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Green and low-carbon development will shape China and influence the world.

August 15 is National Ecological Day. On this day in 2005, Comrade Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, visited Yu Village, Anji County, and proposed the "two mountains" concept of "green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains", leading the land of Zhijiang to undergo a green butterfly transformation.

In the practice of the new era, this important concept has been sublimated into an important part of the new development concept, highlighting the distinctive characteristics of Chinese-style modernization, guiding the construction of a beautiful China to continuously take new steps, and providing valuable examples for global sustainable development.

Not long ago, the first volume of "Selected Ecological Civilizations of Xi Jinping" was published. This important work comprehensively presents the achievements of vigorously promoting theoretical innovation, practical innovation and institutional innovation of ecological civilization in the new era, and systematically reflects the rich connotation, scientific system and original contribution of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought.

Today, China has built the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, built the world's largest and most complete new energy industry chain, and has become the country with the fastest and most "green increase" by contributing 1/4 of the world's new green area, and is a firm activist and an important contributor to the world's green development.

In the first half of this year, China's economic report card, which was "steady and progressive", triggered an evaluation of "exceeding expectations" from the outside world. "Stability" is in a stable chassis of the real economy, and "advance" is in accelerating the development of new quality productivity. Since the new era, China's economy has been growing and growing in the face of storms, and the green background of high-quality development has become more distinct.

Economic development and ecological protection, rule of law escort and cultural nourishment, "beautiful China" and "clean and beautiful world", from the development practice of these three pairs of relationships, we have a deeper understanding of the original, historical and global contributions of the Party’s innovative theories in the new era.

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High-quality development and high-level protection complement each other, and high-level protection supports high-quality development with high-level protection, so that the Chinese nation can continue to develop and inherit Chinese civilization.

Faced with the global problem of dealing with the relationship between development and protection, the "Two Mountains" concept uses dialectics to solve the problem, solve the problem with a systematic concept, and reforming traditional growth theory, breaking the thinking limitations of the "dual opposition" between economy and ecology and the path dependence of "pollution first and then governance" in the process of Western modernization, and leading China in the new era to embark on a civilized development path with development of production, prosperous life and good ecology.

"In the entire process of Chinese-style modernization, we must grasp the dialectical unified relationship between high-quality development and high-level protection." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important explanation reveals the practical path of ecological civilization construction that benefits the present and future generations.

Adhere to ecological priority-

"Standing from the height of safeguarding national ecological security, the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and being responsible for human civilization" means that in planning development, we must "take resource and environmental carrying capacity as the premise and foundation" and firmly adhere to the goal pursuit "protecting the ecological environment is protecting natural value and value-added natural capital."

From adhering to "jointly protecting big and not engaging in big development" in the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, to promoting the development of the western region in the new era putting big and protecting big and protecting big and big values, we adhere to the ecological values of respecting nature, adapting to nature, and protecting nature.

"Protecting Qinghai's ecological environment is the most important thing for the country." Qinghai shoulders the important mission of maintaining ecological security and continues to promote ecological protection and high-quality development of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau;

"Here, ecology has very important strategic significance." Tibet protects the creatures, plants and mountains and rivers, and has become one of the best ecological environment in the world;

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We insist on prioritizing protection, and calculate large accounts, long-term accounts, overall accounts, and comprehensive accounts, and firmly grasp the strategic positioning in the overall national development.

Adhere to green development—

Important statements such as "new quality productivity itself is green productivity" reveal the deep logic of taking green and low-carbon development as a fundamental solution to the ecological environment problems.

Grasp the "four focus points", Jiangsu anchors to build an "important position for developing new quality productivity", strengthens the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and in 2024, Taihu water quality will historically restore to Class III;

As China's largest economic center city, Shanghai has laid out innovation chains, industrial chains and talent chains around the development of new quality productivity, and accelerated the creation of new momentum and new advantages in industrial development;

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Economic provinces assume the responsibility of "taking the main responsibility", and other provinces adapt to local conditions and show their strengths, forming a synergy and potential energy for high-quality development.

From expanding the path of transforming green waters and green mountains into gold and silver mountains, to building an industrial structure with high technological content, low resource consumption and low environmental pollution, to accelerating the formation of green production methods and lifestyles, we will surely build a solid material foundation for future generations and leave a beautiful ecological space with beautiful mountains and rivers.

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"Good laws govern" and "cultivated people" work in the same direction, external constraints and endogenous driving force are combined with rigidity and softness, forming a powerful synergy to protect the ecological environment, so that the land of China will always stay blue, green mountains will always be there, and green water will flow forever.

As the "fairest public product" and "the most universal people's livelihood and welfare", only by using the strictest systems and the strictest rule of law can excessive demands and wanton destruction be prevented and "use is in a proper manner and conduct is in a moderate manner."

In Xin'an River, how did the transformation from ecological crisis to green model occur?

In 2011, Comrade Xi Jinping pointed out: "Zhejiang and Anhui provinces should focus on the overall situation, control pollution from the source, and take the path of mutual benefit and win-win results."

Improve the system and introduce the "ecological compensation mechanism" into the practice of cross-provincial river basin governance for the first time; make up for the shortcomings in legislation, formulate local regulations such as river and lake chief system regulations, pesticide use management regulations, etc.; strengthen joint law enforcement, prevent and control multiple types of pollution sources; carry out judicial cooperation, establish ecological protection circuit courts, judicial protection Xin'anjiang workstation... Adhere to the rule of law thinking, and in the new era, Xin'anjiang has shifted from "regular governance" to "Changzhi".

The "Regulations on Ecological Protection Compensation" was officially implemented, and the "Regulations on Ecological Environment Protection Inspection Work" was issued and implemented... Since the new era, my country's ecological environment rule of law has entered a period of the greatest legislative efforts, the most intensive system issuance, and the strictest supervision and law enforcement standards have been implemented. The external pressure to protect the ecological environment has remained normal.

Laws can harm the world and virtues can nourish people's hearts.

"The Chinese nation has always respected and loved nature. The Chinese civilization that has lasted for more than 5,000 years has nurtured a rich ecological culture." From "all things are nurturing" to "harmonious coexistence", China's excellent traditional ecological culture has shined with a new light of the times in creative transformation and innovative development.

Gala Village, Linzhi City, Tibet, uses the green points exchanged for environmental protection behaviors as an important reference for the credit line for the people-friendly loans, and encourages villagers to transform from "I want to protect" to "I want to protect"; since the ten-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River has been launched, policy guarantees and employment guidance have been carried out at the same time, and the "fishermen" are willing to transform into "fishermen"... Governance changes have promoted changes in concepts.

"Cultural is 'humanization'". The "Guiding Opinions on Further Strengthening Ecological Culture Construction" was issued to guide and drive the development of ecological culture in various places. Only by allowing protectors and contributors to benefit, allowing business entities to obtain reasonable returns, and allowing green and low-carbon lifestyles to become customs, can everyone be conscious of taking action and fulfilling their responsibilities.

Concentrate the value demands of "the environment is people's livelihood, green mountains are beauty, and blue sky is happiness" and form consensus and action of "green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains"... The innovative theory of the Party in the new era is loved, recognized and owned by the people in practice, and is condensed into the essence of the times of Chinese culture and the Chinese spirit.

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The concept of "Green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains" has been proposed for 20 years. It has now become the cornerstone of China's ecological civilization construction and has also illuminated the bright light of wisdom for global green development.

"On the road to promoting the transformation of global ecological civilization, China is becoming a leader." "The concept of green waters and green mountains are gold and silver mountains is both Chinese and worldly." Many international people believe that this concept guides us toward a more sustainable and fairer future.

Qiankai Port in Peru, a key project for jointly building the "Belt and Road" with high quality. Qiankai Wetland, which is adjacent to it, is an important bird habitat.

From introducing a new vibration impulse process to treat the foundation, reducing noise and dust pollution by 40%, to promoting wastewater recycling, saving water by more than 25%, wetland bird populations have not been disturbed during the three years of construction. Qiankai Mayor Alvarez sighed: "Qiankai Port is both 'golden' and 'green'."

Establish the International Alliance for Green Development, formulate green investment principles, and build a green supply chain platform... The "Belt and Road" path of green development fully demonstrates China's pragmatic action to inject green energy into the co-construction country and provide green opportunities.

Andrew Schwartz, executive vice president of the American Institute of Ecological Civilization, believes: "China integrates the concept of green waters and green mountains as gold and silver into all areas of ecological civilization construction, providing a compelling alternative in its development model. This leadership is timely, visionary and inspiring."

Global challenges such as climate change, food security, and energy security are severe, and all countries urgently need to respond together.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. In the evolution of history, green and low-carbon development has finally become the trend of the times, and the international community has a more shared destiny. China insists on carrying out green international cooperation, empowers world modernization with the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and benefits people of all countries.

From the community of life on earth to a community of shared future for mankind, from the "harmonious coexistence" between man and nature to the "harmony" of human society, a "harmony" culture runs through it. The foundation of the concept of "Two Mountains" and the essence of Chinese culture show the bright future of global development—

"The harmony between nature and society, the harmony between individuals and groups, our nation's ideal lies in this, and the cohesion and creativity of our nation are also based on this."

"Humans should work together and live in harmony, continue to move towards building a community with a shared future for mankind, and jointly create a better future."