Ministry of Ecology and Environment's Weekly News (Feb. 18—Feb. 24)

　　1. The Party Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a meeting

　　On February 21, Sun Jinlong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, presided over a meeting of the Party Group of the Ministry to convey and study the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the fourth meeting of the Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, which is also the content of the meeting of the Reform Leading Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, attended the meeting.>>> more to read here

　　2. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held the fifth meeting of the Leading Group for Promoting the Construction of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization Thought

　　On February 21, Sun Jinlong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, presided over the fifth meeting of the Leading Group for Promoting the Construction of the Xi Jinping Ecological Civilization Thought Research Center, reviewed and approved in principle the 2024 Work Plan of the Xi Jinping Ecological Civilization Thought Research Center, and listened to the report on the preparation of the "Beautiful China Construction Study Reader". Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, attended the meeting.>>> more to read here

　　3. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held an executive meeting of the ministry

　　On February 22, Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, presided over an executive meeting of the Ministry to convey and study the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the State Council, and to review and approve in principle the selection and planning of five marine dumping areas and the third national ecological environment monitoring professional and technical personnel competition. Sun Jinlong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, attended the meeting.>>> more to read here

　　4. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, met with Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanesugi

　　On February 20, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu met with Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanesugi in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on topics such as the exchange of visits and exchanges between Chinese and Japanese young environmental protection workers and the future environmental cooperation between China and Japan.>>> more to read here

　　5. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a video conference on ecological and environmental petitions in 2024

　　On February 23, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a video conference on ecological and environmental petition work in 2024 to convey the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on petition work and the spirit of the National Conference of Directors of Letters and Visits, and arrange and deploy the key work of ecological and environmental petitions in 2024. Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, attended and delivered a speech. The responsible comrades and relevant departments of the ecological environment departments (bureaus) of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), the ecological environment bureau of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and the responsible comrades of various departments of the ministry, emergency response centers, supervision bureaus, river basin bureaus, and environmental newspapers attended the meeting.>>> more to read here

　　6. A symposium on in-depth study of Xi Jinping's thought on ecological civilization was held in Xiamen

　　On the afternoon of February 23, the "Building a Pattern of Protection and Governance from the Mountaintop to the Sea - In-depth Study of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization" was held in Xiamen.>>> more to read here

　　7. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment convened a meeting to promote key work on the protection of the marine ecological environment

　　On the morning of February 23, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a meeting to promote the key work of marine ecological and environmental protection in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, to listen to the work reports of relevant provinces and cities, and to study and deploy the work in 2024.>>> more to read here

　　8. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the national ambient air quality status for January 2024

　　In January, the average number of days with good air quality in 339 cities at and above the prefecture level was 78.5 percent, up 4.2 percentage points year-on-year, and the average number of days with severe pollution and above was 2.2 percent, down 3.2 percentage points year-on-year.>>> more to read here

　　9. The Civil Aviation Administration of China, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other four departments jointly issued the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Civil Aircraft Noise Pollution in the Area Around Civil Transport Airports (2024-2027)

　　In order to thoroughly implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, fully implement the spirit of the National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection, coordinate the promotion of airport noise pollution prevention and control, and promote the green transformation of civil aviation, in accordance with the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution" and the "14th Five-Year Plan" Civil Aviation Development Plan, "14th Five-Year Plan" Noise Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan and other relevant documents, the Civil Aviation Administration, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the " Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Civil Aircraft Noise Pollution in the Area Around Civil Transport Airports (2024-2027).>>> more to read here

　　▶Expert Interpretation|Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Civil Aircraft Noise Pollution in the Area Around Civil Transport Airports (2024-2027)

　　10. Relevant responsible comrades of the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment answered questions from reporters on the "Implementation Plan for the Solicitation and Promotion of National Key Low-carbon Technologies".

　　Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other six departments jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for the Solicitation and Promotion of National Key Low-carbon Technologies" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Plan"). The relevant responsible comrades of the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment answered questions from reporters on the relevant situation of the "Implementation Plan".>>> more to read here