Liu Youbin, spokesperson of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and inspector of the Publicity and Education Department, said: "Confidence is more important than gold!"

This year is a year of great changes in China's environmental protection cause. , the successful convening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, full coverage of central environmental protection inspections, and many other heavyweight environmental events are enough to make this year go down in the history of China's environmental protection, making every environmentalist feel gratified.

However, as everyone knows, this year begins with the so-called "New Year's Eve haze". At that time, there was a lot of skepticism and criticism about environmental protection on the Internet, which put us under a lot of pressure. How to make the “New Year’s Eve haze” a thing of the past? How to make the blue sky and white clouds appear and make the people have a stronger sense of environmental gain and happiness as soon as possible? This is something that weighs heavily on every environmentalist’s mind. The expectations that ordinary people have for the environmental protection department make us feel the glory and arduousness of our mission.

There are also some disharmonious voices in society who believe that environmental protection affects people's livelihood, environmental protection affects economic development, and environmental protection is "one size fits all." What should environmentalists do at this time? Our mission is on our shoulders! We cannot relax or waver in any way! The newly introduced Environmental Protection Law in 2015 has given us powers. We must withstand the pressure and defend the rights given to us by the law at all costs.

There is a famous saying in the West, confidence is more important than gold! Confidence is at least as important as blue sky and white clouds. In my opinion, confidence is the biggest gain we have gained in 2017. ?

Where does confidence come from?

First of all, confidence comes from a firmer belief

It comes from the new arrangements, new requirements, and new goals for Beautiful China at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which reflects the Party Central Committee and the State Council’s commitment to beautiful China. The great importance attached to ecological and environmental protection; this comes from the serious handling of ecological and environmental issues in the Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve in Gansu by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council, and the full coverage of 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) by the central environmental protection inspection, which is conveyed to the society. We have received a message that environmental protection must be tough and tough, and we must maintain the strictest law enforcement and high-pressure supervision over environmental violations.

Confidence also comes from the continuous improvement of environmental protection laws and regulations. The Environmental Protection Law, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Environmental Impact Assessment Law, Environmental Protection Tax Law, Nuclear Safety Law and other laws have been completed. As revised, the Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law has entered the legislative review process of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. ?

Second, confidence comes from stronger trust

The concerted efforts of some ministries, commissions, and local governments have brought impetus and opportunities to environmental protection work. During the "New Year's Eve haze", some people were skeptical of environmental protection work. For a long time, environmental protection work has been carried out alone.

As the Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to environmental protection, a large-scale environmental protection pattern that focuses on environmental management is taking shape. In the second half of 2017, with the joint efforts of 10 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Energy Bureau, and 6 local governments, the "Action Plan for Comprehensive Air Pollution Control in the Autumn and Winter of 2017-2018 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Surrounding Areas" was released ”, join forces to declare war on pollution.

At the end of last year, faced with the so-called "gas shortage" problem, the development and reform, energy, and housing construction departments, as well as energy companies and local governments worked together to solve the problem and quickly solved the problem. People need to stay clean and stay warm throughout the winter.

Many experts have pointed out that the switch from coal to gas is not the main reason for the "gas shortage". In the prevention and control of water pollution, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Water Resources work side by side; in the prediction and forecasting of heavy pollution, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Meteorological Bureau jointly discuss.

Confidence also comes from the trust of the international community. For a long time, the international community has been accusing and criticizing my country's environmental protection work. But now, some Western media are starting to speak out. The experience of Saihanba Forest Farm has been promoted by the United Nations Environment Program, which shows that the measures China has taken to improve the environment have been recognized by the international community. ?

Third, confidence comes from more open and transparent information

Ensuring the accuracy and authenticity of monitoring data is a very important mission of the Ministry of Environmental Protection. This year we have announced a number of Local cases of falsifying environmental monitoring data.

In addition, under the leadership of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, information disclosure was further intensified last year. Regular press conferences were established starting in January to announce the progress of environmental protection work to the public and answer the concerns of media friends. problem.

At present, the environmental protection departments of 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, as well as sub-provincial cities and 338 cities at or above the prefecture level across the country, have all opened Weibo and WeChat accounts to strengthen communication and exchanges with the public.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development will vigorously promote the opening of four types of environmental protection facilities to the public, protect the public's environmental rights to know, participate and supervise, promote the establishment of mutual trust between the government, enterprises and the public, and promote the establishment of a modern environment management system. The Ministry of Environmental Protection also collaborated with the Ministry of Civil Affairs to issue guidance on regulating and guiding environmental protection social organizations and establishing a broad environmental protection united front. During the June 5th Environmental Day, department leaders met with representatives of environmental protection social organizations in universities, talked with them about environmental protection, and listened to their suggestions and suggestions. ?

Conclusion

We are well aware that the current improvement of environmental quality has only achieved initial results, and there is still a large gap between the expectations of the people.

But as long as we have confidence, as long as the whole society has confidence, and we move forward unswervingly together, we will be able to continuously improve China's future environmental quality and let the people enjoy more blue skies, white clouds and green water