Achievements are obvious to all, commitments are exciting
The world praises China for taking the lead in green development (Global Hotspot)
Our reporter Zhang Hong
Recently, as the country with the most accumulated greenhouse gas emissions in the world and as the country that officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement, the United States has not relented in self-examination, but has frequently accused China in the field of environmental governance.
However, China’s achievements in the field of environmental governance are obvious to all, and China’s commitments in the field of environmental governance are exciting.
Unlike the US's "shocking the pot" and pushing blame, the international community has praised China's environmental governance practices.
"From follower to leader"
Recently, the Spanish news website El Boletin released a report entitled "China Leads Other Countries in Climate Governance".
The report quoted Allianz analysts as saying that in the post-epidemic era, China has not only led the recovery of the world economy, but has also transformed from a follower of climate governance to a leader.
China is in a leading position in the fields of renewable energy and electric vehicles.
Since 2000, China's installed capacity of renewable energy has increased by more than 800%, while the installed capacity of renewable energy in the EU and the United States have increased by only 230% and 160%, respectively.
The report pointed out that in 2000, China, the European Union and the United States had roughly the same level in this area, but now the United States and the European Union have much different renewable energy installed capacity than China.
The report also pointed out that China's electric vehicle stock is higher than the United States and the European Union combined.
The British "Guardian" pointed out that China is the largest investor, producer and consumer of renewable energy technologies.
One third of the world's solar power plants and wind turbines are located in China.
Half of all passenger electric vehicles in the world run on Chinese roads.
The French "Le Monde" website reported that China's production of lithium-ion batteries, solar panels and wind turbines has accounted for more than half of the world, and it is also the country with the largest market share of electric vehicles.
A report from Spain’s Efee News Agency noted that, according to the “Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0” report of the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers, by 2035, the sales of new energy vehicles will account for more than 50% of the Chinese market, and the sales of pure electric vehicles are expected Will account for more than 95% of new energy vehicles.
The report predicts that China's auto industry carbon emissions will reach a peak around 2028. By 2035, total carbon emissions will drop by more than 20% from the peak.
The report believes that the roadmap proposed by the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers can play a role in boosting China's automobile energy conservation and emission reduction.
The commentary of the Russian Satellite News Agency stated that in recent years, the Chinese government has always attached great importance to improving the ecological environment, actively combating desertification, and making positive progress in the construction of ecological civilization.
The Russian "Free Media" website reported that citing a report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, since 1990, a total of 420 million hectares of forests have been destroyed worldwide, but China's forest and grassland area has increased by 33 million hectares.
China passed a newly revised Forest Law at the end of last year to strengthen supervision of forest resource protection and promote the improvement of forest utilization efficiency.
China's role in maintaining global ecological balance is increasing.
As of the end of 2019, China's carbon intensity has been reduced by about 48.1% compared with 2005, and non-fossil energy accounts for 15.3% of primary energy consumption. China's external commitment to carbon emission reduction targets for 2020 has been completed ahead of schedule.
Lina Dengrudan Esendo, editor-in-chief of the Belgian Flemish edition of "China Today" magazine, witnessed the remarkable achievements of China's ecological civilization construction, and she said with emotion: "China's green development is already at the forefront of the world."
"Chinese experience is worth learning from"
China incorporates the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP into its five-year plan as a binding indicator, and decomposes and implements national targets into regions and implements assessments. It adopts adjustments to industrial structure, optimizes energy structure, saves energy and improves energy efficiency, and promotes the construction of a carbon market. A series of measures such as increasing forest carbon sinks have achieved remarkable results.
The South African independent media website reprinted an article on the UN Environment website, saying that China has made great progress in increasing forest coverage in recent years.
"China's green development experience is worth learning." The article said that China has decades of scientific experience in combating desertification and land degradation and is willing to share it with African countries.
This will effectively help African countries achieve their sustainable development goals.
South Africa’s "Soweto" also published an article saying that China has made great contributions to the prevention and control of desertification in African countries.
Through scientific and technological assistance, joint research and development, technology transfer, scientific and technological demonstration and talent training, China has effectively helped African countries improve their desertification prevention and control capabilities.
Recently, the British "Nature" magazine published an editorial stating that China plays a key role in global biodiversity governance and Chinese scientists have valuable experience worthy of the world's listening.
According to the article, relevant Chinese departments have been working together with researchers at home and abroad to plan a greener development path.
For example, China's central and local governments have formulated a series of environmental protection targets and carried out experiments, and they have also established monitoring and timely reporting mechanisms, which have achieved certain success.
China has also drawn "ecological red lines" across the country, established "ecologically sensitive areas," "ecologically vulnerable areas," "prohibited development areas," and other areas to restrict human activities to protect biodiversity.
This policy is one of the earliest related policies in the world, and it is worth learning from other countries in the world.
China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative also has active ecological protection measures. The “One Belt, One Road” Ecological Environmental Protection Cooperation Plan released in May 2017 is another example of China’s practice of the concept of green development.
The article also stated that Chinese scientists have always been at the core of China's ecological protection and economic development. Their decades of experience can provide important learning opportunities for other countries to save biodiversity and protect ecosystems.
The South African "Star" pays attention to China's efforts to improve the ecological environment while effectively improving people's well-being.
According to the report, China has combined land greening work with the development of economic industries to improve the quality of forest land and the ability to protect water and soil, and it has also helped local people increase their income.
"The green mountains and rivers have also brought a better life to the people, and it will kill two birds with one stone."
"Promote the sustainable development of the world"
At the General Debate of the 75th UN General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping solemnly announced that he would increase nationally determined contributions, adopt more powerful policies and measures, and strive to reach the peak of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, and strive to reach the peak by 2060. Achieve carbon neutrality.
Reuters reported that China’s commitments made at the UN General Assembly are "the most important commitments to address climate change in many years."
Agence France-Presse quoted Rogerley, a climate expert at Imperial College London, as saying that China's commitment will boost confidence in global climate action.
French "Le Monde" quoted the founder of the "New Climate" Institute and German climatologist Nicholas Herne as saying: "In terms of world climate policy, this is the most important announcement in at least five years."
The world is confident that China will achieve this goal.
The BBC website recently published a report titled "China's forest carbon absorption is "underestimated"", claiming that China's afforestation is beneficial to carbon neutrality.
An analysis report written by researchers based on ground and satellite observations published in the British journal Nature supports this view.
The report pointed out that we have "reason to have confidence" in China's carbon neutrality goals.
Gavin Thompson, vice chairman of the Asia-Pacific region of Wood Mackenzie, a world-renowned energy consulting company, said that if any country in the world can achieve such ambitious climate change targets, it is only China.
Chile’s “Financial Daily” reported that China’s commitment rekindled new hopes for the global response to climate change.
Helen Mumford, vice chairman of the World Resources Institute, pointed out that China's emission reduction targets have a positive impact on the international community and will push other countries to take actions to address climate change.
"The goals announced by China are of great significance and will become a catalyst for global green policies." The EU news website "EU News" reported.
According to Reuters, Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi said that China will inject new impetus into the multilateral process of addressing climate change after 2020. Through platforms such as the “Belt and Road” Green Development International Alliance, China will gather more international cooperation to address climate change. More power.
The Spanish "Herald" website reported that the development of a green energy model is one of the pillars of China's new five-year plan.
Thailand's "Bangkok Post" reported that China will promote a "green recovery" of the world economy after the epidemic.
Eduardo Regalado, a researcher at the Cuban International Politics Research Center, said that countries need to promote global development to a green and low-carbon transition. "China's commitment to emissions reduction and new development concepts will strongly promote the sustainable development of the world."