Tough measures to combat pollution
Source: Xinhua |
June 15, 2013, Saturday
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CHINA has outlined a string of measures to curb the air pollution that is plaguing the country, vowing "tough measures for tough tasks."
The government should incorporate optimizing the country's economic structure and intensifying innovation into its environmental protection efforts, said a statement released after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang yesterday.
China will strictly control high energy-consuming and polluting industries, adjust its energy structure and enhance control of PM2.5, the tiny airborne particles that pose health risks, in populated regions and cities, it said.
During periods of heavy pollution, local governments should enact emergency response measures, such as traffic restrictions or emission limits for polluting industries, it said.
Air pollution in China, an increasingly conspicuous and discussed problem, is the result of long-term accumulation, the statement said. "Curbing air pollution is a complicated and systematic project that requires long and arduous efforts."
Other preventative measures include reducing the emission of pollutants, with special focus on small-scale coal-fueled boilers, the environment-friendly transformation of major industries and urban dust control.
Strict controls will be put in place for industries that produce large amounts of waste and pollution and hope to expand. Efforts to eliminate outdated technology in the steel, cement and electrolytic aluminum industries, among others, will also be strengthened.
The statement vowed to further promote clean production and set a goal of reducing key industries' emissions of major pollutants by at least 30 percent by the end of 2017.
Supplies of clean energy such as natural gas and methane will be increased, and construction projects that fail to pass environmental evaluations should not be given permission to begin.
The measures should be enforced to ensure pollution control efforts can take effect as soon as possible and that new points of economic growth can be cultivated at the same time, it added.
The government also plans to establish discharge standards for key industries and require polluting companies to publish environmental data.
The government will also offer more credit support for projects to curb air pollution.
Earlier this month, Environment Minister Zhou Shengxian highlighted industrial restructuring and adjusting the country's energy mix as keys to addressing air pollution.
The government should incorporate optimizing the country's economic structure and intensifying innovation into its environmental protection efforts, said a statement released after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang yesterday.
China will strictly control high energy-consuming and polluting industries, adjust its energy structure and enhance control of PM2.5, the tiny airborne particles that pose health risks, in populated regions and cities, it said.
During periods of heavy pollution, local governments should enact emergency response measures, such as traffic restrictions or emission limits for polluting industries, it said.
Air pollution in China, an increasingly conspicuous and discussed problem, is the result of long-term accumulation, the statement said. "Curbing air pollution is a complicated and systematic project that requires long and arduous efforts."
Other preventative measures include reducing the emission of pollutants, with special focus on small-scale coal-fueled boilers, the environment-friendly transformation of major industries and urban dust control.
Strict controls will be put in place for industries that produce large amounts of waste and pollution and hope to expand. Efforts to eliminate outdated technology in the steel, cement and electrolytic aluminum industries, among others, will also be strengthened.
The statement vowed to further promote clean production and set a goal of reducing key industries' emissions of major pollutants by at least 30 percent by the end of 2017.
Supplies of clean energy such as natural gas and methane will be increased, and construction projects that fail to pass environmental evaluations should not be given permission to begin.
The measures should be enforced to ensure pollution control efforts can take effect as soon as possible and that new points of economic growth can be cultivated at the same time, it added.
The government also plans to establish discharge standards for key industries and require polluting companies to publish environmental data.
The government will also offer more credit support for projects to curb air pollution.
Earlier this month, Environment Minister Zhou Shengxian highlighted industrial restructuring and adjusting the country's energy mix as keys to addressing air pollution.
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