During the two sessions of the National People's Congress this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized when visiting the members of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese People's Revolution, science and technology, and environmental resources who participated in the CPPCC meeting: "consolidate the ecological foundation for high-quality development", "promote green and low-carbon economic and social development, strengthen resource conservation and intensive recycling, expand the path to realize the value of ecological products, actively and steadily promote carbon peak and carbon neutrality, and inject new momentum and shape new advantages into high-quality development".
Anchor the goal and forge ahead. All regions and departments will thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech and the spirit of the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, coordinate the adjustment of industrial structure, pollution control, ecological protection, and response to climate change, and work together to promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, so as to cultivate a green background for high-quality development, and accelerate the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
We will unswervingly follow the path of ecological priority and green development, and accelerate the green transformation of development mode
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The concept of green development runs through all aspects of the whole process of economic and social development. ”
On March 27, seven departments, including the People's Bank of China and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Further Strengthening Financial Support for Green and Low-Carbon Development, clearly promoting the construction of the national carbon emission trading market and gradually expanding the scope of trading entities suitable for the development of the mainland carbon market.
Since its launch in July 2021, the national carbon emission trading market, which is a mandatory carbon market, has covered more than 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, and the compliance rate has exceeded 99%. Since the launch of the national greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction trading market at the beginning of this year, it has been running smoothly on the whole. The voluntary carbon market and the mandatory carbon market are "two-wheel driven" and interconnected, giving full play to the role of market mechanisms to help achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
"The launch of the national greenhouse gas voluntary emission reduction trading market marks the initial formation of a complete carbon trading market system in the mainland. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, said.
Green and low-carbon development has taken a solid and strong pace.
At Trina Solar's Qinghai base in Nanchuan Industrial Park, Xining Economic and Technological Development Zone, Qinghai Province, photovoltaic panels are neatly arranged on the roof of a standardized workshop. On both sides of the main street of the park, a number of photovoltaic enterprises are lined up, and upstream enterprises that produce raw materials for photovoltaic modules can send polysilicon, monocrystalline silicon and other products to downstream customers along the street.
In recent years, the "green content" of mainland development has increased significantly, and green has increasingly become a distinctive background color for high-quality development. China has built the world's largest, most complete and most competitive clean energy industry chain, with the installed capacity of renewable energy exceeding 1.5 billion kilowatts, historically exceeding the installed capacity of coal-fired power; the production and sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the world for nine consecutive years, and more than half of the world's new energy vehicles are driven in China; compared with 2012, the proportion of coal consumption in mainland China will decrease by 13.2 percentage points, the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption will increase by 8.8 percentage points, and the energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) will decrease by 26.8% compared with 2012 , carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP fell by more than 35%......
Unswervingly follow the path of ecological priority and green development, and the rivers and mountains will be more colorful.
In Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Zou Mengqing, a resident of the Crescent Lake Community in Qinhuai District, and his family played along the greenway by the Crescent Lake. Cheng Jun, director of the Nanjing Municipal Water Affairs Bureau, said that 103 water environment treatment projects will be implemented this year, and 18 river water environment improvement actions will be implemented to promote the continuous improvement of river and lake water quality.
The sky is bluer, and China is the fastest country in the world to improve air quality. In 2023, the average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in cities at and above the prefecture level will be 30 micrograms per cubic meter, better than the annual target.
The water is clearer, and the quality of the water environment across the country has undergone a turning point. In 2023, the proportion of surface water quality (Class I-III) sections will reach 89.4%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points year-on-year.
The land is greener, and China has become the country with the largest and fastest growth of forest resources and the largest area of artificial forests in the world. Since the new era, the national forest coverage rate has increased by 2.39 percentage points to 24.02%.
"Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, and improving the ecological environment is the development of productive forces. "Correctly handling the relationship between high-quality development and high-level protection, the mainland continues to shape new momentum and new advantages for development, and continues to enhance the potential and stamina of development.
We will continue to fight the battle to defend the blue sky, clear water and pure land, and support high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "It is necessary to fight the battle of pollution prevention and control in depth, focus on overcoming the outstanding ecological and environmental problems around the people, and let the people really feel the improvement of the quality of the ecological environment." ”
This year's "Government Work Report" proposed: "Promote the comprehensive management of the ecological environment. ”
A good ecological environment is the most inclusive of people's livelihood and well-being. All regions and departments continue to fight the tough battle of pollution prevention and control, and support high-quality development and create a high-quality life with a high-quality ecological environment.
Towards the goal of blue sky and white clouds and twinkling stars, we will further promote the battle to defend the blue sky——
Qingxu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, at the construction site of the supporting project of the Shanxi Coal Logistics Railway Reconstruction and Expansion Project, the machine roared and sparks flickered. The project has enabled three nearby coking companies to switch from road to rail, reducing logistics costs and reducing pollution emissions. "The project is expected to be put into operation in October this year, with an annual transportation capacity of 22 million tons, achieving the clean transportation goal of 'coal is not open-air and coke is not landing'. Yao Hui, chairman of Shanxi Jinmei Railway Logistics Co., Ltd., introduced.
This year, the ultra-low emission transformation of the coking and cement industries is in full swing. "The coking and cement industries are key industries for air pollution prevention and control. The implementation of ultra-low emission transformation in the two industries will promote continuous improvement of air quality. The relevant person in charge of the Department of Atmospheric Environment of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.
The action plan for air pollution prevention and control, the three-year action plan for winning the battle for blue skies, and the action plan for continuous improvement of air quality have been implemented one after another. In the northern region, about 37 million rural households have been treated with loose coal, reducing the consumption of loose coal by more than 70 million tons. The country's 1.03 billion kilowatt coal-fired power units have completed ultra-low emission transformation. More than 30 million old and high-emission motor vehicles will be phased out.
Towards the goal of clear water, green shores, and shallow bottoms, we will further promote the battle to defend the clear water——
Huling Park, Xinjiang New District, Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province, Huling Lake is rippling. "It used to be a stinky ditch, but now the water is clear and the shore is green, and the environment is so beautiful. Liu Feng, a villager in Huling Village, Xinjiang New District, said. Ditch cleaning, pond cleaning, sewage cleaning, a series of environmental remediation projects, so that Huling Lake has become a lake of blue waves. "This year, we will continue to make efforts to protect water resources and restore water ecology, and promote the long-term governance of urban water bodies. Jiang Tiantian, chief of the Water Ecology and Environment Section of the Yingtan Ecological Environment Bureau, said.
The battle for the protection and restoration of the Yangtze River and the battle for the ecological protection and management of the Yellow River have been implemented in depth, and the battle to defend the clear water has shown a brilliant report card. We have carried out the investigation and remediation of sewage outlets into the river in an all-round way, and more than 250,000 sewage outlets in and out of the river have been investigated nationwide. The black and odorous water bodies of cities at and above the prefecture level have been basically eliminated.
Towards the goal of eating and living at ease, we will further promote the battle to defend the Pure Land——
Early in the morning, at the garbage collection point of Fukang New Village, Fengqiao Street, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Ni Jianzhong, a resident, brought the classified garbage to the place: "The garbage is put at a fixed time and at a fixed point, unlike before it was piled up at the entrance of the building, and the community environment is getting better and better." "Suzhou City has implemented the regulations on the classification and management of domestic waste for more than 3 years, and has basically completed the whole process management system of investment, collection, transportation and disposal. "We will continue to promote the fine management of garbage classification, so that the masses can have more sense of gain in practicing the new fashion. Yang Qingsong, director of the Suzhou Municipal Administration Bureau, said.
Steady progress has been made in the prevention and control of soil pollution sources and the battle against agricultural and rural pollution, and important progress has been made in the prevention and control of soil pollution. About one-third of the country's administrative villages have carried out in-depth environmental remediation, completely banned foreign garbage from entering the country, and reduced the import of solid waste by about 100 million tons.
The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China" released in January clarified the goals and tasks of "continuing to promote pollution prevention and control". The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said that in 2024, it will highlight precise, scientific and law-based pollution control, and further promote the prevention and control of environmental pollution.
Efforts should be made to improve the diversity, stability and sustainability of ecosystems, and improve the value realization mechanism of ecological products
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must protect the ecological environment like protecting our eyes, and treat the ecological environment like life." ”
This year's "Government Work Report" proposed: "adhere to the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands and sands, strengthen the zoning control of the ecological environment", "improve the value realization mechanism of ecological products, and improve the ecological protection compensation system".
All regions and departments should strive to improve the diversity, stability and sustainability of ecosystems, establish and improve the value realization mechanism of ecological products, and explore and promote the path of transforming lucid waters and lush mountains into gold and silver mountains.
Systematic governance and promotion of the construction of key ecological projects.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Alxa Left Banner Road sand sowing afforestation area, flower sticks, sand canopy jujube swaying with the wind, lush. Ranger Alatentug patrols on a motorcycle. "In the past, the land here was heavily desertified. Through aerial seeding, there is more vegetation and less wind-blown sand. Alatengtug said.
Since the beginning of spring, the "Three Norths" project has gradually opened up from North China to the northwest and northeast. "At present, 40 projects have been started, and more than 20 million acres of afforestation and grass planting have been completed. Zhang Wei, director of the Department of Ecological Protection and Restoration of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said that various regions have coordinated the implementation of a number of landmark comprehensive projects such as mountain protection and land reconstruction, water conservation and lake protection, afforestation and grass increase, and sand control and sand use, so as to promote the transformation of sand prevention and control from "single element" governance to "all element" governance.
Zoning control to establish a "green yardstick" for development.
A few days ago, Tianyi Economic Development Zone, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province passed the approval of Hunan Jinkai New Material Technology Co., Ltd. "I didn't expect the approval to be completed so quickly. The relevant person in charge of the company said that the Xiangtan County Branch of the Xiangtan Ecological Environment Bureau intervened in advance to guide and compare the requirements of ecological environment zoning control, and completed the approval and approval in 15 days.
Ecological environment zoning control is an environmental management system that implements differentiated and precise control of sub-regions with the goal of ensuring ecological functions and improving environmental quality. As of the end of March this year, the mainland has demarcated 44,604 ecological and environmental control units, "drawing a boundary" for the development of "clear bottom line". The relevant person in charge of the Department of Environmental Impact Assessment and Emission Management of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will further improve the ecological environment zoning control system covering the whole area to promote the continuous improvement of the ecological environment.
Green and rich Tongxing, a steady stream of ecological dividends.
Bagging & Sterilization, Coding Bags ...... In Cuigang Forest Farm, Xinlin District, Daxinganling District, Heilongjiang Province, Wei Wei, an employee, is busy in the edible fungus production workshop. "The forest farm has stopped, but my income is not less. In the fall, I will come here to roll tea balls, and I can earn hundreds of yuan a day, and my days are getting more and more rushed. Wei Wei said.
"At present, we have developed organic dried vegetables, wild flower tea, edible fungi and other products, achieving annual sales of more than 60 yuan, and increasing the income of the forest farm by more than 10 yuan. Wang Xudong, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Cuigang Forest Farm, said. As a national key ecological function area, the Daxinganling area is based on the advantages of ecological environment endowment, and makes every effort to promote ecological industrialization and industrial ecology.
At present, the economic and social development of the mainland has entered a stage of high-quality development to accelerate green and low-carbon, and the construction of ecological civilization is still in a critical period of superimposed pressure and heavy burden. "Building a beautiful China where man and nature coexist in harmony requires long-term and arduous efforts. Wang Jinnan, Honorary President of the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said.
Adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization as the fundamental follow and action guide, maintain the strategic determination to strengthen the construction of ecological civilization, comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful China, and accelerate the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. (Kou Jiangze, Dong Siyu)
Article source: People's Daily