New Minister Of Environmental Protection: China Will Build A Clear System Of Responsibilities And Enforcement.

Zhou Shengxian, who was just the first minister of environmental protection, said on the 24 day that the environmental protection system should adapt to the new situation and set up an environmental law enforcement supervision system with clear responsibilities, clear rules, strong supervision and efficient operation.

It is understood that over the past two years, China's relevant departments have dispatched about 6000000 environmental law enforcement officers, investigated and dealt with 59 thousand illegal cases, closed more than 6000 enterprises, solved a number of outstanding environmental problems affecting people's health, and promoted the work of industrial restructuring and pollution reduction.

Zhou Shengxian said that in the face of the new mechanism and new system, we must keep the spirit of innovation, keep the spirit of innovation in our mind, keep the driving force of innovation in our work, and strive to explore and find new ways of thinking, new ways and new ways to solve the problem.

"This requires us to set up an environmental law enforcement supervision system with clear responsibilities and responsibilities as soon as possible, and promote environmental law enforcement with legal means."

He stressed the need to establish a system that makes law enforcement as rigid as steel, striving to establish the legal status of environmental law enforcement supervision agencies, rationally defining and adjusting the administrative law enforcement powers, making clear the supervision and inspection targets and priorities of state, provincial and municipal authorities, and improving local environmental law enforcement agencies.

Zhou Shengxian called for the establishment of a dynamic and efficient environmental law enforcement supervision mechanism, striving to achieve coordinated and orderly internal law enforcement supervision, building up the ability of environmental law enforcement and supervision of tackling difficulties, raising the standard of pollutant discharge fees, implementing environmental and economic policies such as green credit, strictly supervising the entry and assessment of environmental law enforcement supervisors, strengthening personnel training and continuing education, and building an efficient and capable environmental law enforcement supervision team.

Zhou Shengxian said that this year, we should focus on the environmental law enforcement supervision of the three key lakes designated by the central government, namely, Taihu, Chaohu, Dianchi, the Three Gorges Reservoir area and the Xiaolangdi Dam reservoir area. We will conduct all-weather supervision of key pollution sources and take measures such as investment, credit, taxation and other measures to ensure the implementation of environmental law enforcement policies. 7.