An Wenhui, Party Secretary and Director of the Ecological Environment Bureau of Jinchang City: Exploring the transformation from a resource-based city to an ecologically livable city

As an important part of the ecological security barrier in the western part of the Qilian Mountains country, Jinchang City, Gansu Province has deeply implemented the concept of ecological civilization in recent years, promoted the continuous improvement of the quality of the ecological environment, and strived to transform from a resource-based city to an ecologically livable city.

Focus on building a "beautiful city" that is suitable for living and working. Jinchang City is a typical resource-based industrial and mining city. While exploring the development path of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, it has always practiced the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets and created a pleasant and livable urban environment. Focusing on "bluer skies", we will solidly carry out a three-year special campaign to protect blue skies, refine and decompose 50 key tasks, and make breakthroughs in different fields and categories. The average annual value of sulfur dioxide has dropped from the peak of 376 micrograms/cubic meter in 2010 to 21.5 micrograms/cubic meter in 2023. Focus on "clearer water", strictly implement the water source protection and management system, establish environmental management files for water source areas, complete the assessment of environmental conditions of water source areas, and carry out excellent case declarations for beautiful rivers and lakes. In the first half of the year, the water environment quality of the national surface water assessment section ranked sixth in the country. Focusing on "cleaner land", we urge 27 key soil pollution supervision enterprises to carry out soil hazard investigation and self-monitoring; carry out investigation and rectification of heavy metals such as cadmium, update the full-scale list of enterprises in key industries involving heavy metals; and promote rural domestic sewage management and construction of 37 sewage treatment stations.

Make every effort to build an "ecological city" with beautiful mountains and clear waters. As an important part of the ecological security barrier in the western part of the Qilian Mountains country, Jinchang plays a special role and plays an important role in blocking deserts, cutting off the Hexi Corridor, and conserving inland river water sources. In recent years, Jinchang City has focused on building a solid ecological security barrier in the western part of the country, comprehensively coordinating ecological protection, pollution prevention and green transformation, and making every effort to promote the overall improvement of the ecological environment. Establish and improve the long-term supervision mechanism for the ecological environment of the Qilian Mountains. In accordance with the requirements of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, the "2023 Annual Self-Assessment Report on the Ecological Environment Protection of the Qilian Mountains in Jinchang City" was formed and reported to relevant provincial departments; In 2022, the Qilian Mountains will have excellent ecological environment protection assessment, ranking third in the province. Comprehensively strengthen the legal protection of the ecological environment, continue to crack down on illegal and criminal activities that destroy environmental resources, strengthen the connection between ecological and environmental administrative law enforcement and criminal justice, promote the practice of ecological and environmental damage compensation cases, standardize the city's ecological and environmental damage compensation work, and provide environmental information to 82 enterprises. Disclosure. Adhere to the "two promotion" of strict law enforcement and optimization of services, continue to promote flexible law enforcement, and use case explanations to enhance enterprises 'awareness of law-abiding. In the first half of the year, 135 environmental petitions and complaints were accepted, with a settlement rate and satisfaction rate of 100%.

Focus on building a low-carbon and efficient "green city". As a resource-based city, Jinchang faces constraints from factors such as resource exhaustion and a single industrial structure. Against the background of "double carbon", Jinchang is guided by ecological priority and green development, constantly solving problems and expanding green development space in development. Actively promote carbon peak and carbon neutrality work, formulate and issue the "Jinchang City Collaborative Implementation Plan for Pollution Reduction and Carbon Reduction", actively cooperate with participating in the construction of the national carbon emission trading market, and do a good job in the payment of quotas for power generation companies to participate in carbon market transactions. Accelerate the construction of low-carbon pilot cities, implement the national total carbon dioxide emission control system, regularly compile greenhouse gas emission inventories, and establish and improve the city's enterprise carbon emission management and supervision system. Deeply implement the "Double Carbon" action, vigorously develop high-tech industries and ecological and environmental protection industries, increase ecological restoration and management of tailings ponds and waste residue yards, and promote the high-end, diversified and low-carbon development of the nickel and cobalt industry. In 2022, Jinchang City will be selected into the national "waste-free city" construction list during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

People live up to the green mountains, and the green mountains will surely live up to people. Jinchang will insist onXiJinpingThe idea of ecological civilization is the fundamental guideline and action guide, unswervingly follow the path of ecological priority and green development, let the "beauty" and "value" of green waters and green mountains continue to increase, and promote the high-quality economic development of the city with high-level protection of the ecological environment. Make more Jinchang contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of Beautiful China.

The author is the Party Secretary and Director of the Ecological Environment Bureau of Jinchang City, Gansu Province