The development of environmental protection instruments in China faces the problem of local government responsibility

Introduction: The energy-saving and environmental protection industry ranks first among the seven strategic emerging industries that need to speed up cultivation and development during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period. However, compared with the Internet of Things and other information technologies, it has always lacked the idea of ​​“top-level design”. National planning. In terms of scientific and technological support capabilities, the Chinese environmental protection industry will once again face the “local government” as the main responsibility of the market in the core “monitoring instruments” and “intelligent” pollution treatment equipment, and how to avoid the same financially dominated Chinese market. The embarrassing situation in which the use of "imported scientific instruments" is proud of the continuous rescue of foreign "scientific instrument" companies on the verge of bankruptcy is the greatest challenge.

Recently, the Ministry of Environmental Protection Detailed "National Environmental Protection" second five "plan", the stock market related media this as "environmental monitoring equipment industry has great potential" basis. However, a person in charge of a company that has specialized in the integration of factory automation information systems for the wastewater treatment industry for many years has received a very different opinion when interviewed by a reporter from the "China Sankei Shimbun": "Don't say environmental monitoring equipment, or sewage that has already been built. Most of the processing plants in the county area are idle. Where do they come from so many market demands? If we do not consider policy factors at all, there will be no market demand for the environmental protection industry, because the state has the policy requirements of the local governments and In fiscal investment, out of the response to the assessment of the higher government, the grass-roots government has no choice but to install environmental protection facilities such as sewage treatment plants and garbage disposal stations."

Due to the "requirements" of environmental protection facilities, "image engineering" has been widespread in the field of construction engineering. The above-mentioned person in charge said rather helplessly: “A lot of high-polluting industries are shifting from cities to counties. This kind of industrial transfer is an opportunity for county and township governments to attract investment. The low threshold for environmental protection is a cost advantage. Therefore, the sewage charges collected by local governments will not be enough to maintain the normal operation of government-invested sewage treatment facilities."

The reporter also learned that environmental protection industries like sewage treatment are generating a need for technological innovation with Chinese characteristics. This malformed market demand is the falsification of pollution monitoring data. Due to the grassroots level will be higher year government sewage treatment plant inspection, those state-owned sewage treatment plants usually do not have to falsify data operation to cope with the normal operation of inspection. At present, there have been false data of specialized software, if the sewage treatment plant is entrusted to a professional company to operate, the quality of staff and skills will be higher.

In fact, the state attaches great importance to the energy conservation and environmental protection industry. The "12th Five-Year Plan for Scientific and Technological Development" has clearly defined the theme of "Energy-saving and Environmental Protection Industry Technology", and "equipment manufacturing" and "contamination facility construction and operation" are the major components of the environmental protection industry. This is issued by the State Council this time. "national environmental Protection" second five "plan" is considered "priority projects", the environmental protection industry for many years the face of abnormal market conditions will be re "top-level design."

For many years, the local government has first proposed the “equalization of basic public services for the environment” in the “12th Five-Year Plan” of the National Environmental Protection. Combine the national functional area planning, formulate national environmental function zoning, formulate environmental targets, policies, and environmental standards in different regions, implement classification guidance and district management, improve the general transfer payment system, and increase the number of key national ecological function areas in the central and western regions. Regional and ethnic autonomous areas, environmental protection transfer payments, etc.

With the advancement of the Internet of Things sensing and processing technology, the era of “smart and environmental protection” is coming. This will enable the construction of pollution source automatic monitoring systems, supervision and management, and operation and maintenance, as well as national, provincial, and municipal three-level automatic monitoring systems and early warning monitoring systems. "Construction" becomes possible.

In terms of environmental economic policies, the plan also proposes a “sound system for the acquisition and use of compensation rights for emissions, and the development of a market for emission rights trading. The reform of environmental taxes and fees will be promoted, and the sewage charging system will be improved. The principle of polluter pays shall be fully implemented, and the sewage treatment fee system shall be improved. The charging standards should gradually meet the requirements for the stable operation of sewage treatment facilities and the need for sound disposal of sludge.

However, in the face of malformed technological innovation needs in some regions, China's environmental protection industry needs to reflect on this. In terms of scientific and technological support capabilities, the Chinese environmental protection industry will once again face the “local government” as the main responsibility of the market in the core “monitoring instruments” and “intelligent” pollution treatment equipment, and how to avoid the same financially dominated Chinese market. The embarrassing situation in which the use of "imported scientific instruments" is proud of the continuous rescue of foreign "scientific instrument" companies on the verge of bankruptcy is the greatest challenge.