Recently, President Xi Jinping attended the United Nations Climate Change Summit via video and delivered a speech. President Xi Jinping pointed out from a high position that addressing climate change is an urgent and long-term task. We need to strengthen our confidence, shoulder our responsibilities, and deepen cooperation so that green development can truly benefit every part of the world. Let us take active actions to promote the realization of the beautiful vision of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and protect our common home planet! The speech is of great significance and provides fundamental guidance for us to understand the general trend of global climate governance, grasp the direction of green development, and clarify our own responsibilities and tasks.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, and global climate governance has entered a critical stage. Addressing climate change is a common challenge for all mankind. It is related to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and the future and destiny of all mankind. As an important developing country in the world, China attaches great importance to addressing climate change, systematically promotes the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, and vigorously improves the diversity, stability and sustainability of ecosystems. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has placed the response to climate change in a more prominent position in national governance, implemented a national strategy to actively address climate change, and promoted the joint construction of a fair, reasonable, cooperative and win-win global climate governance system. It has provided Chinese solutions for the global response to climate change and achieved green and low-carbon transformation and development, and contributed Chinese wisdom and Chinese strength.

Under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought, China has coordinated industrial restructuring, pollution control, and ecological protection, actively responded to climate change, and has embarked on a new path of ecological priority and green development. China adheres to the drive of innovation and vigorously develops renewable energy. Its installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power generation ranks first in the world. The production and sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the world for many years in a row, making outstanding contributions to global emission reduction. At the same time, China is actively promoting the green Belt and Road Initiative, sharing green development experience and technology with countries along the route, and contributing to global climate governance. In terms of carbon market construction, China has also taken solid steps. The national carbon emissions trading market has been officially launched. The carbon market has become a powerful measure to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of the industry and achieve the goal of peak carbon neutrality. In addition, China has also strengthened its legislative and policy guarantees on climate change and introduced a series of laws, regulations and policy measures to address climate change, providing a solid legal guarantee for addressing climate change.

Addressing climate change is related to the construction and development of Chinese-style modernization. China has turned its response to climate change into an important opportunity to achieve high-quality development, actively explored a green development path that is consistent with its national conditions and local conditions, and continues to meet the people's growing needs for a better life. Strictly implement the development philosophy that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, and continuously improve the ability to restore natural ecosystems; rely on large-scale industrial production and a strong domestic market to accelerate the construction of a green and low-carbon energy system and promote green and low-carbon energy transformation; vigorously carry out "climate diplomacy", actively promote the new journey of global climate governance, and jointly write a new chapter in global climate governance.

At present, China is making great strides towards a new journey of socialist modernization. "Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality" is not only a strategic choice to achieve the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, but also China's firm commitment to building a community with a shared future for mankind. Based on this goal, China has always been guided by the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and has deeply integrated the implementation of global development initiatives, security initiatives, and civilization initiatives into climate governance practices. Strictly fulfill the obligations of international conventions, actively participate in the global climate governance process, take active actions in promoting the sharing of green technologies and assisting the building of climate adaptation capabilities in developing countries, and use our own actions to promote the construction of a clean and beautiful world.

The most important thing is simplicity, hard work is the key. Based on the new development stage, China will fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, integrate "carbon peaking" and "carbon neutrality" into the overall layout of ecological civilization construction and the overall economic and social development, adhere to the coordinated advancement of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, promote the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, unswervingly follow the high-quality development path of ecological priority, green and low carbon, strive to build a modernization where man and nature coexist harmoniously, and join hands with people around the world to create a better future for mankind.

Source: Jingchu Net (Hubei Daily Net)

Author: Wu Can ("Mulan Mohist" team, Huangpi District, Wuhan City, District Emergency Bureau)