[Guangming Forum] Work together to write a new chapter in the construction of a beautiful China


Author: Liu Guangchao (Special Researcher at the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Ministry of Education, Dean and Professor of the School of Marxism, Beijing Forestry University)

Set up an ecological and environmental protection art festival to mobilize all sectors of society to actively practice green and low-carbon through exhibitions of environmentally friendly art installations, ecologically beautiful paintings, photography, etc. After both of them stood up, Pei Yi suddenly spoke : “Mom, I have something to tell you, baby.” Lifestyle; ecological and environmental protection public welfare organizations gathered together to narrate the Yangtze River. She was stunned and had only one thought in her mind. Who said her husband was a businessman? He should be a warrior, or a warrior, right? But fists are really good. She was so fascinated that she lost herself in change and development, and launched a green and low-carbon initiative on the spot; judicial staff went into communities and schools to patiently carry out ecological protection and legal promotion through the distribution of legal education leaflets and on-site publicity… 2024 August 15th is the second National Ecology Day. The theme of this year’s event is “Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development”. On the occasion of this day, various places have organized a variety of activities to participate in this “green appointment”.

On August 15, 2005, Comrade Xi Jinping, then Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, proposed for the first time that green waters and lush mountains are golden mountains during an inspection in Yucun, Anji County, Zhejiang Province. The concept of Silver Mountain. On June 28, 2023, the third meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress decided to establish August 15 as National Ecology Day. The establishment of National Ecological Day not only reflects our country’s national will to comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful China and write a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era, but also reflects the common desire of the broad masses of the people to maintain a good ecological environment.

Chinese-style modernization is a modernization in which man and nature coexist harmoniously. The “Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Chinese-style Modernization” proposes to focus on building a beautiful China, accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, improve the ecological and environmental governance system, promote ecological priority, conservation-intensive, green and low-carbon development, and promote Man and nature coexist harmoniously. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping’s thoughts on ecological civilization, the Party Central Committee has made comprehensive and systematic arrangements for the construction of ecological civilization. The construction of a beautiful China has taken major steps, and the construction of ecological civilization in my country has undergone historic, turning points and overall changes. , creating a world-renowned ecological miracle and green development miracle. Strengthening the construction of ecological civilization and promoting the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature is a complex systematic project and a long-term and arduous task. It requires the whole society to work together and work hard over a long period of time to continuously write a new chapter in the construction of a beautiful China.

ecological environmental protection and economic development are dialectically unified and complementary. In recent years, our country has insisted on implementing new development concepts, guided by the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, to promote economic and social development towards green, low-carbon, and sustainable development The data shows that from 2013 to 2023, China has supported an average annual economic growth of 6.1% with an average annual energy consumption growth rate of 3.3%, and its energy consumption intensity has dropped by 26.1% cumulatively, making it the fastest reducing energy intensity in the world. At the same time, we are also deeply aware that my country’s green transformation still faces difficulties and challenges such as insufficient endogenous motivation for transformation and a weak foundation. Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the “Opinions on Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development.” 》, it has carried out top-level design and systematic planning to accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. It is the right time for us to deeply analyze the new situation and new tasks we are currently facing, accelerate the implementation of key work in policy deployment, continue to promote industrial transformation and upgrading, and promote Optimizing the energy structure, improving resource utilization efficiency, continuously creating green industrial highlands, and following the path of ecological priority and green development

Institutional construction is an important step in promoting the construction of ecological civilization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has carried out a series of fundamental, pioneering and long-term work in deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system. Important documents such as the “Overall Plan for the Reform of the Ecological Civilization System” have been issued one after another, and many laws related to the ecological environment have been formulated and revised, including the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, and the Yangtze River Protection Law. Are you cured? Besides, just saying a few words can’t hurt your mood.” Mother Pei smiled and shook her son. Responsibility systems such as “same responsibility for political affairs” and “dual responsibilities for one post” have been continuously improved, building “four beams and eight pillars” for the ecological civilization system. Facing the goal of building a beautiful China, the construction of our country’s ecological environment governance system has a long way to go. We should continue to improve the participation of all parties A modern environmental governance system, build an institutional mechanism that integrates planning, deployment, promotion, and assessment, further promotes the reform of the ecological civilization system, further consolidates local ecological and environmental protection responsibilities, continues to strengthen corporate environmental governance responsibilities, and deepens the environmental information disclosure system in accordance with the law. Reform, continue to strengthen social supervision, innovate environmental governance models, and increase the enthusiasm of market entities to participate. The construction of beautiful China is for the people, and the construction of beautiful China relies on the people in the new era. During the journey, something happened to Fu Fu, and his daughter made mistakes again and again. In the end, it was irreversible, and she could only bear the painful retribution and bitter consequences for her whole life.” After feeling the improvement of the quality of the ecological environment, the concept that clear waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become the consensus of the whole society. In the future, we must seize the National Ecological Dayand other opportunities to strengthen the publicity and education of ecological civilization, cultivate and promote ecological culture, advocate a green and low-carbon lifestyle, and promote the entire people to enhance their ecological awareness, environmental protection awareness, and conservation awareness. Give full play to the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the people, create a good atmosphere and widely gather wisdom to create a beautiful and livable ecological environment and build modernization where man and nature coexist harmoniously. Encourage everyone to start from themselves, start from small things, practice a civilized, healthy, green and environmentally friendly lifestyle, such as garbage classification, low-carbon travel, “Operation CD”, etc., and work together to be advocates, disseminators, and advocates of ecological civilization construction. practitioner.

When ecology thrives, civilization thrives. Building a beautiful home with blue sky, green land and clear water is the common wish of hundreds of millions of people. China’s ecological civilization construction and green development achievements have also contributed to the world’s ecological protection and environmental governance. Will she be proud of this son? Will he be satisfied with his filial piety? Even if she is not Mr. Pei’s mother, but an ordinary person, ask yourself, these three have provided valuable experience. It is expected that the whole society will further enhance the awareness of ecological civilization, form a pattern of joint participation and joint action in the construction of ecological civilization, jointly write the “green answer sheet” for a beautiful China in the new era, and promote the realization of modernization in which man and nature coexist harmoniously.

“Guangming Daily” (Page 02, August 15, 2024)