Study on air pollution control under the influence of energy policy in Shanxi Province

Abstract

At present, China’s resource constraints are becoming tighter and environmental problems are serious. Shanxi province’s energy policies implementation has a huge impact on the ecological environment. This paper focuses on the emission of air pollutants from coal-fired power generation, coal chemical industry, biomass power generation, coal bed methane power generation, as well as the impact of emission reduction measures such as "coal to electricity" and "coal to gas" on the atmospheric environment in Shanxi Province. In 2015, coal power, coal chemical and other energy-related industries in Shanxi province emitted 429,800 tons of sulfur dioxide, 348,000 tons of nitrogen oxides and 364,400 tons of dust, accounting for 38%, 37% and 25% of the province’s industrial emissions respectively. After the strict implementation of energy policies, the emissions of air pollutants SO2, NOx and dust from energy-related industries should be 121,500 tons, 236,100 tons and 19,300 tons respectively in 2020. Emission of air pollutants SO2, NOx and dust from energy-related industries should be reduced by 72%, 32% and 95% respectively in 2020 compared with that of 2015. However, we need to improve environmental access, tighten standards, strengthen environmental protection requirements in the energy industry, and continue to optimize the energy consumption structure.