Hebei strives to promote comprehensive green transformation

Thousands of photos have backgrounds ranging from haze to clear blue sky. Photography enthusiast Yang Yuanjie has been photographing the Fengfeng Kuangqu mining area in Handan for many years, and the "Sky Diary" records the increase in blue skies;

In a sand dune, grass grows and trees grow due to green barriers blocking wind and sand. Yang Fugui, director of Xuanhua Forest Farm in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, has planted trees in Huangyangtan, Zhangjiakou for more than 20 years, witnessing the ecological changes from sand sea to forest sea;

Migratory birds are fluttering, and a green ecological city has quietly emerged in Xiongan New Area. The number of "resident" wild birds in Baiyangdian has increased to more than 280, and the "kidney of North China" function has been restored at an accelerated pace;

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Walking across Yanzhao, I deeply feel the practical power of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited Hebei many times, emphasizing "accelerating the construction of a strong economic province and beautiful Hebei" and "achieving new breakthroughs in promoting comprehensive green transformation." Hebei has thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, adhered to the system concept, deepened reform and innovation, coordinated promotion of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and strived to promote comprehensive green transformation.

Industrial structure adjustment and energy structure optimization have reduced the concentration of fine particulate matter by 57.6% in the past 10 years.

There is no smoke, no peculiar smell, the trees are shaded, and the flowers and plants are lush. This is the factory area of Xingtai Delong Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and it is also a national 4A-level tourist attraction.

It is not easy to turn steel mills into scenic spots. In the past, Delong Steel was restricted in production because the environmental protection level did not meet the A-level standard.

Learning from the pain, we invested 4 billion yuan and launched more than 100 environmental protection in-depth treatment and improvement projects. Delong Steel has become Hebei's first long-process steel enterprise with Class A environmental performance. Through technological transformation, it not only achieves carbon monoxide emission standards, but also more than 30% of the flue gas can be recycled, saving 15,300 tons of standard coal every year.

Hebei's industrial structure is biased and its energy structure is biased towards coal, which is the fundamental cause of air pollution problems.

Remove production capacity, adjust structure, and rotate energy to promote comprehensive green transformation. The number of iron and steel smelting enterprises in Hebei has dropped from 123 in 2011 to 39 currently, and the steel-making capacity has dropped from a peak of 320 million tons to more than 190 million tons. High value-added steel products have continued to grow.

High-end, intelligent and green will promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. Implement performance ratings for 50 key industries such as steel, with multiple restrictions, fewer restrictions, and no restrictions. Today, there are 39 A-level steel companies with environmental performance in Hebei.

Seeking impetus from scientific and technological innovation, emerging industries are accelerating. In 2023, Hebei's biomedicine industry revenue will exceed 100 billion yuan, and the electronic information industry revenue will exceed 300 billion yuan. In the first half of this year, the added value of strategic emerging industries in Hebei's designated industries increased by 9.6% year-on-year, and investment in high-tech industries in the province increased by 19.0% year-on-year.

The industrial structure is being adjusted and the energy structure is also being optimized. With the construction of the Zhangjiakou Renewable Energy Demonstration Zone, Hebei has initially built new energy systems such as photovoltaics, wind power, and hydrogen energy: in 2023, Hebei's total installed capacity of renewable energy will reach 93 million kilowatts, accounting for about 63% of the total installed power. The scale and proportion are among the top in the country.

With multiple measures taken simultaneously, Hebei's air quality continues to improve. In 2023, the average concentration of fine particulate matter in the province will be 38.6 micrograms/cubic meter, a decrease of 57.6% from 2014.

Planting and protecting greenery, turning green into gold, a total of 24.14 million acres of forest have been built since the "14th Five-Year Plan"

Can you plant trees on Stone Mountain?

Scientific seed selection, repeated trials, summary of technical specifications... saplings take root in thin layers of soil, which people in Saihanba in the new era call "tough afforestation." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Saihanba has completed 105,000 acres of afforestation.

Walking into Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, trees of different tree ages and tree species coexist, and trees, shrubs, grass and other plants are scattered in height. "Compared with a single tree species, such a multi-layer mixed structure of different ages has strong resistance to disasters and diseases, and has a large forest stock per unit area." Yu Shitao, director of Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, said that in the past, he pursued "greening", but now he pursues the combination of expanding and greening with improving quality and efficiency.

There is more than one Saihanba in Hebei.

Promoting the spirit of Saihanba, Hebei continues to implement large-scale ecological forest farm construction projects such as "Rebuilding Three Saihanba Forest Farm" in Zhangjiakou and Chengde.

The once sandy land has become a forest of forests, and clear water has gurgled in the rivers that have been dry for many years... Compared with the end of the last century, the forest coverage rate of the three project areas of Zhangjiakou City Saibei Forest Farm, Fengning Qiansongba Forest Farm, and Yudaokou Forest Farm has increased by 28.1%, and the vegetation coverage has reached more than 90%. Soil erosion and desertification have been effectively curbed.

"Planting more trees on the mountain is equivalent to building reservoirs. It can swallow it with more rain, and it can spit it with less rain." He Shuchen, director of Qiansongba Forest Farm, said that Qiansongba, an artificial forest, is close to Beijing and is an important ecological barrier protecting Beijing and Tianjin. In the 1990s, it was still a wasteland and barren mountain.

To plant and protect greenery, we must also turn green into gold. "I didn't expect that you could make money by guarding the forest. Through carbon emission rights trading, our village's more than 7500 acres of forest land has earned more than 370,000 yuan." Yu Wanjun, secretary of the Party branch of Erdaohezi Village, Datan Town, Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, said.

Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", Hebei has completed a total of 24.14 million acres of afforestation, further improving ecosystem functions and building a strong ecological barrier between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

Systematically manage to solve pollution and also solve "thirst"

Shaoche Lake in the north of Baiyangdian Lake is vast and fragrant with lotus flowers. It is hard to imagine that this water surface was once divided into pieces. "In the past, some people built embankments and mattresses to cultivate, but they were only small accounts and lost big accounts." Zhang Jie, a villager in Dianbian Village, Baiyangdian, said.

To build Xiongan New Area, Baiyangdian must be repaired and protected. In recent years, the upstream and downstream of Baiyangdian have integrated dredging and dredging, the removal of embankments, and the connection of hundreds of lakes. Since 2019, a total of more than 11.9 million cubic meters of contaminated sediment have been removed, and more than 200 kilometers of embankments have been removed.

Local villagers said: With the water system open, tourism became popular, and the income was higher than in the past; local cadres said: With the water system open, the ideas also became clear, and long-term accounts must be calculated.

Adhere to systematic governance and implement comprehensive policies.

Problems in the water are treated ashore. In 2023, Hebei will complete the clean production review and review of more than 740 water-related enterprises in the Baiyangdian Basin, and more than 530 villages will complete domestic sewage treatment tasks.

Scientific management and protection, using big data, the Internet of Things and other technologies to promote "integrated sky, earth and lake" monitoring and management. Zhang Dongsheng, head of the laboratory of the Ecological Environment Monitoring Center in Xiongan New Area, turned on the remote control video screen-a yellow unmanned ship was traveling under the Baiyangdian water like a submarine to perform monitoring tasks. "This multi-purpose ship can capture underground sewage pipes, and can also monitor and upload 12 indicators such as ammonia nitrogen and total phosphorus in real time."

To solve pollution, we must also solve "thirst". Hebei coordinates water resources, water environment, water ecology and other factors, scientifically transfers water and supplements, and thickens the ecological foundation. According to statistics, in recent years, Hebei has replenished a total of 25.6 billion cubic meters of water to 96 river courses, forming the largest river with water with a length of more than 4000 kilometers and a water surface area of more than 200 square kilometers. Through "saving diversion, regulation, and storage", Hebei's groundwater level has stopped falling and rebounded. In 2023, the province's groundwater extraction volume will decrease by 47.2% compared with 2014, and its proportion in total water consumption will decrease from 73.7% to 40.2%, basically achieving a balance of mining and compensation.

In the first half of this year, the water quality of more than 84% of state-controlled sections in Hebei reached Class III or above.

The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed to accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. "Hebei will firmly establish and practice the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, achieve new breakthroughs in promoting comprehensive green transformation, and provide strong ecological support for Hebei's efforts to write a chapter in Chinese-style modernization." The main responsible comrade of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee said.