The ecological environment protection system in our country has been systematically improved, and the happiness and sense of achievement of the people are full of people and nature | China | Ecological Environment
CCTV News: June 5th is June 5th Environment Day, and this year's theme is "Building a Modernization of Harmonious Coexistence between Human and Nature.". On the morning of June 5th, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Central Civilization Office, and the Shandong Provincial Government jointly held the national home event of the 2023 June 5th Environmental Day in Jinan City.
The newly revised "Ten Norms for Citizen Ecological Environment Behavior" were released at the event site, guiding the whole society to practice green and low-carbon production and lifestyle.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has deepened the reform of the management system for ecological environment and natural resources, formulated and revised relevant laws and regulations, and systematically improved the ecological environment protection system. A series of systems have been established and implemented, including the central ecological environment inspection, river and lake chief system, and ecological protection red line, providing strong guarantees for the construction of ecological civilization and ecological environment protection. National ecological and environmental protection has achieved historic achievements. The average concentration of PM2.5 in key cities across the country has decreased by 57%, and the proportion of high-quality surface water sections in the country has increased to 87.9%, setting a record for the best level in history since the establishment of monitoring records.
Ren Kai, a citizen of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province: Usually, we bring our children to take a walk and take a look by the river. Now, the environment around us can really be said to be clear water, green banks, and shallow bottom with fish flying. For us ordinary people, this sense of happiness and achievement is real.
Since the beginning of this year, with the comprehensive recovery of the economy and the potential increase in pollution, China has comprehensively promoted the battle against pollution with higher standards, and achieved new breakthroughs in pollution prevention and control in key regions, important fields, and key indicators.
The defense of the blue sky is unfolding towards deeper and more difficult areas. Not long ago, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and 15 other departments jointly issued a series of action plans, focusing on the elimination of heavy pollution weather, ozone pollution prevention and control, and diesel truck pollution control, and other issues and difficulties, and launched a "combination punch" action plan.
Hebei Province, which used to experience frequent heavy pollution weather, has adhered to the principle of adapting measures to local conditions and cities, and formulated 30 measures for air pollution prevention and control. In the first quarter of this year, all cities in the province withdrew from the "bottom 20" national air quality rankings for the first time.
Li Zhengfang, the first level chief clerk of the Atmospheric Environment Department of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Hebei Province: Since the beginning of this year, our province has gone through six rounds of heavy pollution processes. We have effectively achieved the "five accuracies", including precise monitoring, accurate warning, precise policy implementation, precise response, and precise responsibility fulfillment. We have actively, scientifically, and effectively responded, and the degree of pollution has significantly reduced.
The concept of water management is accelerating its transformation. In April of this year, the "Key Basin Water Ecological Environment Protection Plan" was issued, constructing a new pattern of water management in China, focusing on promoting the shift of water ecological environment protection from water pollution prevention and control to the "three water coordinated" system governance of water resources, water environment, and water ecology. At present, the monitoring of water ecology in the Yangtze River Basin and the "Clean up Action" in the Yellow River Basin are fully underway.
Jiang Huohua, Deputy Director of the Ecological Environment Monitoring Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment: In the face of the new situation, we must maintain the strategic determination to strengthen ecological environment protection, adhere to the overall tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, consider the various tasks of pollution prevention and control in the overall economic and social development, work together to promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and use high-level ecological environment protection to support high-quality economic development.
