2015年CRI Heavy and Chemical Industries Main Contributors to Smog in North China

 

Chen Guoqi at the Ministry¹ of Environmental Protection is in charge of air quality monitoring in north China.

He said the industrial layout of the region is problematic and the adjustment process is slow.

"So severe problems have emerged in north China. For example, steel-making factories conquer Hebei's Tangshan and Handan, while coal mines are everywhere in Shanxi's Jinzhong and Yangquan, Inner Mongolia's Wuhai, and Henan's Pingdingshan."

Apart from Beijing and Tianjin, coal-burning accounts for 90 percent of energy consumption in north China, much higher than the national average.

Chen Guoqi said bulk coal burning is another contributor to the poor air quality.

"About 22.2 percent bulk coal burnt in Beijing is below national quality standards; in Tianjin the figure is 26.7 percent; in Tangshan, Cangzhou, Langfang and Baoding, as much as 37.5 percent of the bulk coal is of low quality."

Ahead of the latest severe air pollution forecast to hit China, the Ministry of Environmental Protection sent 14 inspection² teams to different parts of the country.

They checked the implementation³ of emergency measures taken by local governments in response to the heavy air pollution.

Chen pointed⁴ out many local governments are not aware of the importance of environmental protection facilities and the implementation of related regulations is very poor.

"The Hebei provincial⁵ government has worked out some measures to reduce coal-burning and steel production, but there are too many empty words in the document and we don't think these measures are feasible. Zhengzhou city issued 14 plans on air pollution control, but there is no one in charge of the implementation. And the air pollution control project by Nanyang government is also impractical⁶."

Experts urged local governments to set a deadline for the emission⁷ cut by 50 percent in an attempt to get air quality in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei to acceptable levels by 2030.

Beijing has issued its second red alert for air pollution this month. The red alert, the most serious level, will last from 7 a.m. Saturday to the end of Tuesday, limiting vehicles on roads according to their odd-even license⁸ plate numbers and banning fireworks and outdoor barbecue.

For CRI, I'm Qian Shanming. 

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

3 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

4 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

5 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

6 impractical   

adj.不现实的，不实用的，不切实际的

参考例句：

• He was hopelessly impractical when it came to planning new projects.一到规划新项目，他就完全没有了实际操作的能力。
• An entirely rigid system is impractical.一套完全死板的体制是不实际的。

7 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

8 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。