Local two conferences look at transformation： all localities focus on energy conservation, emission reduction and green development
At the two local conferences held in succession recently, energy conservation, emission reduction and green development are the focus of much attention. Delegates and Committee members spoke freely and made suggestions on issues such as haze control, water control, garbage sorting, and land greening. The government work reports of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) made comprehensive arrangements for vigorously promoting green development and ecological civilization construction. Regardless of the eastern, central or western regions, the situation of further adjusting the structure to the mode and promoting new breakthroughs in green development is eye-catching and inspiring.
Play a combination of boxing to eliminate the "heart and lung disease" of the people.
In the first year of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", China’s air quality is generally improving, but the air pollution problem is still serious. How to further prevent and control air pollution and dispel the people’s "heart and lung diseases" has become an important topic for the local two sessions.
"Try to control the average annual concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at about 60 micrograms per cubic meter", which is one of the main expected goals of economic and social development this year clearly put forward in the work report of Beijing Municipal Government. The "Beijing 60" target is also a hard target set for Beijing by the Air Pollution Prevention Action Plan ("Atmosphere Ten") issued by the State Council in 2013.
Last year, the average annual concentration of PM2.5 in Beijing was 73 μ g/m3, and it will drop by about 18% this year, which is undoubtedly a tough battle. To this end, Beijing will intensify its efforts to control air pollution, and adopt a number of measures, such as reducing coal consumption by 30% throughout the year, reducing the total amount to less than 7 million tons, eliminating 300,000 old motor vehicles, and building 3,000 public charging piles for new energy vehicles. Beijing will allocate 18.22 billion yuan to control air pollution this year.
Burning straw in the open air is an important factor affecting the atmospheric environment. The Tianjin Municipal People’s Congress voted to adopt a decision on the comprehensive utilization of crop straws and the ban on burning in the open air, stipulating that from March 1 this year, it is completely forbidden to burn crop straws in the open air, and offenders can be fined up to 2,000 yuan. In addition, Tianjin’s government work report proposes that 7 coal-fired power units and 380 coal-fired boilers should be converted or shut down, urban and rural loose coal should be comprehensively treated, and 100 backward enterprises should be shut down and eliminated. The annual average concentration of PM2.5 is better than last year, and the national "Ten Atmosphere" target task is completed.
According to the government work report of Hebei Province, the "Blue Sky Action" will be carried out in depth, and the coal consumption will be reduced by more than 6 million tons and the coke production capacity will be reduced by 7.2 million tons. All localities, especially cities and counties with serious pollution, should formulate plans such as meeting the standards of atmospheric environmental quality within a time limit, adjusting and withdrawing industrial enterprises in urban areas, adjusting industrial parks, and controlling loose coal, define annual targets, publicize the results regularly, and strictly assess rewards and punishments. The goal of Hebei Province is to reduce the average concentration of PM2.5 by more than 6% and the energy consumption per unit GDP by about 4% this year.
The reporter found that in some places, treating haze with an iron fist was placed in an important position in this year’s government work as the primary project to protect the ecological environment and do practical things for the people.
"Take treatment as the number one project of environmental protection." The work report of Shaanxi provincial government puts forward that six measures should be taken simultaneously: reducing coal, controlling vehicles, suppressing dust, controlling sources, banning burning and increasing greening, and vigorously promoting the joint prevention and control of air pollution with the focus on Guanzhong area. Environmental protection forces structural adjustment and industrial transformation and upgrading, vigorously develops circular economy and cleaner production, reduces the carbon emission intensity by 3.9% compared with the previous year, strives to reduce the PM2.5 concentration in Guanzhong area by more than 3%, and increases the number of excellent days by 5 days on average.
The work report of the Zhejiang provincial government puts forward ten practical things about people’s livelihood that should be done well. The first three items are all about ecological and environmental protection. The first item is to "completely complete the ultra-low emission technical transformation of large coal-fired units, completely eliminate and transform coal-fired small pots (kilns) and actively control smog". Zhejiang Province proposed that the target of energy saving, emission reduction and carbon reduction should be "completed or exceeded" by the state.
This year is the assessment year of "Ten Atmospheric Articles". The "Ten Atmospheric Articles" require that by 2017, the concentration of fine particles in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions will be reduced by about 25%, 20% and 15% respectively compared with 2012. In order to achieve the goal of governance and usher in more blue sky, various localities have made powerful combination punches such as adjusting industrial structure, improving energy structure and cracking down on pollution.
Water control will promote the long river system, prevent and control water pollution and restore water ecology.
In December 2016, the General Offices of the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council issued the Opinions on Comprehensively Implementing the River Length System, demanding that the river length system be fully established by the end of 2018, and a river and lake management and protection mechanism with clear responsibilities, orderly coordination, strict supervision and strong protection should be established.
How to carry out the system of river length and realize the long-term management of rivers?
According to the work report of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region government, the strictest water resources management system will be implemented this year, the river length system will be actively started, and the management and protection of rivers and lakes will be strengthened according to law. Strictly implement the "three red lines" of water resources management and strengthen the demonstration system for major planning, project water resources development and protection. In areas where the total water consumption exceeds the standard, resolutely implement measures such as returning farmland to farmland, saving water, prohibiting land reclamation and limiting the number of new water intake development and construction projects.
The work report of the government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region proposes to implement the system of river length, strengthen the management of tributaries and drainage ditches of the Yellow River, completely ban enterprises’ direct drainage outlets, severely crack down on the pollution of the Yellow River, and resolutely protect the "mother river".
After the "Cyanobacteria Incident in Taihu Lake" in 2007, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province took the initiative to manage the water for a long time, and changed the "multi-head water control" to "Yi Long water control". In this year’s government work report, Jiangsu Province, which is one step ahead of the river length system, proposed to "fully implement the river length system", thoroughly implement the action plan for water pollution prevention and control and the action of "double control" of the total amount and intensity of water resources, strengthen the pollution prevention and control in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River basins and coastal waters, promote the governance of Taihu Lake in the new period, and pay close attention to the implementation of the water quality and water functional areas in key sections to meet the standards.
The treatment of key rivers, lakes and urban black and odorous water bodies has attracted much attention, and the two local conferences have made specific arrangements.
Last year, the water quality of plateau lakes such as Dianchi Lake in Yunnan was improved. The work report of the Yunnan provincial government proposes to further strengthen the protection and management of nine plateau lakes such as Dianchi Lake and Erhai Lake and six major water systems such as the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. Achieve the excellent rate of water quality in major river sections not less than 80%, the water quality compliance rate of centralized drinking water sources in cities above the county level reaches 100%, and the water quality compliance rate of major outbound and cross-border river sections reaches 100%.
The work report of Liaoning provincial government proposes to implement the clean water project, promote the upgrading of urban sewage treatment plants, intensify efforts to control urban black and odorous water bodies, and carry out the "blue bay" remediation action.
Protect water resources, prevent and control water pollution, improve water environment and restore water ecology … … With the comprehensive promotion of water control and protection measures in various places, rivers in the north and south of the great river will be more vibrant and lakes will be more clear and beautiful.
A well-off society in an all-round way makes up for shortcomings, making green water and green mountains a beautiful business card.
In addition to "controlling gas" and "controlling water", the local people’s congress and the local people’s congress also put forward clear goals and measures for garbage sorting, greening the country and environmental protection in rural areas.
The work report of the Zhejiang provincial government proposes to study and formulate specific measures to promote waste sorting, speed up the construction of urban waste treatment facilities and the ecological transformation of waste landfills, and basically achieve full coverage of centralized collection and treatment of rural domestic waste.
The work report of the Guangdong provincial government proposes to accelerate the new round of greening Guangdong, with 2.28 million mu of new afforestation, with a forest coverage rate of 59.08% and a green coverage rate of 42% in urban built-up areas.
Hunan Province regards the "environmental control campaign" as one of the three key battles to be fought this year. The government work report puts forward that the four-year action plan of rural housing renovation and human settlements improvement should be taken as the starting point to promote the comprehensive improvement of rural environment, and 80% of towns and villages should build domestic garbage collection and transfer facilities and build more beautiful countryside.
In order to make green water and green mountains a beautiful business card and achieve sustainable development, all localities will continue to exert their efforts in innovating the system and mechanism of ecological civilization and overcome difficulties.
"Ecological beauty is the sustainable advantage of building a new Fujian." The report on the work of the Fujian provincial government proposes to focus on key and difficult issues, highlight institutional and institutional innovation, and promote 17 key reforms of the year. Implement a vertical management system for monitoring, supervision and law enforcement of environmental protection agencies below the provincial level, formulate a list of departmental ecological environmental protection responsibilities, and comprehensively carry out environmental protection inspectors. Carry out provincial-level spatial planning pilot, promote "multi-regulation integration" and promote the pilot system of Wuyishan National Park.
The government work report of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region proposes to strengthen the construction of system of ecological civilization, fully implement the planning of main functional areas, and stick to the red line of ecological protection. Establish a linkage mechanism between project EIA and planning EIA to accelerate the market-oriented reform of emission trading. Give play to the guiding role of environmental protection funds, carry out third-party treatment of environmental pollution, and develop eco-environmental protection industries.
"The horse is whipped and not saddled." The reporter learned that in many places, just after the end of the two sessions, the key work division plan of the government work report was issued, which was refined and decomposed, and the responsibility was assigned to people, and the implementation was carried out intensively.
In the process of building a well-off society in an all-round way, the ecological environment is a prominent shortcoming in many places. Put the concept of green development into practice, step by step, for a long time, all localities will be able to walk out of a win-win road of economic development and ecological improvement, and usher in beautiful China.
