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The \"Action Plan for Further Improving Air Quality in Shanxi Province 2022–2023\" (hereinafter referred to as the \"Plan\") was officially released recently. It is proposed that in the key area for joint prevention and control of air pollution in Taiyuan and its surrounding areas, namely the \"1+30\" zone (where \"1\" refers to Taiyuan and \"30\" refers to the 30 counties and cities surrounding it), no new coking projects shall be approved. The Plan specifies that high-pollution and high-energy-consuming \"two-high\" projects will be subject to strict restrictions. Except for the \"high-pollution\" projects that fall within the scope of the 2021 list requiring procedural improvements, no new coking plants, nor traditional iron-smelting facilities such as sintering plants, blast furnaces, or converters will be approved for construction in the key air pollution control areas of Taiyuan and its surrounding region of \"1+30\" (where \"1\" refers to Taiyuan and \"30\" refers to the 30 counties and cities surrounding it), with the exception of capacity replacement projects. Existing coking enterprises are required to complete the ultra-low emission upgrades across the province by the end of October 2023. The Plan proposes the implementation of four key initiatives: an action plan to address summer ozone pollution, an action plan for comprehensive control of air pollution in autumn and winter, an action plan to tackle pollution caused by diesel trucks, and an action plan to eliminate the use of scattered coal. The goal is to improve the comprehensive environmental air quality indices of the 11 cities with districts, so that they rank higher among the 168 key cities in the country.