△On the evening of April 22, 2021, at the invitation of U.S. President Biden, President Xi Jinping attended the leaders’ climate summit in Beijing via video and delivered an important speech.
"A big country needs to look like a big country and show more responsibility." President Xi Jinping said in a video keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia 2021 Annual Conference.
On the evening of April 22, Beijing time, President Xi Jinping was invited to attend the leaders’ climate summit by video, and delivered an important speech entitled "Together to Build a Community of Human and Natural Life" and actively put forward the "Six Perseverances" to show the world China’s Responsibility.
China’s announcement that it will strive to achieve carbon peaks by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 is a major strategic decision based on promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and achieving sustainable development, which requires hard work.
In this video speech, Xi Jinping’s major announcement not only demonstrates China’s firm will to promote the new development concept, but also demonstrates China’s clear attitude to contribute to the global response to climate change.
Since the “carbon peak” and “carbon neutral” in his speech at the General Debate of the Seventy-fifth United Nations General Assembly in September 2020, Xi Jinping has frequently mentioned these two terms.
△According to the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the 2035 long-term goal outline, my country will promote clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient use of energy, accelerate the development of new energy, green environmental protection and other industries, and promote a comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.
The picture shows a wind farm taken in the waters of Nanri Island, Fujian.
Currently, about 50 countries in the world have achieved carbon peaks, and their total emissions account for about 36% of global emissions.
Among them, the EU basically achieved a carbon peak in the 1990s, with a peak value of 4.5 billion tons; the US carbon peak time was 2007, with a peak value of 5.9 billion tons.
It is estimated that the predicted peak value of my country's carbon peak is about 10.6 billion tons.
From achieving carbon peaks to achieving carbon neutrality, developed countries in Europe and the United States have basically gone through 50 to 70 years.
my country's target period from carbon peak to carbon neutrality is only 30 years.
In other words, we may use less than half the time of developed countries in Europe and America to complete their emission reduction tasks more than twice.
At the video summit held with the leaders of France and Germany a few days ago, Xi Jinping pointed out-"This will undoubtedly be a tough battle."
Hard fight, the Chinese have experienced a lot!
No matter how difficult it is, we are brave to deal with and achieve great victories-
Tackling poverty. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, after 8 years of continuous efforts, all rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty under China’s current standards, and all poor counties have been lifted out of poverty. Nearly 100 million rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty, 10 years ahead of schedule. The Poverty Reduction Goal of the Agenda for Sustainable Development
In the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, we used more than a month to initially contain the spread of the epidemic. It took about 2 months to control the number of new cases in the local area within single digits, and it took about 3 months to obtain the protection of Wuhan. The decisive results of the war and the defense of Hubei, and then successively fought several battles to eliminate concentrated epidemics in local areas, and captured major strategic results in the national anti-epidemic struggle.
Carry forward the spirit of struggle, enhance the ability to fight, dare to fight tough battles, be good at winning battles, and realize the tough battle of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality", and we will surely win!
At present, the international pattern is evolving rapidly. The new crown pneumonia epidemic has triggered people to deeply reflect on the relationship between man and nature, and the future of global climate governance has attracted more attention.
"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." At the leaders’ climate summit, President Xi Jinping once again emphasized that we must adhere to the common But there is a principle of differentiated responsibilities.
The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities is the cornerstone of global climate governance, and it is a performance that takes into account the implementation capabilities of each country and the overall situation.
China's emphasis on this principle is precisely the embodiment of the image of a big country that has the courage to assume responsibility.
Have the courage to take responsibility and be more responsible.
Based on the responsibility of promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, China has actively promoted green development and the construction of ecological civilization.
In his video speech, Xi Jinping emphasized that the concept of ecological civilization and the construction of ecological civilization are written into the "Constitution of the People's Republic of China", and that China, which is included in the overall layout of socialism with Chinese characteristics, must "persist on the path of ecological priority, green and low-carbon development."
△my country is accelerating the development of new energy and renewable energy, the energy consumption structure has been continuously optimized, the energy green and low-carbon transformation has been intensified, the proportion of clean energy consumption has continued to increase, and the installed capacity of renewable energy has grown rapidly.
The picture shows the inaugural high-tech Dunhuang 100MW molten salt tower solar thermal power station known as the "Super Mirror Power Station" shining on the Gobi Desert.
Whether it is to jointly build a community of human and natural life, or to work together to promote global environmental governance and respond to global climate change, China has never been absent.
In November 2015, leaders from more than 150 countries gathered in Paris to discuss global climate governance plans.
Leaders of various countries have used the greatest political determination and wisdom to promote the conclusion of the "Paris Agreement" to address climate change.
For more than five years, the "Paris Agreement" has entered the implementation stage and has received extensive support and participation from the international community.
"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, cooperative and win-win global environmental governance system." President Xi Jinping made it clear in his video speech at the summit put forward.
On December 12, 2020, President Xi Jinping emphasized in his speech at the Climate Ambition Summit: “Only by adhering to multilateralism, emphasizing unity and promoting cooperation, can we achieve mutual benefit and win-win results and bring benefits to the people of all countries.”
President Xi Jinping has stated on many occasions that in the face of the challenge of climate change, mankind shares a common destiny and cooperation can achieve a win-win situation.
△On August 7, 2018, near the city of Arcos in southeastern Brazil, workers were working on the construction site of the second phase of Brazil’s Mira Mountain UHV Transmission Project.
The project is invested, constructed and operated by the State Grid Corporation of China. It can promote the development of local energy, electrical equipment, raw materials and other upstream and downstream industries in Brazil, meet the local electricity demand of 22 million people, and create more than 40,000 local jobs.
Today, from climate remote sensing satellites in Africa, to low-carbon demonstration areas in Southeast Asia, to energy-saving lamps in small island countries, China’s South-South cooperation on climate change is tangible, tangible, and effective.
China regards cooperation in the field of ecological civilization as a key content of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, and initiated a series of green action initiatives, adopting a series of measures such as green infrastructure, green energy, green transportation, and green finance to continue to benefit from participating in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. People of all countries.
China will follow the goals and principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement, and strive to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; strengthen its own actions, deepen partnerships, and enhance the level of cooperation to achieve a new journey of global carbon neutrality China and other countries learn from each other for mutual benefit and win-win results.
At present, major changes unseen in a century are intertwined with the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Climate change poses severe challenges and real threats to human survival and development.
At such a major historical juncture, President Xi Jinping was invited to attend the summit and delivered an important speech, discussing with the leaders of various countries on countermeasures to the challenges of climate change, and seeking a harmonious coexistence between man and nature, once again demonstrating China’s high degree of climate change issues. Pay attention.
Through studying and comprehending President Xi Jinping’s important speech, we have understood China’s “look of a big country” that “dare to fight tough battles, take responsibility, and win-win cooperation”.
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Editor-in-chief丨Ning Lili
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