviated, and pollution problems in key regions and key industries are still outstanding. The task of achieving carbon peaks and carbon neutrality is arduous, and ecological environmental protection has a long way to go.
In 2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening Ecological Environmental Protection and Resolutely Fighting Pollution Prevention and Control", proposing to resolutely win the blue sky defense war, focus on the clear water defense war, and solidly advance the pure land defense war.
By 2020, the 9 binding indicators in the ecological environment field defined in the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" and the phased targets and tasks in the battle for pollution prevention and control have been exceeded.
"From resolutely fighting a tough battle against pollution to in-depth fighting a tough battle against pollution, from'resolutely' to'in-depth', it means that pollution prevention and control involves a deeper level of contradictions, a broader field, and higher requirements." The Ministry of Ecology and Environment The person in charge said.
The "Opinions" clearly put forward the main goal of in-depth fight for pollution prevention and control: By 2025, the ecological environment will continue to improve, the total emissions of major pollutants will continue to decline, and the carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will be reduced by 18% compared with 2020. The concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the above cities has dropped by 10%, the number of days with good air quality has reached 87.5%, the proportion of surface water types I to III has reached 85%, and the proportion of coastal waters with good water quality (Class I and II) has reached 79%. At this time, heavily polluted weather and urban black and odorous water bodies have been basically eliminated, soil pollution risks have been effectively controlled, solid waste and new pollutant governance capabilities have been significantly enhanced, the quality and stability of the ecosystem have continued to improve, the ecological environment governance system has been improved, and the ecological civilization construction has been improved. Realize new progress.
By 2035, green production and lifestyles will be widely formed, carbon emissions will steadily decline after reaching the peak, the ecological environment will be fundamentally improved, and the goal of building a beautiful China will basically be achieved.
"The main goals specified in the "Opinions" should be kept in line with the goals of the "14th Five-Year Plan", and the strategy of systematic planning, scientific implementation, and step-by-step advancement will be more prominent." Wang Jinnan said, especially for the eight iconic battles. Quantify the tough targets, which will effectively promote the in-depth battle of pollution prevention and control.
Fight the defense of blue sky, clear water, and pure land with higher standards, and continue to implement a number of iconic battles
The "Opinions" require that the defense of the blue sky, clear water, and pure land be fought with a higher standard.
"On the basis of summarizing and expanding the "13th Five-Year" pollution prevention and control battle experience and practices, and in accordance with the "14th Five-Year" new tasks and new requirements, the "Opinions" clarified maintaining strength, extending depth, and broadening, and continuing to implement a number of landmark campaigns. Continue to tackle tough problems and work for a long time.” said the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
In-depth fight to defend the blue sky.
"During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, we must continue to drastically reduce the PM2.5 concentration, effectively curb the rising trend of ozone concentration, and work hard to eliminate heavy pollution." Liu Bingjiang, director of the Department of Atmospheric Environment of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said that the current ecological environment The Ministry is stepping up the preparation of the "Air Quality Improvement Action Plan (2021-2025)" to further refine and quantify the indicators in the "Opinions" and clarify in-depth measures to tackle tough problems.
In-depth fight to defend the clear water.
The "Opinions" adhere to the ideas of water resources, water environment, and water ecosystem governance, emphasizing both emission reduction and capacity expansion.
"In the case of nearly doubling the number of nationally controlled sections, the proportion of surface waters of Type I to III will be increased to 85%. The treatment of black and odorous water bodies will include county-level cities and require basic elimination, and the Yellow River ecology will be added. In the tough battle for protection and governance, governance ideas and measures are proposed by district classification.” Wang Jinnan said.
In-depth fight to defend the Pure Land.
The "Opinions" adhere to the principles of priority protection and risk management and control, and put forward key measures to ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products and the safety of human settlements.
Ecological protection and pollution control are inseparable and interact.
The "Opinions" clarified key ecological protection tasks such as launching large-scale land greening operations, implementing major biodiversity conservation projects, and strengthening ecological protection supervision.
"We must keep a close eye on the "good and bad", not only to basically eliminate heavily polluted weather, urban black and smelly water bodies, and to promote the solution of the ecological environment problems that the people have strongly complained about, but also to provide more beautiful environments and high-quality ecological products." Ecological Environment Said Qian Yong, director of the Ministry of Environmental and Economic Policy Research Center.
Coordinating pollution control, ecological protection, coping with climate change, and promoting green and low-carbon development
my country has set targets for carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, my country's ecological civilization construction has entered a critical period of focusing on carbon reduction, promoting synergy in reducing pollution and carbon, promoting a comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, and realizing the improvement of ecological environment quality from quantitative to qualitative.
The "Opinions" make it clear that pollution control, ecological protection, and response to climate change should be coordinated.
"Atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases have the emission characteristics of the same root, the same source, and the same process. Improving the quality and stability of the ecosystem has the environmental benefits of reducing pollution and increasing capacity, and it is also an important means of mitigating and adapting to the adverse effects of climate change." Wang Jinnan said .
Green and low-carbon development is an inevitable requirement for building a high-quality modern economic system, as well as a fundamental strategy to solve pollution problems.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment stated that the "Opinions" focus on key industries and fields with obvious synergistic effects on pollution reduction and carbon reduction, and clarify the key tasks for promoting green and low-carbon development, including supporting qualified localities and key industries, and key enterprises to take the lead in reaching Peak, promote energy clean and low-carbon transformation, resolutely curb the blind development of high-energy-consumption and high-emission projects.
Ecological environmental governance is a systematic project.
Qian Yong said that it is necessary to optimize the means of tackling tough problems, comprehensively use legal, economic, administrative and other policy tools, and cooperate with various departments to formulate and implement more economic policies that are conducive to ecological and environmental protection, promote the improvement of environmental infrastructure shortcomings, and establish and improve a modern ecological environment. Monitoring system to enhance the efficiency of ecological environment supervision and law enforcement.
"In-depth fight for pollution prevention and control is an arduous task." Wang Jinnan said: "We must maintain strategic determination, focus on goals and tasks, and make every effort to promote the implementation of the "Opinions", continue to improve the quality of the ecological environment, and promote the overall green transformation of economic and social development and build beauty. China has made new and greater contributions."
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