The State Council Information Office released the white paper "China's Green Development in the New Era" on January 19, comprehensively introducing the concept, practice and effectiveness of China's green development in the new era, and sharing China's green development experience.
International people interviewed by this reporter said that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has adhered to the concept that green waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, has unswervingly followed the path of ecological priority and green development, and has created ecological miracles and green development that have attracted worldwide attention. Miracle.
China is also actively participating in global environmental and climate governance, contributing Chinese wisdom and strength to promoting global sustainable development.
Nasser Bushiba, chairman of the Morocco-Africa-China Cooperation and Development Association, said that China has made outstanding achievements in implementing the new development concept and promoting the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
China actively participates in global ecological governance, and its ideas, actions and contributions to addressing climate change are commendable and worthy of reference by other countries.
Kubuqi Desert governance is a successful practice in the field of global desertification control and sustainable land management.
"Learning from China's green development model, we set up an Africa-China saline agriculture demonstration farm in the Moroccan desert oasis, hoping to bring hope to local poverty reduction and development."
Gwen Sonk, Executive Director of the EU-China Trade Association, said: "China is unswervingly following the path of green development, has made great achievements in the construction of ecological civilization, and has become a leader in many fields such as clean energy. Green transformation and the promotion of green cooperation have provided rare opportunities and made positive contributions to global green development." She said that China actively participates in global environmental governance, promotes the realization of the goal of carbon neutrality at the peak of carbon dioxide, and takes concrete actions to participate in the fight against climate change International cooperation has injected strong impetus into the global response to climate change.
"China has made positive contributions to promoting global sustainable development." Wesley Douglas, director of the African Carbon Exchange, has visited China many times to investigate the experience of carbon trading market construction.
In his view, the white paper is not only a declaration of China's adherence to the road of green development, but also a summary of China's experience in promoting green development over the years. The international community should refer to and learn from China's experience and wisdom.
"China has always been a participant, contributor, and leader in the construction of global ecological civilization. In recent years, China has continued to increase its participation in global ecological and environmental governance, and has proposed a series of ideas to address climate change and taken the lead in implementing them, reflecting the responsibility of a responsible major country. "
Somali Zhan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia, participated in the second phase of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity last year, and listened to China's proposals to promote global biodiversity protection and continue to strengthen ecological civilization Construction of Chinese initiatives.
She said that China has made remarkable achievements in green economy, clean energy, and environmental governance, bringing confidence to global green development.
Viron Phetchawong Paddy, director of the Thailand-China "Belt and Road" Research Center, said that the release of the white paper reflects China's determination to plan for development at the height of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and to adhere to green development.
"People from all walks of life in Thailand look forward to continuing to promote cooperation between Thailand and China. There is a lot of room for cooperation between Thailand and China in the fields of environmental protection, ecological restoration and the development of green economy."
"China's green development has benefited both China and the world." Sergey Savinsky, a senior researcher at the Institute of Fiscal Studies of the Russian Ministry of Finance, said that China's carbon emission intensity has dropped significantly while its economy and society continue to develop healthily.
In 2020, China's carbon emission intensity will be reduced by 48.4% compared with 2005, exceeding the goal promised to the international community to reduce by 40% to 45% by 2020, with a cumulative reduction of about 5.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, basically reversing the rapid growth of carbon dioxide emissions. It is worthy of praise from the international community to take practical actions to effectively promote the process of global carbon reduction.
Peter Kagvanga, director of the African Policy Research Institute in Kenya, who has visited China many times, is deeply touched by China's continuous improvement of the quality of the ecological environment.
He said that China regards a good ecological environment as the most inclusive welfare of the people's livelihood, and vigorously promotes green production and lifestyles, so that the people have more sense of gain, happiness and security.
"China's green and low-carbon development path has enabled me to truly understand the connotation of ecological civilization construction, realize simultaneous improvement of economic benefits, ecological benefits, and social benefits, find a balance between development and environmental sustainability, and promote harmonious coexistence between man and nature .”
(Newspaper Beijing, Dubai, Johannesburg, Bangkok, Moscow, January 24, by reporters Liu Rong, Zhang Penghui, Huang Weixin, Guan Kejiang, Zou Song, Zhao Yipu, Sui Xin)