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in the construction of venues, which sufficiently embodies the concept of “Green Olympics”. Green
and environment protection are given priority in training programs for volunteers and stadium staff to
improve the environment protection awareness and competences of all the staff members. Publicity and
education on environment protection awareness and knowledge are carried out for residents to make
them more environment-conscious.
With efforts made spanning nearly a decade, Beijing has achieved notable success in the protection and
construction of the ecological environment.
We focused on the improvement of air quality in the city, implementing over 200 measures in respect
of adjusting energy structures, reducing car exhaust emissions and controlling the industrial pollutants
and flying dust. In 2006, natural gas consumption increased by 12 times more than in 1998, and clean
energy took up 57% of the total energy consumption in Beijing. We actively conducted the structure
adjustment of pollutants-emission enterprises and relocated more than 200 such enterprises. We have
sped up the construction of rail transit networks, given public transportation priority, and placed the
auto exhaust under strict control. In 2002 and 2005, we applied GB II and GB III (the equivalent of Euro
III) emission standards respectively, retired more than 60 thousand motor vehicles, and deployed 4000
gas-fueled buses. The auto exhaust pollution is under effective control. Our efforts also included the
treatment of sandstorm sources for Beijing and Tianjin, the protective cultivation on naked croplands, the
biologic coverage on sand and badlands and control of flying dust in the construction sites. In 2006, the
percentage of days reaching air quality targets was 66%, 17.6% higher than in 2000. The air quality has
been improved continuously.
As to environment protection at the water front, measures such as planting trees in catchment areas
as well as conserving soil and water in small watersheds help the drinking water in Beijing to meet
the national standards and the instructing standard of <strong>World</strong> Health Organization (WHO). By setting
up sewage processing factories and building up sewage pipeline networks and processing systems,
the urban sewage processing rate reached 90% in 2006, 48% higher than in 2001. We have carried
out massive afforestation to create three green walls – walls of city, plain and mountainous areas. The
tree coverage rate and the green coverage rate of the city have reached 51% and 42.5% respectively,
which enables us to realize the bidding goal two years in advance. A batch of rubbish processing plants
and industrial hazardous waste incineration plants have been set up or renovated, and classification of
rubbish has been taken. The pollution-free treatment rate of rubbish from daily urban life has amounted
to 96.5%, increased by 17% compared with 2001. A two-layer (municipal and district) supervision
system on radiation safety has been established and the Measures on Prevention and Treatment of Noise
Pollution of Beijing Municipality have been implemented, thus making remarkable achievements in sound
environment and radiation treatment.
The concept of Green Olympics has been honored in the preparations for the Beijing Olympics. We made
and implemented the Environmental Protection Guidelines for Olympic Projects and the Guidelines for
Green Construction of Olympic Projects. Solar energy for electricity, heat pump technology as well as
energy-saving doors and windows have been extensively used in Olympic venues including the National
Stadium and the Olympic Village. We have made full use of recycled energy and clean energy such as
natural light and terrestrial heat for lighting, luminating and heating in Olympic venues. Reclaimed water
systems and porous bricks used around most newly-built venues which supplement the ground water
by collecting rainwater to improve water utilization. We imposed stricter green construction control on
Olympic projects and conducted environmental assessment. All newly-built or renovated venues as
well as most temporary venues have passed the examination by professional departments. We pursued
bio-diversity designs, ecological corridors and wetland systems in the construction of the Olympic
Forest Park. The average green coverage rate of 15 venues and the Olympic Forest Park is 67%, far
beyond the 40-50% commitment in our bidding. In addition, we have furthered our environmental control
on sponsors and contracted hotels. We have put green working and green purchasing into extensive
practice, and have defined the criteria and requirements of environment protection in transportation
services and torch relay.
We have also launched education and publicity campaigns on environment protection in the society
at large. Over 700 green schools have been created among the city’s primary and middle schools,
where environment management has been incorporated into teaching and the environment protection
awareness among the teachers and students has been greatly increased. We have carried out various
activities to create green communities and green families. By the end of last year, there had been an
accumulative 886 green communities and 305 green families which were recognized. By advocating
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