Efforts are made to form an efficient synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction

Recently, seven departments including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for Synergistic Efficiency of Pollution Reduction and Carbon Reduction", proposing that by 2025, the work pattern of coordinated promotion of pollution reduction and carbon reduction will be basically formed, and by 2030, the synergistic ability of pollution reduction and carbon reduction will be significantly improved, etc.
work goals
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As an important part of the "1+N" policy system of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, the introduction of the plan will further mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties, stimulate the greater potential of pollution reduction and carbon reduction, and promote the coordinated governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction to become the building of a beautiful China the main melody
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Different from the process that developed countries first solve environmental pollution and then deal with climate change, China must not only reduce pollution and achieve a fundamental improvement in the quality of the ecological environment, but also effectively control carbon emissions, so as to lay a solid foundation for achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality
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The coordinated promotion of pollution reduction and carbon reduction has become an inevitable choice for China's comprehensive green transformation in the new development stage
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In recent years, while the scale of urban population and energy consumption has continued to increase, China's fine particulate matter (PM 2.
5) concentration and carbon emission intensity have both declined significantly
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In 2021, the average concentration of PM 2.
5 in cities at the prefecture level and above will drop to 30 micrograms per cubic meter, down 34.
8% from 2015
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The reason for this is that the relevant agencies' evaluation of the three-year action plan for pollution prevention and control from 2018 to 2020 shows that measures such as industrial upgrading and renovation and civil energy cleaning have contributed greatly
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At the same time, the three-year action on pollution prevention and control has also had a significant effect on carbon dioxide emission reduction, with a cumulative carbon reduction of 490 million tons nationwide
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In 2020, China's carbon emission intensity will be 18.
8% lower than that in 2015, basically reversing the rapid growth of carbon dioxide emissions
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Practice has shown that environmental pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions have a high degree of the same root, the same source, the same process characteristics, and the temporal and spatial consistency of emissions.
Fossil energy consumption, industrial production, transportation, and residential life are all caused by environmental pollutants and greenhouse gases The main source, which means that pollution reduction and carbon reduction have the same control object, and the two works can be promoted in synergy to a large extent
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It is necessary to do a good job in the top-level design of integrated planning and deployment, integrated promotion and assessment
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Coordinate emission reduction requirements in air, water, soil, solid waste, greenhouse gases and other fields, and on the basis of scientifically grasping the integrity of pollution prevention and climate governance, further deepen environmental governance with carbon peaking actions, and use environmental governance to boost high-quality carbon emissions Reach the peak, improve the comprehensive efficiency of pollution reduction and carbon reduction, and achieve multi-win environmental benefits, climate benefits and economic benefits
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It is necessary to build a task system for the integrated promotion of pollution reduction and carbon reduction, and highlight source management, systematic management, and comprehensive management
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Strengthen the prevention and control at the source, including strengthening the zoning control of the ecological environment, strengthening the access management of the ecological environment, promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of energy, and accelerating the formation of a green life>
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Highlight key areas, and promote synergies in pollution reduction and carbon reduction around the fields of industry, transportation, urban and rural construction, agriculture, and ecological construction
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Optimize environmental governance, and promote the prevention and control of air, water, soil, and solid waste pollution and the coordinated control of greenhouse gases
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Explore and carry out pilot projects for collaborative control, transformation and upgrading, promote the utilization of sewage resources, promote the planting of trees and afforestation on polluted land to increase sinks, and plan and construct new energy projects according to local conditions
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The coordinated governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction can increase efficiency only when it is implemented
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Therefore, it is even more important to focus on creating an action model for the integrated implementation of pollution reduction and carbon reduction
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In this process, it is necessary to encourage key regions, cities, parks, and enterprises to carry out collaborative innovation in pollution reduction and carbon reduction based on their own development level, resource endowment, and emission control potential, and form typical practices and effective models with their own characteristics
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On the basis of multi-level and multi-field pilots, from point to point, and by extension, a new pattern of efficient coordination of pollution reduction and carbon reduction will be formed in the whole society
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(Jin Guanping)