The Central Economic Work Conference emphasized: "Continue to in-depth fight to defend blue skies, clear water, and pure land." The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China" issued in January this year clarified the goals of "continuous and in-depth advancement of pollution prevention and control" and other goals Task.
Continuously fighting the battle to defend blue skies, clear water and pure land is an important battle to comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our country has strengthened ecological and environmental protection in all aspects, regions and processes, and has taken major steps in building a beautiful China. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said: "In 2024, we must highlight precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and pollution control in accordance with the law. With the construction of Beautiful China as the guide, we will coordinately promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and adhere to high-level protection Promote high-quality development and comprehensively promote modernization in which humans and nature coexist harmoniously.”
How to continue to fight the battle to defend the blue sky? "The key is to effectively implement the Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality, take PM2.5 control as the main line, and strengthen source control, coordinated control of multiple pollutants and coordinated regional pollution management." Liu Bingjiang, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Director of the Department of Atmospheric Environment It said that clean heating in the northern region will be promoted in an orderly manner according to local conditions. Promote ultra-low emission transformation in the steel, cement, and coking industries with high quality, and organize and implement full-process in-depth management of volatile organic compounds in petrochemical, chemical, and other industries. We will solidly advance the campaign to prevent and control pollution from diesel trucks and deepen the joint prevention and control of air pollution in key areas such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and surrounding areas.
"The proportion of national surface water sections with excellent water quality will increase to 89.4% in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 1.5 percentage points. The main stream of the Yangtze River has maintained Class II water quality for four consecutive years and the main stream of the Yellow River for two consecutive years." Director of the Department of Water Ecology and Environment of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Huang Xiaosui introduced that in 2024, we will continue to fight the battle to defend clean water, coordinate the management of water resources, water environment, and water ecology, and further promote the protection and management of large rivers and important lakes. Organize and implement actions to improve the rectification of key sewage outlets, deepen the rectification of water pollution in industrial parks, and implement in-depth rectification of black and odorous water bodies in cities. We will continue to advance the comprehensive management of key sea areas and implement comprehensive management of the bay in a targeted manner.
"Continue to fight in depth to protect the pure soil. The focus is to adhere to prevention first, risk management and control, water and soil co-governance, implement soil pollution source prevention and control actions, and accelerate the construction of major source control projects." Zhao Shixin, Director of the Soil Ecology and Environment Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment It said that it will further promote the investigation and rectification of soil pollution sources in cultivated land, and promote the ecological and environmental protection of black soil and saline-alkali land. We will deepen the construction of pioneer areas for soil pollution prevention and control and experimental areas for groundwater pollution prevention and control, and further promote rural environmental improvement.
Liu Yi
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