The budget report pointed out that the central government allocated a total of 40.5 billion yuan in the prevention and control of air, water, and soil pollution, an increase of 6.465 billion yuan over the previous year, an increase of 19%, and the input was the largest in recent years.

   Huang Yunqiu, vice minister of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, stated at the press conference of the two associations that the current situation of air pollution control is still at a stage of heavy lifting and heavy responsibilities. In some extremely unfavorable weather conditions, heavy pollution will also make a comeback. The key to the next step in air pollution control is the adjustment and optimization of industrial structure, energy structure, and transportation structure.
   Yang Yufu, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the Tianjin Bar Association, said that the improvement of the ecological environment is the result of collaboration in all fields. It is necessary to promptly implement a compensation system for ecological and environmental losses, promote ultra-low-emission reforms in iron and steel and other industries, and implement special measures to control excessive emissions of diesel vehicles.
  On the morning of March 5th, at the opening meeting of the 13th National People's Congress, Li Keqiang proposed in the government work report that further progress must be made in advancing pollution prevention and control. To consolidate the achievements of the Blue Skies, the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides will decrease by 3% this year, and the concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in key areas will continue to decline. At the same time, it is necessary to promote ultra-low emission reforms in steel and other industries. Raise pollution emission standards and implement deadlines. Carry out special treatment for excessive emission of diesel trucks.
Li Keqiang pointed out that in order to continue to advance the prevention of water and soil pollution, the discharge of chemical oxygen demand and ammonia nitrogen should be reduced by 2% this year. Implement comprehensive treatment of key river basins and sea areas and comprehensively remediate black and odorous bodies of water. We will increase the construction of sewage treatment facilities and improve the charging policy. It is forbidden to enter foreign trash.
   In terms of strengthening the protection and restoration of ecosystems, Li Keqiang clearly stated that the red line for ecological protection should be fully delimited this year, complete more than 100 million mu of afforestation, increase the area of cultivable land for fallow cultivation to 30 million mu, expand the scope of wetland protection and restoration, and deepen the national park system. Reform pilot. Strictly control land reclamation. Strict environmental law enforcement.
   In addition, Li Keqiang pointed out that we must continue to improve the ecological civilization system. We will reform and improve the ecological environment management system, strengthen the control of natural ecological space use, implement the ecological environmental damage compensation system, improve the ecological compensation mechanism, and protect the ecological environment with a more effective system.
Li Keqiang also stated that the masses still have a lot of dissatisfaction with respect to air quality, environmental hygiene, food and drug safety, housing, education, medical care, employment, and pensions. He stressed that next, we must take the spirit of being highly responsible to the country and the people, with courage and perseverance that is not afraid of difficulties, and do our utmost to do a good job so that the people’s government can live up to the people’s trust and work together to build azure. , green and clear China.