The Environmental Protection Industry Faces Challenges and Obstacles Behind the Opportunities It Presents

At the same time, three major battles have been launched in the prevention and control of water, soil, and air pollution, and the environmental protection industry has ushered in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, becoming an increasingly powerful pillar industry of the national economy. However, the current development status of the environmental protection industry is not optimistic. To become a pillar industry, the future will be a long road ahead.

In recent years, with the increasing attention to the environment at the national level, the environmental protection industry has launched three major campaigns in the prevention and control of water, soil, and air pollution, ushering in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

For this reason, at the China Environmental Protection Industry Forum held in Beijing this year, entrepreneurs and experts in the environmental protection industry have offered their opinions and suggestions to gauge the pulse of the industry, hoping that the environmental protection industry can take advantage of this trend to become a pillar industry of the national economy. The so-called pillar industries refer to the leading industries that have a relatively fast production and development speed in the national economy, and play a guiding and driving role in the entire economy. Can induce the rise of new industries; It has a profound and extensive impact on the economic structure and development changes of various departments and regions that provide production materials for it. At present, China's pillar industries are machinery and electronics, petrochemicals, automobile manufacturing, and construction.

At the national level, relevant plans have also been made for the development of the environmental protection industry, and the "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Industry" have been released. National leaders also specifically pointed out the need to build the energy conservation and environmental protection industry into an emerging pillar industry. Whether it is national policies or the overall social situation, environmental protection has been increasingly valued, and the trend of related industries is also promising.

Industry insiders say that the current environmental protection industry is at its best in history, but the development status of the environmental protection industry is not optimistic. The main manifestations are that the scale of environmental protection enterprises is relatively small, their technological reserves are limited, their talent and industry concentration are low, and there are no relevant leading enterprises, which have become constraints on the development of the environmental protection industry. So, if the environmental protection industry wants to become a pillar industry, the road ahead will be long and arduous.

Industry insiders point out that the real environmental protection industry, due to its relatively large investment and long return cycle, mainly emphasizes social benefits and relies heavily on policies. There is also a phenomenon of unhealthy competition in the industry, which has led to some companies cutting corners in their governance processes, causing public questioning. There is an urgent need for comprehensive national policies and a sound market order to constrain it.

Industry insiders analyze that in order for the environmental protection industry to overcome the challenges behind it and become a pillar industry of the country, the industry must develop in depth, improve the coverage of environmental related industries, take advantage of the opportunities of industry integration, work hard on innovation, fulfill the role and responsibility of environmental protection enterprises, and use new technologies and models to expand and strengthen enterprises. I believe that the environmental protection industry will become a pillar industry of the national economy in the future.