The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a symposium on the prevention and control of air pollution in the urban agglomeration of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a symposium on tackling air pollution in the urban agglomeration of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province on the 29th. Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu, emphasized the need to focus on restructuring key industries and promoting green transformation and upgrading of industries. Strictly control the access of "high-energy, high-emission" projects, promote the elimination of backward and inefficient capacity and the upgrading of facilities, and promote the rational layout of traditional industrial clusters. Focus on the clean and efficient use of coal, accelerate the clean and low-carbon development of energy. Scientifically formulate goals for controlling the total consumption of coal, actively carry out the integration of shutting down coal-fired boilers, and continue to implement the substitution of clean energy for industrial furnaces and kilns. Focus on clean transportation in key industries, vigorously develop a green transportation system. Increase the proportion of clean transportation of goods, improve the cleanliness level of vehicles and machinery, and promote the green transformation of inland waterway transportation.