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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — China has made significant progress in reducing emissions of major pollutants through the implementation of 24,000 ecological and environmental improvement projects during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).
Sun Shouliang, an official with China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said at a press conference Wednesday that targets for reducing major pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chemical oxygen demand and ammonia nitrogen, have been achieved over the past five years thanks to efforts to phase out outdated production capacity in certain industries and to improve wastewater treatment in both urban and rural areas.
Through efforts to phase out outdated production capacity during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China achieved a reduction in nitrogen oxide and VOC emissions by about 210,000 tons and 220,000 tons, respectively.
According to the aforementioned ministry, the country has also implemented a green transformation in some manufacturing sectors, completing the transition to ultra-low emissions using traditional production facilities.
Sun Shouliang reported that wastewater treatment projects in urban areas contributed to a reduction of approximately 3.2 million tons of chemical oxygen demand and 350,000 tons of ammonia nitrogen emissions during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The domestic wastewater treatment rate in rural areas also increased to 55 percent by 2025, double the level recorded at the end of 2020.
According to him, the country's current hazardous waste disposal capacity is approximately 220 million tons per year, which is 60 percent more than in 2020.
During the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), the Ministry will continue to plan and implement a number of flagship projects to further support environmental progress. -0-
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