Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 12th: Promoting the Construction of Beautiful China — — Summary of Achievements in Ecological Civilization Construction since the 18th CPC National Congress
Xinhua News Agency reporters Hou Xuejing and Gao Jing
Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, from the "destiny community" of mountains, rivers, fields, lakes and grasses taking shape, to the integration of green development concepts into production and life, and to the benign interaction between economic development and ecological improvement, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has pushed the construction of ecological civilization to a new height, and a new picture of beautiful China has slowly unfolded.
From protection to restoration, efforts should be made to fill the ecological shortcomings.
In 2015, thousands of kilometers of virgin forests stretching from Daxing ‘anling in the west, Changbai Mountain in the east and Xiaoxing ‘anling in the north, the endless logging for thousands of years came to an abrupt end. Hundreds of thousands of loggers sealed up their axes and saws, and stopped cutting in key state-owned forest areas, announcing the end of the history of excessive demand for forests for many years.
Behind this historic change, a new realm of ecological civilization construction is highlighted.
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China brought the construction of ecological civilization into the overall layout of "Five in One" in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and "Beautiful China" became the new goal pursued by the Chinese nation.
In the past five years, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has firmly established the concept that protecting the ecological environment means protecting the productive forces, and improving the ecological environment means developing the productive forces, and has made great efforts to fill up the ecological shortcomings.
— — Repair the terrestrial ecology and make the world greener. Over the past five years, China has added more than 90 million mu of afforestation annually. Forest quality has improved, the utilization rate of improved varieties has increased from 51% to 61%, the qualified rate of afforestation seedlings has stabilized at over 90%, and a total of 48.95 million mu of national reserve forest has been built. Restore 300,000 mu of degraded wetlands, and return 200,000 mu of farmland to humidity. 118 cities have become "national forest cities". The Three-North Project started the construction of two million mu shelterbelt bases.
— — Prevent soil erosion and restore the earth to its foundation. In the past five years, China has controlled 126 million mu of desertified land, and the desertification has been contained as a whole, and the key control areas have been significantly improved. The area of desertified land has been reduced by 1980 square kilometers every year, realizing a historic change from "sand enters people and retreats" to "people enter sand and retreat".
— — Repair aquatic ecology and return life to home. The proportion of Class I-III water bodies in the national surface water control section increased to 67.8%, and the proportion of inferior Class V water bodies decreased to 8.6%, and the water quality of major rivers and streams improved steadily.
"We have gone through the 300-year development process of western developed countries in more than 30 years, and the destruction of the environment is inevitable, but we can realize the importance of ecology in the development of human civilization at the stage of rapid development and avoid going again ‘ Pollution before treatment ’ The detour has improved the ability of sustainable development. " Xin Ming, a professor at the Central Party School, said.
From system to practice, green development speeds up and increases efficiency.
The elders who seek wood must consolidate their roots.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the "four beams and eight pillars" with the nature of top-level design for ecological civilization construction have become increasingly perfect.
In the past five years, the top-level design of ecological civilization has been gradually improved. In April 2015, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Ecological Civilization, which clarified the overall requirements, goals and visions, key tasks and institutional system of ecological civilization construction. In September of the same year, the "Overall Plan for the Reform of Ecological Civilization System" was promulgated, which proposed to improve the property right system of natural resources assets, establish a system for the development and protection of land space, and improve the performance evaluation and accountability system of ecological civilization.
In the past five years, the legal system of ecological and environmental protection has been continuously improved. Air Pollution Prevention Action Plan, Water Pollution Prevention Action Plan and Soil Pollution Prevention Action Plan have been issued one after another. The new environmental protection law known as "the strictest in history" has been implemented since 2015, and its efforts in cracking down on environmental crimes are unprecedented.
In the past five years, the law enforcement and supervision of ecological and environmental protection have been unprecedented. Reduce coal burning, eliminate yellow-label vehicles, rectify enterprises whose emissions are not up to standard, and start intensive supervision of air pollution prevention and control & HELIP; … A series of environmental protection punches have brought more blue sky and clear water. Compared with 2013, the average concentration of PM2.5 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta region and Pearl River Delta region decreased by 33%, 31.3% and 31.9% respectively in 2016.
In the past five years, China has actively participated in international governance and made green contributions. In December 2015, at the Paris Conference on Climate Change, 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted the historic Paris Agreement to make arrangements for the global response to climate change after 2020. China is not only an important driving force for reaching an agreement, but also a firm performing country.
From concept to effect, economic and social development is moving towards a higher end.
During the G20 Summit, Hangzhou, which is intertwined with prosperity and ancient charm, surprised the world. While enjoying the rapid development of entering the "Trillion Club", while wandering around the beautiful scenery of the ancient charm of the lake city, Hangzhou has solved the problem of protection and development, realized the benign interaction between ecology and economy, and become the "pioneer area of beautiful China".
In 2016, Beijing Environment Exchange and Saihanba Forest Farm listed 183,000 tons of afforestation carbon sinks for sale. All 475 tons of carbon sinks can be traded, which can benefit more than 100 million yuan.
"The wasteland becomes a forest, and the forest is exchanged for green mountains and green hills. The green mountains and green hills become Jinshan Yinshan in silence, and Saihanba has formed a virtuous circle development chain." Chen Zhiqing, deputy director of Saihanba Forest Farm, said.
From "the earth is covered with green" to "greening around" and "planting green in the heart", the increasing supply of ecological products has greatly increased the people’s sense of acquisition. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China’s forest area and accumulation have increased to 3.12 billion mu and 15.1 billion cubic meters respectively, and the annual ecological service value of these forest resources is 12.68 trillion yuan.
The concept of green development is deeply rooted in people’s hearts. The Ministry of Environmental Protection launched the "12369" environmental protection WeChat reporting platform to broaden the channels and scope of mass participation, and received nearly 73,000 reports from the masses.
Under the guidance of the concept of green development, in 2016, the energy consumption and water consumption per unit GDP decreased by 17.9% and 25.4% respectively compared with 2012, and the emission reduction effect of major pollutants was remarkable.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the construction of China’s ecological civilization has shown a new situation of accelerated development, and the kinetic energy of China’s economic development is undergoing a fundamental change, with unlimited advantages and potential.
In the lower reaches of Jinsha River, Baihetan Hydropower Station, the world’s largest hydropower station under construction, has been fully constructed recently. After completion, the average power generation for many years will reach 62.443 billion kWh, and the average annual consumption of standard coal will be reduced by about 19.68 million tons, and the carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by about 51.6 million tons.
China’s green development has contributed to China’s plan for the world. In 2016, the United Nations Environment Programme released the report "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets: Strategy and Action of Ecological Civilization in China". China’s concept and experience of ecological civilization construction are providing important reference for sustainable development all over the world.
A beautiful new picture of China full of hope and confidence is being laid in an all-round way.