How to keep the blue sky and make the people s expectations come true? Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Pan Yue said in an interview with the media on the 7th that the improvement of environmental quality is the only standard for testing environmental protection. The Environmental Protection department will further improve its work ideas, improve environmental quality assessment methods, and raise the level of air pollution control to a new height.

In late August, the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress just reviewed and passed the newly revised air pollution prevention and control law. In response to the discussion of some experts and scholars on the formulation of the "clean air law" in China during the revision process of the new atmosphere law, Pan Yue believes that from a long-term perspective, formulating the "clean air law" with Chinese characteristics is the future development direction. "But the meal must be eaten in one bite, and the road must be taken step by step. At the present stage, legislation should also consider the actual needs and practical operability, not too idealistic. " he said.

Pan said that the new atmosphere law has grasped the main line of improving the quality of the atmosphere environment and laid a solid legal foundation for promoting the complete prevention and control of atmospheric pollutants. The purpose of legal legislation is clear, the main line of the system is clear, the supervision measures are strict, and the penalties are powerful. There are many innovations, which reflect the new requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on ecological civilization and meet the new expectations of the public for improving environmental quality. The key point of the prevention and control of air pollution in the new period is clearly defined. It is a law that meets the actual needs of current environmental protection.

Turning to specific measures to improve the quality of the atmosphere, Pan said the first is to focus on both key pollutants and other pollutants. There are many factors that affect the quality of the atmosphere. To improve the quality of the atmosphere, it must be fully controlled. The need to reverse the focus on environmental protection from the need for quality improvement, not limited to one or two indicators in some industries and enterprises.

Second, we should not only reduce the total amount of emissions in the region, but also meet the targets for point source emissions. At present, the emission of enterprises is quite common, and it is a basic requirement to strengthen the emission standards of enterprises. If the emission standards of enterprises are met and the regional environmental quality is still exceeded, then total control should be implemented.

Third, we should not only fix sources but also non-fix sources. In addition to controlling fixed sources such as industrial enterprises, it is also necessary to strictly control the emission reduction of pollutants from mobile sources such as motor vehicles and ships and agricultural sources.