China News Agency, Beijing, October 9th (Huang Yuqin) In response to the US's recent public accusations of China’s “environmental damage”, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying responded by asking six questions at a regular press conference on the 9th. And pointed out that "the United States is the biggest threat to the global environment."

　　Hua Chunying stated that the Chinese government attaches great importance to ecological and environmental protection, has established resource conservation and environmental protection as a basic national policy, and sustainable development has been established as a national strategy, and is earnestly fulfilling areas such as climate change, biodiversity management, and chemical pollution prevention and control. International environmental treaty obligations have achieved remarkable results.

　　She introduced that China is actively practicing low-carbon emission reduction.

As of the end of 2019, China’s carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP have been reduced by 48.1% compared to 2005, and non-fossil energy sources accounted for 15.3%. China has achieved its 2020 climate action goals ahead of schedule and exceeded.

Renewable energy investment has exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars for five consecutive years, and the number of new energy vehicles accounted for more than half of the world.

China has announced that it will increase its nationally determined contribution, strive to reach the peak of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, and strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

　　Hua Chunying said that China has made important contributions to increasing the development of global forest resources, sustainable forest products and trade.

From 2009 to 2019, China completed afforestation of 70.39 million hectares, which is the country with the largest increase in forest resources in the same period.

Since 2000, a quarter of the world's new green area has come from China.

Since the end of the last century, the area of ​​desertified land in China has expanded from an average annual expansion of 10,400 square kilometers to an average annual reduction of 2,424 square kilometers, turning the "sand retreat and human advancement" from a dream into a reality.

During this long vacation, many people went to Saihanba. The beautiful Saihanba was once a desert.

In addition, China’s Kubuqi Desert was once known as the “life forbidden zone” and “the sea of ​​death”. After 30 years of unremitting efforts, successful governance has been achieved and the world miracle of “desert into an oasis” has been realized, and the United Nations has advanced ahead of schedule. Achieve the goal of zero growth in land degradation by 2030.

　　She said that China is speeding up control of air pollution and improving air quality.

China has already implemented the "Ambient Air Quality Standards" in 74 cities. The sky is blue and not blue. Everyone can see and experience it.

The Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences and the National Environmental Research Institute of Korea also jointly established the "China-Korea Air Quality Joint Research Working Group" to carry out analysis and research in related fields.

　　Hua Chunying said that China strictly manages solid waste and marine debris.

China will strive to basically achieve zero imports of solid waste by the end of 2020, and the harmless treatment rate of urban garbage across the country is close to 99%. All coastal cities have established garbage classification and "sea sanitation" mechanisms.

China's marine debris is at a low-medium level internationally and is in a relatively controllable state.

China has implemented the world's most stringent system for monitoring the position of ocean-going fishing vessels, and has actively worked with the international community to crack down on "illegal, unreported and unregulated" fishing activities.

　　She said that China is deeply involved in international exchanges and cooperation in environmental protection. It has taken the lead in signing and ratifying the "Convention on Biological Diversity", advocating the establishment of the "Belt and Road" green development international alliance, and promulgating the "Belt and Road" green investment principles. Carrying out environmental protection exchanges and cooperation, implementing a large number of biodiversity cooperation projects, and constructively promoting global biodiversity governance.

"The progress that China has made in ecological and environmental protection is justified by the international community. I believe that the journalists based in Beijing will also have a deep understanding."

　　"The U.S. has been accusing China, so how is the U.S. doing? The per capita emissions in the U.S. are three times the global average, and more than twice that of China. It used to be nearly five times that of China, and the cumulative emissions are about three times that of China. Hua Chunying said that the report released by Rhodium Consulting in January this year showed that the net greenhouse gas emissions of the United States in 2019 were still slightly higher than the 2016 level, and it was unable to fulfil the promise made by the United States in the 2009 Copenhagen Agreement. The goal of reducing emissions by 17% by the end of 2020.

　　Hua Chunying pointed out that the US should answer these questions to the international community before blaming China: When can the US commit to carbon neutrality?

Why did the United States not ratify the "Kyoto Protocol"?

Why did the United States withdraw from the "Paris Agreement"?

Should the United States give an explanation to the people in developing countries that are severely negatively affected by climate change, especially the people in small island countries?

When will the US's huge arrears in the Global Environment Facility and the dues due to the Desertification and Climate Change Conventions be repaid?

The United States exports a large amount of garbage to developing countries all the year round. Should the United States have an explanation for this?

　　She emphasized that facts have proved that the United States is the biggest destroyer of international environmental cooperation, and the United States is the biggest threat to the global environment.

U.S. officials used this to discredit and attack China entirely for political purposes.

What they should do is to stop malicious slander against China, reflect on themselves, take on the responsibility of protecting the environment, and do more to protect the global environment without causing trouble.

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