In the first quarter of this year, the energy consumption per unit of GDP in the country decreased by 2.89% year-on-year, with a year-on-year increase of 0.27 percentage points. The person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission pointed out that this is the result of a combination of measures since the fourth quarter of last year. First, increase the implementation of key projects. Since the fourth quarter of last year, in the newly added two batches of a total of RMB 230 billion in central government investment, arrangements have been made to invest 19.5 billion yuan in energy conservation and emission reduction. Among them, urban sewage, waste treatment facilities, and sewage pipe network engineering are arranged for a total of 13 billion yuan, and 4 billion yuan for water pollution prevention and control projects in key river basins, and arrangements for supporting 10 key energy-saving projects, recycling economy, and 2.5 billion yuan in key river basin industrial pollution control projects. Second, strictly control the "two high" industry low-level redundant construction. In the newly added central government investment, strict implementation of national industrial policies and project management regulations, strict land use, energy conservation, environmental protection requirements, and strictly control the "two high" industries blind expansion. In the first quarter of this year, the investment in the steel industry fell by 6.4% year-on-year, while that of nonferrous metals and petroleum and petrochemical industries fell by 18.2 and 69.2% year-on-year. Third, improve the economic policies that are conducive to energy conservation and emission reduction. The reform of refined oil prices and taxes will be implemented. Fully implement the transformation of value-added tax. The purchase tax for passenger vehicles with a displacement of 1.6 liters or less has been lowered. The use of financial subsidies to promote efficient lighting products supports the demonstration of energy-saving and new energy vehicles in 13 cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing. Implementation of the "Energy-saving Products Benefiting the People's Project", this year and next year through the financial subsidies for energy efficiency grade 1 or 2 standards of high efficiency energy-saving products to increase efforts to promote, the relevant departments are developing plans for implementation. Fourth, to strengthen energy-saving emission reduction target responsibility evaluation and assessment. Recently, relevant departments of the State Council are organizing relevant experts to evaluate and assess the completion of the 2008 provincial energy-saving emission reduction targets and the implementation of measures by the provincial government, implement reward and punishment measures, and further strengthen the government's leading responsibilities. Fifth, strengthen supervision and inspection of energy conservation and emission reduction. At the end of last year, special inspections on energy-saving and emission reduction were carried out in 11 provinces (regions) that had not completed the 2007 energy conservation and emission reduction targets and environmental assessments. In March of this year, the Preferential Electricity Pricing Policy implemented by some regions on high energy-consuming enterprises was cleared up and stopped. The eight departments of the State Council jointly launched a special campaign to rectify illegal sewage companies to protect people's health.