Hebei Province clarifies the environmental protection goals for the 14th Five Year Plan period

Xinhua News Agency: Recently, it was learned from the Xinwen Office of the Hebei Provincial Government that during the 14th Five Year Plan period, environmental protection work in Hebei will focus on sustainable ecological environment quality, highlighting the importance of environmental protection in accordance with the law, and building an ecological environment support zone for the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, accelerating the modernization of the ecological environment governance system and governance capacity.

It is reported that during the 13th Five Year Plan period, the air quality in Hebei has significantly improved. As of the end of 2020, the average concentration of PM2.5 in the province was 44.8 micrograms per cubic meter, and the control measures have been implemented to basically eliminate coal-fired boilers with a capacity of 35 tons per hour or less. In terms of soil protection, the province has strengthened the linkage supervision of soil environment in polluted areas, carried out in-depth investigation and rectification of hazardous waste, and effectively curbed illegal disposal and dumping of hazardous waste.

At the meeting, the ecological and environmental protection goals and work ideas for Hebei's 14th Five Year Plan were announced. The province will accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation, achieve rational allocation of energy resources, significantly improve utilization efficiency, and continuously reduce carbon emission intensity; Continuously improve the ecological environment quality, achieve steady improvement in air quality, and minimize heavy pollution weather; The ecological service function has steadily improved, and significant achievements have been made in the construction of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei ecological environment support zone and the capital's "two zones"; The ecological environment is improving, and the efficiency of solid waste resource utilization is constantly improving, significantly enhancing the ability to prevent and resolve ecological environmental risks