Make greater contributions to building a clean and beautiful world -- The important instructions made by General Secretary Xi Jinping on the occasion of the first National Ecological Day encourage cadres and the masses to work hard to promote the construction of ecological civilization | Ecological Day

Xinhua News Agency reporter

August 15th this year is the first National Ecological Day.

The first National Ecological Day home event was held in Huzhou, and Wang Yucheng, the Party branch secretary of Yucun Village, was extremely excited. He told reporters that for over a decade, the villagers have kept in mind their instructions and steadfastly pursued the path of green development. With a better environment, the people have become prosperous. At present, Tianhuangping Town in Anji County is collaborating with 24 villages to build a "high-energy, modern, and international" Dayu Village, continuously amplifying the comprehensive effect of Yucun and driving the coordinated development of surrounding villages.

"We must strive to transform the environmental advantages of 'green mountains and clear waters' into the practical productivity of building' golden mountains and silver mountains', so that the small village can be revitalized," said Wang Yucheng.

The National Ecological Day initiative of 100 academicians was announced at the event site on the same day. This initiative calls on science and technology workers to develop a new paradigm of "environment+" disciplines and promote self-reliance and self-improvement in green and low-carbon technology.

As one of the participants, Zhu Tong, an academician of the CAS Member, said that the General Secretary stressed that the construction of ecological civilization is the fundamental plan for the sustainable development of the Chinese nation. We must carry forward the spirit of historical initiative, lead by example, and make long-term contributions to the construction of ecological civilization.

A good ecological environment has ignited ecotourism in many places. During the summer, cool Guizhou welcomes tourists from all over the country. As a village level river chief in the Jiashubao section of the Luobei River, He Qiyin, the Party branch secretary of Changjiang Village in Guiding County, Qiannan Prefecture, is busy checking the water quality of the river and the environmental hygiene of the riverbank. In Guizhou, there are over 20000 river leaders like He Qiyin.

"Any river that the common people can name is under the responsibility of the river chief," said Yang Song, the person in charge of the river and lake chief system workstation in Qianxi City, Guizhou Province. I deeply understand that the river chief system has formed a river and lake management work pattern of party and government responsibility, departmental coordination, and implementation at each level, promoting the "long-term governance" of rivers.

A thousand miles away from Huzhou, Zhejiang, in Shangsanjiazi Village, Dalang Town, Zhangwu County, Liaoning Province, Wang Bingjun, a nearly seventy year old villager, squatted on a field ridge to observe the growth of rice. "Planting rice by the sand dunes was something I couldn't even think of before," he said.

Zhangwu County is located at the southern edge of Horqin Sandy Land, known as the "Shawozi" in Liaoning. Over the past 70 years, the people of Zhangwu have made persistent efforts to create a green miracle in ecological governance, from the retreat of sand to the retreat of green sand. At present, Zhangwu County has completed the conversion of approximately 18000 acres of desertified land into paddy fields, and the average income of farmers in the project area has increased by more than 20000 yuan.

"The construction of ecological civilization is a major social issue related to people's well-being. On the new journey, we must maintain the strategic determination to strengthen the construction of ecological civilization in accordance with the requirements of General Secretary. In the future, we will also transform tens of thousands of acres of sandy land, making more sandy land into oases." said Peng Hongchuan, Director of the Ecological Environment Bureau of Zhangwu County.

Entering the transportation workshop of Shandong Wanhua Chemical, rows of recycled shared pallets are neatly arranged on the track. According to calculations, Wanhua Chemical promotes shared pallets, which can replace 2 million solid wood pallets annually, equivalent to cutting 330000 fewer trees.

"The General Secretary proposed to continue promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of production and lifestyle, which provides a fundamental basis for the development of enterprises." Liao Zengtai, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd., said that the company will take the "dual carbon" work as the guide, continue to promote industry energy efficiency upgrading, and strive to explore the construction of green factories and green parks.

Energy is the main battlefield for promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality. In 2022, the proportion of clean energy consumption in China will increase to 25.9%.

At the turn of summer and autumn, on the grasslands of Huiteng Xile in Inner Mongolia, the 154 wind turbines of Jingneng Huiteng Xile Wind Farm, together with the blue sky and green grass, form a beautiful scene. Wind farms transmit 250 million kilowatt hours of green electricity to the northern region of China every year, which can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 200000 tons annually compared to traditional thermal power.

"Wind power generation is an important force in promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality. The General Secretary's request to gradually shift from energy consumption dual control to carbon emissions dual control provides significant development opportunities for the wind power industry." Song Jiaqi, the director of the wind farm, stated that the General Secretary's request should be implemented, closely focusing on the development direction of technological innovation, intelligence, low-carbon, and digitalization, so that the wind on the grassland can light up the lights of thousands of households.

The important instructions of General Secretary have pointed out the direction for promoting high-quality development, emphasizing the synchronous promotion of high-quality development and high-level protection, and accelerating the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

The "National Green Manufacturing Industrial Park" on the stone tablet on one side of the provincial road in Meishan Town, Changxing County, Zhejiang Province is very eye-catching. From the past when traditional enterprises such as coal mines, batteries, and cement were abundant, to the initiation of industrial transformation and upgrading, and the elimination of polluting enterprises such as low and scattered ones, Meishan Town has embarked on a path of green development.

The green content has increased, and the gold content has increased. Hu Hongping, the workshop director of Zhejiang Haoyang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., said that the daily production volume of intelligent production lines is equivalent to the workload of 200 workers in the past. More than 80% of the employees in the park, like him, are locals. With the upgrading of the industry, their working environment is also getting better and better.

Ecological environment protection is closely related to everyone. Tang Jinqiang, a volunteer for garbage classification in Jiaxing Road Street, Hongkou District, Shanghai, has deeply felt the transition from "unwilling to divide and unable to divide" to "actively divide and intelligently divide".

On the land of China, the concept of ecological civilization is growing, blossoming, and bearing fruit.

In Zhiduo County, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province, known as the "number one county on the Yangtze River", environmental volunteer Jiang Wenpengcuo has been insisting on picking up garbage and promoting the concept of ecological civilization for more than 10 years. From family and friends to strangers, his team of environmental volunteers has gradually expanded.

"We must persevere and encourage more people to participate, jointly safeguarding this vast and beautiful land."

In just over a month, the Hangzhou Asian Games will soon open. In the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, a continuous supply of green electricity from the northwest of China illuminates the lights of the Asian Games venues. This will be the first time in the history of the Asian Games that all competition venues will use green electricity for regular electricity.

"'Green 'is one of the competition concepts of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and we will integrate the concept of green and low-carbon into the design and operation of competition venues." Li Shenfei, Deputy Director of the Facilities Operation and Maintenance Department of the Venue Construction Department of the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee, said that the application of smart green network technology for end point carbon reduction in venues can achieve three energy efficiency management modes:' sports', 'comfort', and 'energy conservation', ultimately achieving precise carbon reduction effects. With practical actions, we will make greater contributions to building a clean and beautiful world together.