In 13 countries in Hubei to assess cities, the PM2.5 concentration has dropped to the lowest level in seven years

Jimu Journalist Zhao Bei

Correspondent Wang Dan

From July 26th to 29th, the 32nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of Hubei Province was held in Wuhan. During the meeting, the Hubei Provincial Government reported to the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress a report on the implementation of the "Regulations on the Prevention and Control of the Hubei Province" (hereinafter referred to as the report). In 2021, 13 countries in the province evaluated the PM2.5 concentration of the city to the lowest level since 2015.

Data Map (Source: Hubei Provincial Government Network)

The "Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution in Hubei Province" will be implemented on June 1, 2019. Since the implementation of the "Regulations", the province's environmental air quality has continued to improve. In 2021, the PM2.5 concentration in 13 countries in the province was 35 micrograms/cubic meter, a decrease of 20.45%from 2019, the lowest level since 2015; ; Cumulative number of heavy pollution days dropped from 70 days to 29 days; of 17 cities and states, 10 cities reached the second standard of air quality.

The report shows that the total amount of major pollutants in the province continues to decline. In 2019 and 2020, the total amount of sulfur dioxide emissions in Hubei was 410,900 tons and 40,800 tons, respectively, which were reduced by 23.98%and 27.31%from 2015; the total amount of nitrogen oxide emissions was 427,700 tons and 388,700 tons, respectively, from 2015 The annual emission reduction was 16.87%and 24.45%, respectively. In 2021, the province implemented a total of 466 major atmospheric pollutants and emission reduction projects, realizing a nitrogen oxide reduction of 15,300 tons (annual target of 07,100 tons), volatile organic matter reduction of 55,700 tons (the annual target is the target of the year is 0.39 million tons), exceeded the annual target task of the country's offering.

In addition, since the implementation of the "Regulations", Hubei Province has also established and improved the environmental air quality ecological compensation system, and the provincial finance allocated 184 million yuan in environmental air quality ecological compensation funds; In May of the year, more than 5,000 companies participated in the transaction of pollution -discharge rights, with a transaction value of nearly 800 million yuan, ranking third in the country, ranking first in the central provinces; actively promoting the research and development of air pollution prevention technology, and successively implemented the "volatility of industrial waste gas gas gas gas. Seven provincial -level key R & D projects including organic pollutants (VOCS) governance key technologies and application demonstrations "and" Efficient Elimination (VOCS) "and application equipment for efficient (VOCS)" and such as catalysts ".

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