China News Service, Beijing, June 14 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) Huang Runqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, said that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's ecological and environmental protection has undergone historic, turning and overall changes.

In the past ten years, China's ecological civilization status has never been more important, and the effect of environmental governance has never been better.

　　From the 13th to the 16th, the 2022 annual meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development and the 30th anniversary of CCICED were held in a combination of online and offline methods. Huang Runqiu made the above remarks at the event.

　　Huang Runqiu emphasized that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's ecological and environmental protection has undergone historic, turning and overall changes.

In the past ten years, "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" has become the consensus and action of the whole society. The effect of environmental governance has been unprecedented, and the annual average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in cities at the prefecture level and above has dropped to 30 micrograms per cubic meter. , the quality and stability of the ecosystem has risen significantly.

In the past ten years, the scope of public participation has been unprecedented, and ecological civilization has become a cause that the public participates in, builds, and enjoys together.

　　Huang Runqiu emphasized that it is necessary to intensify the battle of pollution prevention and control, fight the battle of blue sky, clear water and pure land with higher standards, carry out new pollutant control, implement an action plan for plastic pollution control, strengthen comprehensive management of key sea areas, and formulate and implement biodiversity protection. Ten-year plan for major projects.

Deeply participate in global environmental governance, participate constructively in the process of global climate governance, do our best to help developing countries improve their ability to cope with climate change, and be an important participant, contributor and leader in the construction of global ecological civilization.

　　Huang Runqiu pointed out that the current new crown pneumonia continues to spread, and the world is facing severe challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing desertification. The transition to a green and low-carbon economy is the only way for countries to achieve sustainable development, and has become the common aspiration of the international community. It is necessary to conform to the contemporary scientific and technological revolution and industrial layout trends, be driven by innovation, vigorously promote the transformation and upgrading of the economy, energy, and industrial structure, and constantly explore the development path of ecological civilization with production development, affluent living, and good ecology, so that a good ecological environment will become the global economy. Strong support for sustainable social development.

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