生态环境部部长黄润秋：“十四五”淘汰高排放车辆近2000万辆

Core Insights - The Chinese carbon market has achieved a cumulative transaction volume of nearly 49 billion yuan, indicating significant progress in carbon trading and emissions reduction efforts [1] Group 1: Air Quality Improvement - The Ministry of Ecology and Environment reported that PM2.5 concentrations in key regions are projected to decrease by 18%, 10%, and 20% by 2024 compared to 2020 levels [1] - Nationally, PM2.5 concentrations are expected to drop to 29.3 micrograms per cubic meter in 2024, a reduction of 16.3% from 2020, with good air quality days increasing to 87.2% [3] - From January to August, PM2.5 concentrations in cities decreased by 1.2 micrograms per cubic meter, a 4.6% decline year-on-year [3] Group 2: Water Quality and Pollution Control - Over 90% of major rivers and lakes have achieved good water quality, with the proportion of good water quality monitoring points reaching 90.4% for the first time [3] - The Ministry has identified over 360,000 pollution outlets and completed remediation in major river basins, achieving a 90% completion rate [2] Group 3: Soil and Solid Waste Management - The Ministry has implemented soil pollution prevention actions, completing pollution tracing in 132 key counties and achieving over 45% rural sewage treatment [1][2] - The "No Waste City" initiative is being advanced, with a complete ban on foreign waste imports and actions against illegal waste disposal [2] Group 4: Carbon Emission Reduction Initiatives - The country has completed ultra-low emissions upgrades for 1.12 billion kilowatts of coal power and 950 million tons of crude steel capacity [2] - A voluntary greenhouse gas emission reduction trading market has been initiated, enhancing the internal drive for green development [2] Group 5: Biodiversity and Ecological Protection - The area of ecological protection red lines has exceeded 30%, with 90% of terrestrial ecosystem types and 74% of key wildlife populations effectively protected [2] - The Ministry has addressed 4,545 key issues related to national nature reserves, with most rectifications completed [2]