Shandong continues to fight the tough battle of pollution prevention and control

"In 2023, the average concentration of PM2.5 in Shandong Province will reach the '30+' level for three consecutive years, which is more than 10% better than the annual target set by the state, the proportion of excellent water bodies in the state-controlled surface water assessment section will be 84.3%, exceeding the annual target by 15.7 percentage points, the five types of water bodies and below will be dynamically cleared, and the proportion of excellent water quality in coastal waters will be 95.6%, setting a new monitoring record, and 100% of polluted cultivated land and key construction land will be used safely, exceeding the ...... of rural domestic sewage treatment tasks." This is the data that the reporter learned from a press conference held by the Information Office of the Shandong Provincial Government on the afternoon of January 16.

Guan Yanming, member of the party group, deputy director and first-level inspector of the Shandong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, said: "In the past year, the ecological environment system of Shandong Province has thoroughly studied and implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in accordance with the deployment of the national and provincial ecological and environmental protection conferences, adhered to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, continued to fight the battle of pollution prevention and control, supported high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment, and ranked among the top in the national ecological environment satisfaction of the people, and ranked among the best in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the central pollution prevention and control battle. ”

Protect the blue sky, clear water and pure land, and focus on building a beautiful Shandong

In order to promote the continuous improvement of the quality of the ecological environment, Shandong Province has deeply fought the three major battles of blue sky, clear water and pure land, so that the blue sky of Qilu will always be there, the green mountains will always be there, and the green water will flow forever.

Shandong Province continues to strengthen the prevention and control of air pollution, and has successively issued the "Action Plan for the Consolidation and Improvement of Atmospheric Environmental Quality in Shandong Province in 2023" and the "Action Plan for Shandong Province to Fight the Elimination of Heavy Pollution Weather, Ozone Pollution Prevention and Control and Pollution Control of Diesel Trucks", and systematically deployed key work on air pollution prevention and control. Adhere to the integration of supervision and help to promote the implementation of measures, establish a working mechanism for members of the leadership team of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment to guarantee 16 cities, "one-to-one" guarantee assistance, and supervise the rectification of outstanding problems. We continued to provide assistance and guidance on volatile organic compounds, helping 195 enterprises and solving 941 problems. Unswervingly grasp emission reduction, the province has continued to carry out two rounds of "four reductions and four increases" three-year actions, carried out a new round of revision of the emergency emission reduction list, and implemented differentiated emergency control measures.

Adhere to the integrated efforts of "maintaining water quality and increasing appearance", innovate and establish a mechanism for accurate identification and supervision and assistance of outstanding problems in the province's water environment, consolidate responsibilities, and promote rectification. Carry out the "two special actions" of water quality assurance in winter and spring and the investigation and rectification of hidden dangers of excessive water quality in rivers and lakes before flooding, so as to effectively solve the problems of "collecting pollution and dirt" in the dry season, "borrowing rain to discharge pollutants" in the rainy season, and rebounding water quality in the flood season. The "Evaluation Index System of Beautiful Rivers and Lakes in Shandong Province" was formulated, the first in the country to clarify the whole chain of "protection-construction-management" of beautiful rivers and lakes at the provincial level, and a new round of horizontal ecological compensation agreements in inter-county river basins was renewed and funds were paid, which effectively promoted the continuous improvement of the quality of the water ecological environment in the province.

In terms of soil pollution prevention and control, we have established and improved the institutional system, taking the lead in promulgating the "Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution in Shandong Province" and formulating more than 10 series of technical standards such as the "Technical Guidelines for the Investigation of Hidden Dangers in Key Supervision Units in Shandong Province". Establish a departmental consultation and assistance mechanism, implement the risk management and control of construction land and the restoration directory system, strictly enforce the access to construction land, and achieve 100% safe use of key construction land for three consecutive years, so that the people can "live with peace of mind".

Shandong Province has coordinated ecological protection and restoration, issued the Regulations on Biodiversity Conservation in Shandong Province and the Implementation Opinions on Further Strengthening Biodiversity Conservation, issued measures for the supervision of the ecological environment of ecological protection redlines, carried out pilot projects for ecological redline supervision in 16 counties, and implemented the evaluation of the effectiveness of ecological protection in provincial-level nature reserves. Improve the ecological quality monitoring network, and carry out pilot projects for monitoring and evaluation of the ecological quality index (EQI).

Focusing on the construction of a beautiful Shandong, the "Several Measures for Shandong Province to Implement the Opinions on Promoting Functional Departments to Do a Good Job in Ecological and Environmental Protection" was issued to build and improve the overall environmental protection pattern of joint management. It has successfully held a series of activities such as the national main event of the June Five-Year Environment Day, the 2023 Green, Low-Carbon and High-Quality Development Conference, and the Jinan Annual Conference of the China Ecological Civilization Forum. Nine new national ecological civilization construction demonstration zones and "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" practice and innovation bases have been added, ranking first in the country. A total of 4 national beautiful bays and beautiful rivers and lakes have been built, ranking first and second in the country in terms of quantity.

Continuously strengthen supervision and law enforcement, and make every effort to serve economic development

Shandong Province adheres to the promotion of supervision and law enforcement in accordance with the law, promotes the Yellow River strategy in depth, actively responds to climate change, builds a solid bottom line of ecological security, and makes every effort to serve the high-quality development of the economy.

Shandong Province has continuously strengthened the supervision and law enforcement of ecological environmental protection, and won the "two consecutive championships" in the national ecological environmental protection law enforcement exercise. Participated in the national atmospheric supervision and assistance in the whole round, and the comprehensive results ranked first in the country. The proportion of off-site law enforcement inspections reached 39.58%, a record high.

The "Ten Actions" for ecological protection in the Yellow River Basin have been thoroughly implemented, and 887 sewage outlets in the eastern section of the Yellow River Basin have been comprehensively investigated, with a traceability approval rate of 97%. The three-year battle for the comprehensive management of Nansi Lake has been successfully concluded, and the main objectives and tasks have been fully realized. Successfully promoted the four provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan and Anhui to issue comprehensive discharge standards for water pollutants in the Nansi Lake Basin, and realized the unification of sewage discharge standards. It was approved to build the country's first national environmental protection key laboratory of land-sea integrated ecological governance and system regulation. The number and value of compensation cases for ecological and environmental damage are the first in the country. It is the first in the country to realize the full coverage and full payment of horizontal ecological compensation in inter-county river basins.

In terms of responding to climate change, the "Shandong Provincial Action Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change 2035" has been formulated and implemented, the carbon emission reduction and substitution of the "two high" projects have been strictly implemented, and the province's key emitting units have been promoted to actively participate in the performance of the national carbon trading market, with the number of trading enterprises and turnover ranking first in the country. Steady progress has been made in the pilot construction of national low-carbon cities, and all four pilot cities have achieved excellent results. Organize and carry out the creation of provincial-level near-zero carbon demonstrations, and explore methods and paths in counties (cities, districts), parks, communities, etc. Anchor the construction of beautiful Shandong and the goal of carbon peaking, and promote the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction.

Shandong Province has comprehensively built a solid ecological safety barrier, carried out a "100-day attack" action for the investigation and rectification of hazardous waste, and rectified more than 12,000 related problems. It is the first in the country to establish a mechanism for the co-construction and sharing of marine environmental monitoring emergency ships, and the emergency drill for water environmental emergencies in the cross-provincial river basin of the Lusu border has been selected as an excellent case by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The National Regional Nuclear and Radiation Emergency Monitoring Materials Reserve (East) landed in Shandong.

We have made every effort to serve economic development and free up environmental space for the implementation of high-quality development projects, and 57 industrial parks and 2,200 industrial projects in key areas along the Yellow River have passed environmental protection compliance certification, and the EIA completion rate of 15,000 key projects in provinces, cities and counties has reached 99.64%. Establish a provincial environmental protection financial project library, strive for credit of 37 billion yuan, and issue a total of 22.06 billion yuan of loans. 25 eco-environment-oriented development (EOD) model projects have been included in the national or provincial pilot projects, with a total investment of more than 90 billion yuan. The three-year action plan of the "311" project for the high-quality development of the ecological and environmental protection industry has been introduced, and the comprehensive service platform for the transformation of provincial ecological and environmental scientific and technological achievements and the development of the environmental protection industry has been launched, and the number of environmental protection enterprises ranks first in the country. 5,737 enterprises were included in the positive list of supervision and law enforcement, ranking first in the country.

Guan Yanming said that 2024 is a key year to promote economic consolidation and improvement, accelerate green, low-carbon and high-quality development, and also implement the "14th Five-Year Plan" and comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful Shandong. In the battle to defend the pure land, we will strive to promote the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction, continuously strengthen the supervision of ecological protection and restoration, resolutely prevent and resolve major ecological and environmental risks, support high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment, and strive to write a new chapter in the construction of a beautiful Shandong.