1.1.Full citation and abstract (include link if exists)
Citation: Xiuyan Sun, When can We Use the Standard IV Fossil Fuel, People’s Daily, 2011.
Abstract: A few years ago, China has started to enforce national Standard III on automobile emission. However, the quality of oil cannot be enhanced at the same time, energy saving vehicles using low quality petroleum was always an issue. On December 21, 2010, the Environmental Protection Ministry addressed that the Standard IV on fossil fuel has not yet been introduced. China cannot ensure the availability of the Standard IV fossil fuel around the whole country. In February 2011, according to Ministry of Environmental Protection, most of the petroleum on the market did not meet environmental standards.
1.2.What is the main point and the purpose of the article?
I. Automobile emission plays an important role in city air pollution. In addition, the high quality cars in the city are always using the low standard fossil fuel due to the unavailability of the high standard petroleum.
II. There are no technical barriers in front of applying the new standard for petroleum. However, the price of the new standard oil is the major issue.
III. The quality of fossil fuel and emission limitation are important. However, it is a slow process.
1)机动车对城市空气污染贡献大,车油不配严重影响污染控制。
2)实施油品新标准没有技术障碍,制约因素来自价格形成机制。
3)油品质量管理和排放管理要协调,解决油品滞后可循序渐进。
1.3.Does the way the article is written encourage you to take sides on the issue? Explain.
How to refine out more pure petroleum and increase the efficiency of fossil fuel burning also confuses the engineers and researchers. I hope that the government and people in China can coordinate with the researches and improve the fossil fuel pollution together.
1.4.List the sources the author(s) use to support the claims on air pollution (i.e. scientific evidence, expert, government official, citizens, etc.). Provide names and short descriptions.
Dagang Tang: Head of the Transportation Pollution Monitoring Department.
Xin Yue: Head of the Fossil Fuel Emission Lab of the China Environmental Science Research.
Wei Fu: Deputy Director of Petrochemical Technology Supervision Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology Development.
1.5.What bias did the author bring to the writing of this article?
Not particularly mentioned.
1.6.How (if at all) are health disparities, or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
National Petroleum products and lubricants Standardization Technical Committee consists of 90.9% people from the petroleum industry, 2.3% of the automobile industry and only 4.5% of the environmental protection industry. In addition, the Chairman and secretary are all people from the petroleum industry. This constitution structure confines the release of the petroleum standard into the profit of petroleum companies.
1.7.What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?
The Standard IV and V regulate the concentration of sulfur in petroleum no more than 50ppm an 10ppm respectively. The limit for concentration of sulfur in diesel fuel is 350ppm but the diesel fuel in the market has always contained sulfur more than 1000 ppm, which affect the environment significantly.
In China, the tax for new standard petroleum is not reduced. People have to split the cost of new invented petroleum with the petroleum company. Under the Standard IV promoted by the government, there is going to exist financial loss in the petroleum-refining field.
The bottom reason for the inconsistency of car and petroleum quality is that Chinese government did not take the issue seriously. Under the cooperation between departments, the enforcement of new standard petroleum can be successfully proposed.
何时用上国IV油
孙秀艳
人民日报/2011 年/9 月/22 日/第 019 版
1. 1. Full citation and abstract (include link if exists)
Citation: Xiuyan Sun, When can We Use the Standard IV Fossil Fuel, People’s Daily, 2011.
Abstract: A few years ago, China has started to enforce national Standard III on automobile emission. However, the quality of oil cannot be enhanced at the same time, energy saving vehicles using low quality petroleum was always an issue. On December 21, 2010, the Environmental Protection Ministry addressed that the Standard IV on fossil fuel has not yet been introduced. China cannot ensure the availability of the Standard IV fossil fuel around the whole country. In February 2011, according to Ministry of Environmental Protection, most of the petroleum on the market did not meet environmental standards.
几年前,国家已经强制实施汽车发动机国III排放标准,然而,由于油品质量不能同步提升, 好车用孬油的现象长期存在。2010 年 12 月 21 日,环境保护部表示,车用燃油的国IV质量标准尚 未出台,无法确保在全国范围内供应相应车用燃油。按照今年 2 月环保部发布的《车用汽柴油有害物质控制标准(第四、第五阶段)》,目前市场上大多数的油品都没达到环保标准。
1. 2. What is the main point and the purpose of the article?
I. Automobile emission plays an important role in city air pollution. In addition, the high quality cars in the city are always using the low standard fossil fuel due to the unavailability of the high standard petroleum.
II. There are no technical barriers in front of applying the new standard for petroleum. However, the price of the new standard oil is the major issue.
III. The quality of fossil fuel and emission limitation are important. However, it is a slow process.
1) 机动车对城市空气污染贡献大,车油不配严重影响污染控制。
2)实施油品新标准没有技术障碍,制约因素来自价格形成机制。
3)油品质量管理和排放管理要协调,解决油品滞后可循序渐进。
1. 3. Does the way the article is written encourage you to take sides on the issue? Explain.
How to refine out more pure petroleum and increase the efficiency of fossil fuel burning also confuses the engineers and researchers. I hope that the government and people in China can coordinate with the researches and improve the fossil fuel pollution together.
如何提炼出污染更少，利用率更高的石油一直是工程师和技术人员在钻研的。我更希望看到国家和人民可以配合技术人员一同改善石油污染问题。
1. 4. List the sources the author(s) use to support the claims on air pollution (i.e. scientific evidence, expert, government official, citizens, etc.). Provide names and short descriptions.
Dagang Tang: Head of the Transportation Pollution Monitoring Department.
Xin Yue: Head of the Fossil Fuel Emission Lab of the China Environmental Science Research.
Wei Fu: Deputy Director of Petrochemical Technology Supervision Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology Development.
1. 5. What bias did the author bring to the writing of this article?
Not particularly mentioned.
1. 6. How (if at all) are health disparities, or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
National Petroleum products and lubricants Standardization Technical Committee consists of 90.9% people from the petroleum industry, 2.3% of the automobile industry and only 4.5% of the environmental protection industry. In addition, the Chairman and secretary are all people from the petroleum industry. This constitution structure confines the release of the petroleum standard into the profit of petroleum companies.
全国石油产品和润滑剂标准化技术委员会(石化标委会)中,石化行业人士占 90.9%,汽车业占 2.3%,环保方面 仅占 4.5%,而且主任委员、秘书处都由中石化人士担纲。“这种人员组成结构,使油品质量的国家标准制定难以走出企业利益的圈子。
1. 7. What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issued and actors described in the article?
The Standard IV and V regulate the concentration of sulfur in petroleum no more than 50ppm an 10ppm respectively. The limit for concentration of sulfur in diesel fuel is 350ppm but the diesel fuel in the market has always contained sulfur more than 1000 ppm, which affect the environment significantly.
In China, the tax for new standard petroleum is not reduced. People have to split the cost of new invented petroleum with the petroleum company. Under the Standard IV promoted by the government, there is going to exist financial loss in the petroleum-refining field.
The bottom reason for the inconsistency of car and petroleum quality is that Chinese government did not take the issue seriously. Under the cooperation between departments, the enforcement of new standard petroleum can be successfully proposed.
环保部颁布的车用汽柴油有害物质控制标准规定,第四阶段硫含量不超过50ppm(毫克/升),第五阶段不超过 10ppm,而目前国III柴油中硫含量要求是 350ppm,并且仍未按此标准供应,市场上的柴油多是硫含量 1000ppm 左右,严重影响排放标准实施效果。
在国内,税收没有减免,升级成本要靠石油公司和老百姓对半分。推行国III质量标准时,有 9 个 省延期半年,目前推行国IV质量标准, 如果依旧是目前的价格政策,炼油板块还将出现新的亏损。
油车不匹配,只是表面现象,根本原因还是对问题的认识不到位。没有理由说技术上达不到,也没有理由说经济上承受不起。如果从最大限度地保护人民健康的立场出发,各部门通力合作,完全可以做得好。