In the Yangtze River Delta region the days of severe and above pollution in 2022 will drop by more than 50% year-on-year

The monitoring data jointly released by the ecological environment department of the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta shows that in 2022, the days of severe and above pollution in the Yangtze River Delta region will drop by more than 50% year-on-year, and the regional air quality will continue to improve.

In recent years, joint protection and joint governance of the ecological environment in the Yangtze River Delta region has entered the fast lane. On the basis of data sharing and collaborative research and judgment, the ecological environment departments of the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta will jointly release the forecast and forecast results of the ambient air quality in the Yangtze River Delta region every week starting from 2022. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has monitored that the average concentration of PM2.5 in the Yangtze River Delta region will be 31 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, stably meeting the national secondary standard for ambient air quality.

"The ecological and environmental departments of the three provinces and one city have regularly held regional air quality forecast consultations and released the results of regional air quality forecasts and forecasts in a timely manner. Over the past year, the ecological and environmental departments of the three provinces and one city have jointly and accurately forecast several large-scale pollution in the region The process has strengthened regional joint forecasting and early warning, and further improved the effectiveness of joint prevention and control of air pollution in the Yangtze River Delta region." Said Sheng Tao, third-level chief staff member of the Ecological Environment Monitoring Division of Shanghai Ecological Environment Bureau.

According to reports, in the next step, the ecological environment departments of the three provinces and one city will continue to promote the integration of air quality monitoring and forecasting in the Yangtze River Delta region, and support the continuous optimization of regional air quality.