Core Viewpoint - The press conference highlighted China's achievements in ecological and environmental protection during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, emphasizing the establishment of the world's largest carbon trading market, clean steel production system, and ecological monitoring network. Group 1: Carbon Emission and Environmental Protection - China has built the world's largest carbon emission trading market, covering over 60% of the country's carbon emissions [7] - During the "14th Five-Year Plan," nearly 20 million high-emission vehicles have been eliminated [5] - The proportion of excellent air quality days in cities at or above the prefecture level reached 87.2%, an increase of 2.4 percentage points compared to 2020 [14] Group 2: Water Quality and Ecosystem Protection - The proportion of surface water quality monitoring points with excellent water quality reached 90.4%, surpassing 90% for the first time [17] - The area of ecological protection red lines in land areas exceeds 30%, with 90% of terrestrial ecosystem types and 74% of key national wildlife species effectively protected [11] - The ecological environment monitoring network has been established with 33,000 monitoring stations directly organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment [22] Group 3: Clean Production and Energy Transition - The clean steel production system has been established as the largest globally, with over 110 million tons of cement clinker capacity completed for ultra-low emissions transformation [19] - More than 2,000 coal-fired boilers have undergone organized emission transformation, and clean energy substitution measures have been implemented [19]

Core Viewpoint - During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China has established the world's largest ecological environment monitoring network, which is comprehensive, scientifically laid out, and technologically advanced [1] Group 1: Monitoring Network - The monitoring network includes over 33,000 monitoring stations directly organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment [1] - The network covers all prefecture-level and above cities, key river basins, and jurisdictional sea areas in China [1] - It encompasses various elements such as water, air, soil, noise, marine, and ecological factors, providing strong support for ecological environment protection [1]