On November 23, local time in Canada, at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, to commemorate the Montreal Protocol "On the 30th anniversary of the conclusion, the secretariat of the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol organized the 'Ozone Layer Protection' ceremony and awarded the 'Ozone Layer Protection and Policy Leadership Leadership Award' to the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection for the protection of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection The ozone layer and the phase-out of ODS, Zhao Yingmin, head of the Chinese government delegation and the MEP, accepted this national honor on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Zhao Yingmin, vice minister of environmental protection, presented the award on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection
In 1987, the international community concluded the "Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances". With the joint efforts of all countries in the world, nearly 98% of the global production of ozone-depleting substances was phased out and used, and the depletion of the ozone layer was effectively suppressed. By the end of this century, at least 100 million cases of skin cancer and millions of cataract patients will be avoided, resulting in huge environmental, health and climate effects.
In his opening speech, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Solheim fully affirmed China's arduous efforts and achievements in improving the ecological environment.
In 1991, China formally acceded to the "Montreal Protocol." That year, the Chinese government approved the establishment of the MEP led by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the 18 ministries and commissions to form the national ozone group leadership as a cross-sectoral coordination mechanism to guide comprehensive compliance action .20 years , The MEP gradually established a sound system of laws and regulations for the protection of the ozone layer and formulated and effectively implemented more than 100 policies and regulations and management measures for the phase-out of ODS. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has formulated a set of policies and regulations that govern the management of laws and regulations, policy guidance, reduction of production, reduction of consumption and development Alternative technologies and alternatives ", and innovatively established a model that combines total ODS control with quota licensing management, a sector-wide phase-out plan and a single project reduction, with a cumulative phase-out of more than 270,000 tons of controlled substances, accounting for the development More than half of the country's phase-out.
Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection (seventh from right), accepted the award on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection
In recent years, China has also phased out the production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons by 71,000 tons, using 45,000 tons and closing the production capacity of 88,000 tons, surpassing the target of phase-out of the first phase of hydrochlorofluorocarbons and making an important contribution to international compliance The Chinese forces.
During the compliance process, the MEP has coordinated the technical, economic, legal and administrative measures to coordinate all aspects of work, and with the support of the Multilateral Fund, the MEP has implemented 31 industry plans and shut down more than 100 related production lines , To carry out ODS substitutions in thousands of enterprises while MEP is actively implementing the dual environmental benefits of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases while protecting the ozone layer in compliance with industry's alternative technologies for using low carbon and environmental protection .
While fulfilling its own obligations, MEP also participated actively in the meetings of the Parties and played a key leadership role in advancing the major issues such as the adjustment of the accelerated phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons and the amendment of Kigali.
Zhao Yingmin said that this award is a national honor and a high recognition by the international community of making outstanding contributions to China in promoting ecological civilization and protecting the global environment.
'In the future, we will continue to improve the ecological environment in China while contributing to China's wisdom and China's plan for the protection of global ecological security, in accordance with the relevant requirements set forth in General Secretary Xi Jinping's 19th NPC report. "Zhao Yingmin said.