In 2022, the excellent rate of ambient air quality in Guiyang Economic and Technological Development Zone (GETDZ) in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, reached 100 percent for the first time.
GETDZ boasts a favorable ecological environment. [Photo/Guiyang Daily]
There were no instances of heavy pollution throughout the year, and the concentration of six monitoring indicators all reached the national second-level standard or above.
Meanwhile, GETDZ's total industrial output value above a designated size reached 60.5 billion yuan ($8.78 billion), a year-on-year increase of 4.5 percent, realizing the coordinated development of the ecological environment and economy.
Last year, GETDZ formulated a series of work plans for air pollution prevention and control work.
Enterprises in GETDZ have been encouraged to increase technological transformation and equipment transformation to achieve quality improvement and efficiency increases under the premise of protecting the environment.
Moving forward, GETDZ plans to improve ecological environment construction and management, strengthen environmental monitoring and rectification of environmental protection issues, and optimize green manufacturing systems.