Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 23 -
Question: unprecedented ambition and action together to build a community of life between man and nature - President Xi Jinping important speech at the climate summit leaders of interpretation
Xinhua News Agency reporters Zheng Mingda, Xu Xu, Wang Bin, Gao Jing
"In the face of unprecedented difficulties in global environmental governance, the international community must take unprecedented ambitions and actions, bravely take responsibility, and work together to build a community of human and natural life."
Discuss the strategies to cope with the challenges of climate change, and seek the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
On April 22, World Earth Day, President Xi Jinping attended the Leaders’ Climate Summit in a video format and delivered an important speech. For the first time, he comprehensively explained the concept of a community of human and natural life, and proposed a Chinese plan for strengthening global environmental governance, specifying the response to environmental challenges, The way of cooperation to create a clean and beautiful world.
Profoundly interpret Chinese concepts and promote the construction of a community of human and natural life
"Adhere to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature", "Insist on green development", "Insist on systematic governance", "Insist on people-oriented", "Insist on multilateralism", "Insist on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities"...
At the summit, President Xi Jinping used the "six persistence" system to explain the core essence and practical path of the concept of jointly building a community of human and natural life.
Ruan Zongze, executive vice president of the China Institute of International Studies, said that in the face of repeated warnings from nature, mankind can no longer follow the old path of demanding but not investment, development but not protection, and utilization but not repair. Going forward, we must re-examine the relationship between economic development and the ecological environment, and take concrete actions to protect the planet we live together.
"The concept of a community of human and natural life has pointed out the direction for countries to deal with the relationship between economic and social development and ecological and environmental protection, and the'six adherences' have clarified the path and principles for achieving this goal."
"The life community of man and nature reflects the Chinese civilization's advocacy of the unity of nature and man, Taoism and nature, and the pursuit of harmonious coexistence between man and nature." Su Xiaohui, deputy director of the American Institute of the China Institute of International Studies, said, The community of natural life is also a concrete extension of the concept of a community of shared future for mankind in the field of ecological environment.
"Protect the nature and the ecological environment like protecting the eyes", "Green water and green mountains are the golden mountains and silver mountains", "Protecting the ecological environment is to protect productivity, and improving the ecological environment is to develop productivity." "Landscapes, forests, fields, lakes and sand are inseparable ecosystems" "Protection Ecological environment, you can’t heal your head and feet if you have a headache."...
The interviewed experts believe that these concepts have been practiced in China for many years.
Today, China has achieved its 2020 climate action goals ahead of schedule and exceeded it. At the same time, China's economy has maintained considerable growth. China's ideas and experience in strengthening the construction of ecological civilization and promoting green development have inspired the world.
Fulfill China's commitment to be an activist in global climate environmental governance
"This is a major strategic decision made by China based on the internal requirements of promoting the responsibility of building a community with a shared future for mankind and achieving sustainable development." Talking about China's goal of achieving carbon peaks by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 In the vision, President Xi Jinping said this.
Experts pointed out that China’s announced carbon peak and carbon neutral target vision reflects the “maximum strength” requirements of the Paris Agreement and reflects China’s firm determination to tackle climate change.
According to the analysis of relevant agencies, China's carbon neutrality commitment will reduce the global temperature rise by 0.2 to 0.3 degrees Celsius.
Xu Huaqing, director of the National Center for Strategic Research and International Cooperation on Climate Change, believes that China’s promised nationally determined contribution goals and carbon neutrality vision cannot be reached by simply reaching out and standing on tiptoes. It requires a run-up, acceleration, and striving to make progress. Can only be achieved.
"Despite the extremely arduous efforts required, China has chosen to rise to the challenge, demonstrating its responsibility as the largest developing country and its responsibility to future generations."
"In the shortest time in global history, to achieve the transition from carbon peak to carbon neutrality, what needs to be carried out is a broad and profound economic and social systemic change." Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said.
In fact, such changes are gradually unfolding in China Land: Incorporate carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into the overall layout of ecological civilization construction; formulate a carbon peaking action plan; extensively and deeply carry out carbon peaking actions; support qualified localities and key industries , Key enterprises take the lead in reaching the peak; will strictly control coal power projects, strictly control the growth of coal consumption during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and gradually reduce during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period; decide to accept the "Montreal Protocol" Kigali Amendment to strengthen Non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas management and control; will start online trading on the national carbon market...
Xu Huaqing said that as the world’s largest developing country, China implements a national strategy to actively respond to climate change, integrates climate change into the country’s mid- and long-term economic and social development plans, and accelerates the promotion of green through various means such as laws, administration, technology, and markets. Low-carbon development has made a significant contribution to the global response to climate change.
Analysts noticed that after China announced its carbon peak and carbon neutral vision, last year Japan and South Korea also announced their respective goals of achieving carbon neutrality.
Ruan Zongze said that in the face of many uncertainties in the world, China has reinvigorated global confidence in coping with climate change and has promoted more countries to take greater actions.
Contribute to China's plan to promote the improvement of the global environmental governance system
As a participant, contributor, and leader in the construction of global ecological civilization, China firmly practices multilateralism and strives to promote the construction of a fair, reasonable, and win-win global environmental governance system.
At the summit, President Xi Jinping emphasized that “the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities is the cornerstone of global climate governance” and that “developed countries should show greater ambitions and actions, while effectively helping developing countries improve their ability and resilience to respond to climate change. Developing countries provide financial, technological, and capacity-building support to avoid setting up green trade barriers and help them accelerate their green and low-carbon transition."
Ruan Zongze said that for developed countries, achieving the peak of carbon emissions is a natural process of technological and economic development, while the development stage and the ability of developing countries to cope with climate change cannot be the same as those of developed countries.
At present, developing countries are facing multiple challenges such as fighting the epidemic, developing the economy, and coping with climate change. In view of this, developed countries that bear the inescapable historical responsibility for climate change should give developing countries more support and help instead of blindly. Point your finger.
How to consolidate the joint efforts to deal with the challenge of climate change?
President Xi Jinping pointed out that we must work together and do not blame each other; we must persevere and do not change orders at night; we must keep our promises and do not speak without words.
Su Xiaohui said that tackling climate change is the common cause of all mankind. China has always insisted that all parties should use the "Convention on Biological Diversity", "United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" and "Paris Agreement" and other international treaties as the legal basis to support the United Nations. Other international organizations play their due role instead of turning climate change into a bargaining chip for geopolitics, an excuse for attacking other countries’ targets, and trade barriers.
Play an important role in the process of reaching, entering into force and implementing the Paris Agreement; take cooperation in the field of ecological civilization as the key content of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”; through various forms of South-South practical cooperation, we will do our best to help developing countries improve Capability to respond to climate change; and the United States jointly issued the "Joint Statement on Addressing the Climate Crisis"; next, China will also host the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in October this year... China firmly upholds multilateralism and Practical actions promote international cooperation in global environmental governance and demonstrate the mind and responsibility of a responsible major country.
"Facing the future, the Chinese plan to promote global environmental governance will continue to gather powerful forces to build a community of human and natural life, and will also bring more confidence and hope for the world to respond to various global challenges." Ruan Zongze said.