An Integrated Analysis on the Synergistic Reduction of Carbon and Pollution Emissions from China’s Iron and Steel Industry

Decarbonization and decontamination of the iron and steel industry(ISI),which contributes up to 15%to anthropogenic CO_(2) emissions(or carbon emissions)and significant proportions of air and water pollutant emissions in China,are challenged by the huge demand for steel.Carbon and pollutants often share common emission sources,indicating that emission reduction could be achieved synergistically.Here,we explored the inherent potential of measures to adjust feedstock composition and technological structure and to control the size of the ISI to achieve carbon emission reduction(CER)and pollution emission reduction(PER).We investigated five typical pollutants in this study,namely,petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants and chemical oxygen demand in wastewater,particulate matter,SO_(2),and NO_(x) in off gases,and examined synergies between CER and PER by employing cross elasticity for the period between 2022 and 2035.The results suggest that a reduction of 8.7%-11.7%in carbon emissions and 20%-31%in pollution emissions(except for particulate matter emissions)could be achieved by 2025 under a high steel scrap ratio(SSR)scenario.Here,the SSR and electric arc furnace(EAF)ratio serve critical roles in enhancing synergies between CER and PER(which vary with the type of pollutant).However,subject to a limited volume of steel scrap,a focused increase in the EAF ratio with neglection of the available supply of steel scrap to EAF facilities would lead to an increase carbon and pollution emissions.Although CER can be achieved through SSR and EAF ratio optimization,only when the crude steel production growth rate remains below 2.2%can these optimization measures maintain the emissions in 2030 at a similar level to that in 2021.Therefore,the synergistic effects between PER and CER should be considered when formulating a development route for the ISI in the future.

Study on the Emission Reduction Effect of Environmental Protection Tax—An Empirical Study Based on the Change of Pollution Charge Standard in China?

This paper reflects the actual effect of China’s environmental protection tax by empirically analyzing the environmental effect of the emission fee, in order to provide reference for China’s environmental tax reform. Based on the traditional environmental “Kuznets” model, the factor of environmental tax is added to verify the effect of environmental governance of environmental tax. The results show that: 1) the improvement of sulfur dioxide emission charge standard can effectively inhibit industrial sulfur dioxide emission, which verifies the existence of environmental effect of pollution levy policies. 2) The improvement of sewage charge standard has better inhibitory effect on sulfur dioxide emission per unit GDP than on sulfur dioxide emission. 3) There is regional heterogeneity in the “emission reduction” effect of sulfur dioxide emission charges in the eastern, central and western regions of China. Pollutants should be taxed differently according to regional differences. 4) Economic growth and sulfur dioxide emission show an inverted “U” shape, China is still in the stage before the inflection point of EKC. Economic growth still takes environmental damage as the cost, and the “emission reduction” effect of technological progress is not ideal, which reveals the urgency of increasing technological development in the field of green environmental protection under the current situation.

Measures for Pollution Emission Reduction in Large-scale Livestock and Poultry Farm of Jilin Province

In order to improve the level of livestock and poultry breeding pollution control,fulfill the requirements of pollution reduction and complete total emission reduction target of main pollutants in Jilin Province,based on the analysis of livestock and poultry breeding excrement characteristics,the current main problems existing in the management are deeply studied,and it puts forward the technique model suitable for livestock and poultry breeding pollution governance in Jilin Province,which is one of the important means to solve the rural environment pollution in Jilin Province.

The development of slag processing technology and its impact on energy-saving and emission reduction in the metallurgical industry

This study provides an overview of the production and classification of metallurgical slag and its impact on energy-saving and emission reduction in the metallurgical industry and an analysis of the impact of key factors on slag processing technology, including a brief account of blast furnace（BF） slag processing and applications with a focus on the steel slag disposal processes and the features of some typical processes. In view of the characteristics of the basic oxygen furnace （BOF） slag and the technical difficulties faced by the traditional processes,it describes the principle,features and technical advantages of the Baosteel short-flow （BSSF） steel slag treatment process developed by Baosteel. The thinking and outlook on the direction of the development of the metallurgical slag processing process are stated.

Exploration and Practice of Precision Emission Reduction Monitoring System in Air Pollution Prevention and Control in a District of Tianjin

At present,China’s atmospheric environmental protection work has achieved initial results,but environmental protection is facing increasing pressure,and the environmental situation is still not optimistic.In response to the call of the state,efforts have been intensified in environmental protection and ecological civilization construction,and supply-side structural reform has been actively promoted,and the Implementation Plan for Tianjin’s Comprehensive Discharge of Industrial Pollution Sources to Meet Standards has been promoted.When the total amount of pollutants discharged in key areas far exceeds the environmental capacity,regional heavy pollution weather will still occur once adverse meteorological conditions are encountered.In accordance with the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution,when the deterioration of air quality to a certain extent,to protect public health,key gas related industries should carry out emergency emission reduction in accordance with the local emergency plan while the local government starts the emergency response of heavy pollution weather.Direct economic loss of emergency response to heavy pollution weather is enormous.On the basis of meeting the total amount of emissions required by the state,the project aims to achieve the effect of"emission reduction and production increase"by precise emission reduction according to local characteristics.

Assessing China’s regional efficiency of energy-saving and emission reduction using the target orientation approach of extended DDF model

Based on the target of energy-saving and emission reduction(ESER)in the national five-year plan in China,an extended directional distance function model(E-DDF)including undesirable input and undesirable output is proposed,and energy-saving efficiency,emission reduction efficiency,ESER efficiency are defined.Then the weighted directional distance function model is constructed for the total factors efficiency index model of ESER to reflect its dynamic change.The results show that the ESER efficiency continues to rise during the three five-year plan periods(2006-2017),and the efficiency score of the east area are higher than those of central and west area.The disparity and change of energy-saving efficiency among difference regions are not obvious,but the disparity and change of emission reduction efficiency are the main reasons for the improvement and change of ESER efficiency index.In the long run,the ESER efficiency is in a dynamic upward trend,and the effect of technological progress is more obvious compared with technical efficient index.

Effect of steam spraying on a sintering bed on sinter quality and the emission of flue gas pollutants

The technology for spraying a sintering bed and thus improving sinter quality indicators while reducing the emission of flue gas pollutants has recently become an important research topic.The impacts on sinter quality and emissions when spraying the sintering surface with different amounts and flow rates of steam were investigated in this study.The sinter quality indicators were most effectively improved by spraying 180 g of steam flow continuously at a rate of 0.02 m^(3)/min for 15 min after ignition for 8 min.The optimal effect on emission reduction was obtained by spraying 90 g of steam flow continuously at a rate of 0.01 m^(3)/min for 15 min after ignition for 8 min.

Exploration of Market Mechanism on Controlling Air Pollution and Carbon Emissions in China

Based on increasingly grim situation of carbon emissions in China,air pollution control and carbon emission reduction are very important. Therefore,combining with China’s specific national conditions,we should explore the market mechanisms to control air pollution and reduce carbon emissions in China. The achievement of the carbon emission reduction purpose needs to establish the carbon trade market based on intensity emission reduction and suitable for China’s national conditions. By setting the cross-industry,cross-region and cross-time carbon trade scenarios in China,this paper tries to study the market mechanism of carbon intensity trade among industries and regions and based on carbon finance mechanism.

Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Estimations of Electrified Railways in China

Based on the annual production data collected by the Statistic Center of the Ministry of Railways of the People＇s Republic of China, we calculated the energy saving and direct emission reductions of CO2, soot, SO2, CO, NOx and CnHm of electrified railways, and analyzed their dynamic characteristics during the period of 1975 2007. The results show that during this period, the annual mean values of energy saving is 1.23×10^6 tce, and direct emission reduction of CO2, soot, SO2, CO, NOx and CnHm are 4.267×10^6 t, 20.5×10^3 t, 3.0×10^3 t, 9.6×10^3 t, 67.9×10^3 t, and 6.9×10^3 t per year, respectively. The annual average increasing rates of energy saving is 139×10^3 tce, and direct emission reduction of CO2, soot, SO2, CO, NOx and CnHm are 483×10^3 t, 2.3×10^3 t, 0.34×10^3 t, 1.1×10^3 t, 7.7 ×10^3 t and 0.78×10^3 t per year, respectively. The electrified railways have played an important role in decreasing the energy consumption and air pollutant emissions of China＇s railway system. The results of this study could provide some reference knowledge for future reductions of energy consumption and waste gas emission in China＇s railway transportation.

Meteorological influences on co-occurrence of O_(3) and PM_(2.5)pollution and implication for emission reductions in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei

Co-occurrence of surface ozone(O_(3))and fine particulate matter(PM_(2.5))pollution(CP)was frequently observed in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(BTH).More than 50%of CP days occurred during April-May in BTH,and the CP days reached up to 11 in two months of 2018.The PM_(2.5)or O_(3) concentration associated with CP was lower than but close to that in O_(3) and PM_(2.5)pollution,indicating compound harms during CP days with double-high concentrations of PM_(2.5)and O_(3).CP days were significantly facilitated by joint effects of the Rossby wave train that consisted of two centers associated with the Scandinavia pattern and one center over North China as well as a hot,wet,and stagnant environmental condition in BTH.After 2018,the number of CP days decreased sharply while the meteorological conditions did not change significantly.Therefore,changes in meteorological conditions did not really contribute to the decline of CP days in 2019 and 2020.This implies that the reduction of PM_(2.5)emission has resulted in a reduction of CP days(about 11 days in 2019 and 2020).The differences in atmospheric conditions revealed here were helpful to forecast the types of air pollution on a daily to weekly time scale.The reduction in PM_(2.5)emission was the main driving factor behind the absence of CP days in 2020,but the control of surface O_(3) must be stricter and deeper.

“双碳”背景下主产区粮食生产减污降碳综合效益评价

基于2002—2021年中国13个粮食主产区的面板数据,采用熵权TOPSIS法、障碍因子诊断模型与Dagum基尼系数,实证分析主产区粮食生产减污降碳综合效益及其时空演化。结果表明:2002—2021年粮食主产区综合效益指数由0.388提高至0.878,整体为上升态势;主产区综合效益水平呈现“东高西低”的空间分布特征;核心障碍因素存在由粮食产出效率与粮食产出水平向粮食生产投入集约化水平与粮食生产碳排放强度集中的转变过程;总体差异水平未出现进一步缓解的趋势,空间差异主要来源于区域间差异,样本期贡献率均值为56.89%,东西部间差异最大,东部、中部地区区域内的基尼系数水平也存在上升趋势,说明缓解区域内差异同样不容忽视。据此,建议切实提高资源投入集约化程度,统筹协调各区域综合效益均衡发展,建立绿色粮食生产体系,强化绿色低碳收益,进而实现农业高质量发展。

减污降碳协同效应的生成逻辑、内涵阐释与实现方略

实现减污降碳协同效应是实现“双碳”目标愿景、推进美丽中国建设的重要内容。立足理论逻辑和历史逻辑,深刻阐明减污降碳协同效应的生成逻辑;基于经济高质量发展与生态环境治理要求,系统阐释减污降碳协同效应的深刻内涵;围绕协同推进减污降碳的现实挑战,对减污降碳协同效应的实现方略进行探讨。研究发现:对环境污染物和碳排放同根同源同过程特性的系统性认识、中国环境污染治理工作与应对气候变化行动的开展为减污降碳协同效应创造了坚实的实现基础。减污降碳协同效应源自协同学理论与国际绿色低碳发展实践的结合,其核心在于推进经济社会发展绿色转型,以兼顾实现经济高质量发展与解决生态环境治理问题,增加经济增长绿色动能,全面提高生态环境治理综合效益。面向全面建设社会主义现代化国家的新征程,须切实健全减污降碳协同治理制度、培育拓展生态环境市场、推动减污降碳科技协同创新,建设减污降碳协同治理体系,推动实现减污降碳协同效应。

长三角工业减污降碳时空演变及其影响因素研究

工业领域是我国推行减污降碳协同增效的重点领域,探究工业领域减污降碳的时空特征及影响因素,对实现减污降碳协同增效总目标具有重要现实意义.本文以长三角地区41个设区市为研究对象,综合运用耦合协调度模型、空间自相关、时空地理加权回归、地理探测器等方法,对2010−2020年长三角地区工业减污降碳协同效应的时空演变特征及影响因素展开分析,因地制宜地提出工业减污降碳协同推进建议.结果表明:①2010−2020年,长三角地区41个设区市的工业大气污染物排放量平均值大幅下降,工业二氧化碳排放量缓慢增长,长三角地区工业减污降碳协同效应总体处于上升优化态势,工业减污降碳协同效应等级由失调衰退类提至过渡发展类.②2010−2020年,长三角地区工业减污降碳协同效应在空间格局上呈中部高、南北低以及东部高、西部低的分布格局,时空变动上工业减污降碳协同效应高值范围由上海、苏州等长江入海口地区向西转移至南京、无锡、苏州等长江下游地区,其空间集聚特征呈现出集聚−离散−集聚的变化趋势.③规模以上工业总产值、规模以上工业增加值占GDP比重、人均GDP、城镇化率等是影响长三角地区工业减污降碳协同效应的主要因素,对大部分区域产生显著的正向影响,其影响程度存在时空异质性,双因子交叉具有显著的增强作用.研究显示,长三角地区工业减污降碳协同效应存在显著的优化趋势和空间差异,受产业规模结构影响较大,亟需从统筹优化减污降碳协同目标、加强重点区域协同控制、加快工业行业绿色发展等方面协同推进.

环境补贴能提升企业碳绩效吗--基于A股上市公司实证分析

环境补贴既是国家实现“双碳”目标的宏观调控手段,也是减轻企业环保负担、引导企业节能减排的推动力。选取2014~2019年接受环境补贴的1094家A股上市公司3735个观测值作为研究样本,采用双向固定效应模型,实证探究环境补贴对企业碳绩效的影响。研究表明,环境补贴与企业碳绩效显著正相关且具有滞后性特征,异质性检验发现,成立时间长的企业、国有企业、东部地区与中低污染企业环境补贴作用效果显著;进一步研究发现,环境补贴中的节能减排补贴与企业碳绩效显著正相关,环境治理补贴对企业碳绩效起负向作用。据此,提出环境补贴应以降碳为重点、减污降碳协同增效为目的等建议。

数据驱动的重污染天气应急限产方案智能决策

对工业排放源企业限产是重污染天气应急响应的有效手段.现行限产模式并未考虑扩散条件对限产效果的影响及大气环境治理与经济发展的矛盾.面向特定重污染天气预警,开发数据驱动最优限产方案智能决策方法(DID),用极限学习机预测特定扩散条件下限产方案的减排效果,并将决策者的空气质量改善目标及经济效益目标作为约束对限产方案进行优化.真实数据集上的实验结果表明,在达到同样空气质量目标时,DID方案的经济效益和平均生产比例均高于现行预案;在实现相同经济产值时,DID方案的空气质量改善程度也显著高于现行预案.DID方法能够提高重污染天气应对的精准性及科学性,管理者可以根据当前工作重心设置不同的大气治理及经济发展目标,实现生态环境与区域经济的协调发展.研究结论可为各级政府提高重污染天气应急响应水平提供理论与方法支持,具有一定推广及应用价值.

温室气体管控纳入化工园区规划环评的技术方法探索和实证研究

《中共中央国务院关于深入打好污染防治攻坚战的意见》中明确提出“将温室气体管控纳入环评管理”,温室气体管控纳入环评已成为深入推进碳达峰行动的重要举措。产业园区是控制污染物和温室气体排放增量的重要载体,是推进减污降碳源头防控的重要抓手。该研究重点围绕协同减污降碳优化规划方案这一关键问题,探索产业园区规划环评中开展温室气体评价的技术方法,并以某石化园区为例开展了实践探索。为了在环评中科学、合理地分析和评价温室气体减排潜力,从两方面探索评价技术方法:一是温室气体与大气耦合评价方法,开展温室气体评价重点排放设施能效分析,结合大气评价中空气质量目标改善要求和初步模拟预测结果,联合提出淘汰高耗低效热源设施、分阶段推进清洁能源替代的规划调整建议;二是研究创新温室气体评价和循环经济分析紧密结合的环评方法,遵循化工园区协同、合作、共享的一体化设计理念和循环经济理念,以资源循环降碳、能效提升降碳为目标,充分发挥化工园区碳固定、碳消纳的天然优势,促进园区内产业链协同。实证研究表明:①通过全面识别园区减污和降碳的关键环节,以“提效-控煤”为主线,温室气体评价与大气评价联合提出热源点整合方案;聚焦园区CO_(2)资源化利用、能源梯级利用,推动两家企业6套装置实施CO_(2)回收,并实施聚碳酸酯、碳酸乙烯酯等CO_(2)产业链利用项目,将零散企业余热资源统一纳网,实现余热余压利用,很好地验证了前述技术方法的可行性,以及温室气体评价对能源规划方案和产业循环经济方案的优化调整作用。②基于现行产业园区环评的评价技术流程,采用全过程纳入模式,提出了温室气体全过程评价技术框架,即现状评价“挖潜力”、规划分析“融理念”、影响识别“定目标”、影响评价“评趋势”、方案论证“明措施”、调整建议“优方案”。此外,对未来研究提出展望,一是增强污染防治与气候治理的协同性,二是关注难以量化的新排放源和非二氧化碳温室气体,三是结合不同园区面临的能源转型和环境目标压力,形成差异化的温室气体减排方案。该研究提出的技术框架和评价方法为优化化工园区环评源头管控作用起到有力支撑,具有重要的现实意义。

我国化工园区减污降碳技术路径研究

化学工业是推动制造强国战略实施的重要支撑,化工园区是新型工业化的关键载体,开展化工园区减污降碳技术应用研究具有重要的现实意义。本文针对化工园区减污降碳面临的资源利用率低、减污和降碳协同性差、末端治污成本高、环境安全与风险突出等挑战,分析了化工园区碳和污染物产生的特点并梳理相关研究进展,剖析了减污降碳协同增效的内涵。在此基础上,建立了基于一般性工业过程的分析框架,以物质、能量代谢过程为纽带,从企业生产、基础设施、产业共生等层面演绎提出了化工园区减污降碳的技术路径:建立化工园区内企业的碳、污染物排放清单;集成优化化工园区的技术与产业结构,加强绿色低碳生产技术开发、基础设施升级共生、企业间合作、减污降碳与安全生产统筹、产品‒产业‒空间结构优化;开展全生命周期减污降碳成本效益评估。选取杭州湾上虞经济技术开发区为典型案例,总结了化工园区减污降碳技术路径的应用实践,进而提出了化工园区减污降碳实施路径建议:完善精细计量体系,加强化工园区物质流管理;强化化工园区共生链接,运用系统工程赋能减污降碳;激发系统效率变革,推动化工园区绿色高质量发展。

组态视角下减污降碳政策工具对环境规制效率的驱动机制——基于中国30个省份的fsQCA实证分析

减污降碳是环境规制效率提升的标志,是实现污染控制和环境质量改善的重要抓手和突破口,探究减污降碳政策工具驱动环境规制效率提升的内在机理,对于推进“双碳”目标实现具有重要意义。以2012—2022年中国30个省份数据为研究对象,借助模糊集定性比较分析法(fsQCA)探析命令控制型、市场激励型和自愿参与型政策工具促进环境规制效率提升的多元路径组合。结果发现:减污降碳政策工具在提升全国环境规制效率方面呈现4种组合模式,且分别与中国东、中、西部地区的实施效果相匹配,未来将呈现多元政策工具组合协同发力的态势;命令控制型政策工具在提升中西部地区环境规制效率中发挥主导作用,中部地区尤为明显;自愿参与型工具则更多依赖命令控制型、市场激励型工具发挥政策组合作用,在西部地区发挥效力较弱。不同的环境规制效率驱动效果会带来差异化的政策工具组合,以此为不同地区提供政策建议。

碳中和视域下四川省能源消费CO_(2)与大气污染物协同减排研究

化石燃料的使用是CO_(2)和大气污染物的主要来源,两者具有同源性。在中国提出碳中和目标背景下,各省份均面临较严峻的减排形势。四川省是中国优质能源供应基地和西部经济高质量发展的重要增长极,减排责任尤为重大。基于2011—2020年的四川统计年鉴和中国能源统计年鉴相关数据,设计基准、低碳和强化低碳3个情景,通过Leap模型对四川省2022—2050年的能源消费量和CO_(2)、大气污染物排放量进行预测,并分析不同情景下CO_(2)和大气污染物的减排效果,最后基于分析结果提出相应建议。

京津冀减污降碳与经济发展的动态关联研究

减污、降碳协同增效对推动京津冀城市群经济增长方式转型具有重要意义。从双向因果视角出发,构建面板向量自回归模型,结合脉冲响应分析与方差分解结果对2006-2020年京津冀城市群减污、降碳与经济增长之间的动态作用机制进行研究。结果表明:①京津冀城市群持续的经济增长已成为工业废水和SO_(2)排放的重要推动力,工业烟尘排放量与经济增长之间存在双向反馈机制,经济增长对CO_(2)排放的影响符合环境库兹涅茨曲线,伴随非线性、不稳定特征,CO_(2)排放对经济增长的反向作用尚不显著,碳减排机制有待进一步完善;②经济增长与减污、降碳之间存在“领先效应”和“追赶效应”,并形成长期均衡关系,经济增长自我惯性强,是环境污染物和CO 2排放增加的诱因和演化结果;③京津冀城市群大气污染联防联控政策的实施有助于强化减污、降碳与经济增长的双向联动,需通过区域协同创新、绿色低碳转型、联防联控联治统筹协调京津冀三者关系,促进区域经济高质量发展。