On July 2, the Ministry of Environmental Protection held a video conference on the check and accounting of the total amount of major pollutants in the first half of 2008 in Beijing. Deputy Minister Zhang Lijun attended the meeting and conveyed the spirit of the second meeting of the State Council’s Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Leading Group, and made arrangements for the verification and accounting of total emission reductions in the first half of the year.
Zhang Lijun said that Premier Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council and Leader of the State Council's Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Work Leading Group, presided over the energy saving and emission reduction leading group meeting yesterday to listen to the progress report on energy saving and emission reduction in 2007 and arrange for energy conservation and emission reduction in 2008. The meeting agreed with the results of the assessment of emission reduction targets in 2007, fully affirmed the reduction work and achievements of the environmental protection system, and expressed condolences to the comrades working at the frontline of emission reduction. Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Minister Zhou Shengxian attended the meeting and reported on the assessment of total emission reductions by companies in all regions and the six major power companies in 2007. After the meeting, the Ministry of Environmental Protection will publish the assessment results to the public in accordance with the requirements of the State Council.
Zhang Lijun said that under the unified leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, all localities and departments have attached great importance to emission reduction work over the past year, introduced a series of policies and measures, significantly increased their efforts, and made active progress in emission reduction work, achieving two goals. Major pollutants double decline. However, we must also clearly understand that the current situation of emission reductions is still very serious, as demonstrated by the fact that the economy is growing at a rapid rate, especially in high-energy-consuming, high-emissions industries; the recognition is still not fully achieved in some places. Inadequate incentive policies, severely lagging emission reduction projects, and inadequate supervision and other outstanding issues; affected by the southern ice and snow weather at the beginning of the year and the earthquake disaster in May, the local pollution control facilities and on-line monitoring facilities were seriously damaged, and the second half of the year The pressure has further increased. Environmental protection departments at all levels must strengthen their confidence and stay awake, ensure that all emission reduction measures are put in place, and strive to accomplish this year's emission reduction tasks.
Zhang Lijun emphasized that since the implementation of the emission reduction work, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (formerly the State Environmental Protection Administration) has organized three large-scale verifications of total emission reductions, and enriched and enriched the verification work through multiple trainings and on-site inspections. The method and content have significantly improved the ability and level of the verification staff, which has aroused widespread attention and enthusiastic response from all walks of life. However, at the same time, we also found that some localities do not have enough understanding of the relevant policies and accounting methods for pollution reduction in the country, and the understanding is not yet very accurate; the project materials are incomplete and non-standard; there are duplicate declarations and double counting in the reduction report. The issue of false declarations, etc.; elimination of closed companies is not thorough; some emissions reduction projects are difficult to verify the actual emission reduction, and they hope to attract the attention of environmental protection agencies at all levels, and provide reference for the verification and accounting work. He emphasized that emission reduction verification is a combination of data verification and work inspection. It is both a judgment and confirmation of the effectiveness of local emission reduction work. It is also a process of on-site inspections to help local problems, propose improvements, and promote emission reduction work. Therefore, we must attach great importance to the importance of emission reduction verification work, fully understand the arduousness and complexity of verification tasks, and always maintain a sense of responsibility for the fairness, rationality, and scientificness of emission reduction data, and accurately grasp the emission reduction situation. Leadership decisions at all levels provide scientific evidence.
Zhang Lijun pointed out that the party group of the Ministry of Environmental Protection attaches great importance to this inspection work and will be led by six heads of households. The verification is based on the principle of “full-scale verification, key verification in key areas, and prominent verification of Olympic emission reduction measures”. The inspection team consists of about 180 personnel from ministries and agencies, various inspection centers, and directly-affiliated units and related experts. From July 7 to August 18, they went to various places to carry out inspections. The verification contents mainly include listening to the introduction of emission reduction work by local governments in 2008, collecting relevant data on total emission reduction accounting, on-site verification of the construction and operation of new emission reduction projects, spot-checking the veracity of outdated production capacity, and verifying new pollution in various regions. Accuracy of calculation results of material reductions, understanding and detailed records of typical areas and enterprises where sewage treatment plants and coal-fired power plant desulphurization facilities are building slowly, and abnormal operation after completion; go to Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and The verification team of six provinces (cities) of Shandong Province simultaneously undertakes two tasks of verification of pollution reduction and implementation of air quality assurance measures for the Olympic Games. He demanded that the provincial environmental protection agencies should take the initiative to coordinate with the relevant departments and do a good job in preparations for emission reduction projects, archives, and monitoring data; the principle of strict compliance should be adhered to during verification, not only for new emission reduction measures, but also Previously verified measures to reduce emissions have been rechecked. During the verification process, special attention should be paid to the following issues: First, the deterioration of coal quality in many areas of the country has a great impact on the effect of desulfurization; second, some industries have begun to implement new emission standards, and they must comply with the requirements of the new standards. Emission reductions are accounted for; third, the resilience of small steels, small coke-making, and small papermaking in some areas is outstanding. It is necessary to focus on careful verification; Fourth, the provinces with slow progress in urban sewage treatment facilities or low operating load rates should be strictly accounted for. Concerned about the issue of laying buried pipes in individual sewage treatment plants.
The relevant responsible comrades of the MEP General Office subsequently introduced the verification and accounting of the total amount of major pollutants in the first half of 2008 and the status of the 29th Olympic Games environmental quality assurance inspectors. Vice Ministers Pan Yue, Zhang Lijun, Wu Xiaoqing, Li Ganjie of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Fu Wenjuan, head of the discipline inspection team, and Zhu Guangyao, member of the ministry’s group, will serve as heads of inspection teams in Inner Mongolia, Beijing (Tianjin), Shanxi, Shandong, Shanghai (Fujian) and Henan respectively.
Relevant departments of MEP authorities, responsible comrades of Beijing-affiliated units, relevant representatives of the Ministry of Supervision, and invited experts attended the meeting at the main venue in Beijing; main leaders and deputy managers of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Environmental Protection Bureau (Office) Responsible comrades for platoon work, all personnel of the inspection and supervision centers participating in the work of emission reduction verification and accounting, and representatives of the local government's energy saving and emission reduction leading group attended the meeting at each branch meeting.