Deeply Understanding the "Four Major Transformations" of Ecological Civilization Construction in the New Era Civilization | Ecology | New Era
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We must deeply understand the scientific worldview and methodology contained in the "Four Major Transformations", and strive to write a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.
This year marks the beginning of implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Concentrate on reflecting the historical, transitional, and global changes in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era
Historical changes. The decade of the new era is the one with the deepest understanding, the greatest efforts, the most practical measures, the fastest promotion, and the best results in ecological environment protection. The average concentration of PM2.5 in key cities in China has cumulatively decreased by 57%, dropping to 29 micrograms/cubic meter in 2022. The number of days with heavy pollution has decreased by 93%, making it the country with the fastest improvement in air quality in the world. The proportion of excellent surface water bodies reaches 87.9%, and the historical total water quality of the Yangtze River and Yellow River reaches Class II. In the past decade, the quality of the ecological environment has significantly improved, with unprecedented magnitude, speed, and effectiveness.
Transitional changes.Faced with the urgent need to promote high-quality development through green and low-carbon transformation, we insist that green development is a profound revolution in the development concept. With an average annual energy consumption growth rate of 3%, we have supported economic growth of over 6% per year. The cumulative decrease in carbon emission intensity has exceeded 35%, reversing the rapid growth of carbon dioxide emissions. In the past decade, the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as gold and silver" has become a universal consensus and action in the whole society, and the consciousness and initiative of the entire Party and the people of the country to promote ecological civilization construction have significantly increased.
Global changes.At the same time, we will promote the conclusion, signing, entry into force and implementation of the Paris Agreement, give full play to the political leadership of the presidency of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, reach the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework after two stages of meetings, and also work with other countries to build a green "the Belt and Road", contributing Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions and Chinese strength to building a clean and beautiful world.
Deeply understanding and grasping the inherent unity of the "Four Major Transformations"
The four major transformations are interrelated, complementary, and mutually reinforcing, forming an organic and unified whole.
A significant transformation from key rectification to systematic governance. This is a shift in approach and methodology, providing a strategic path for other significant transformations. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has started by solving prominent ecological and environmental problems, emphasizing the combination of points and surfaces, and addressing both symptoms and root causes. We have continued to deepen the defense of blue skies, clear waters, and clean land, and promoted significant improvement in the quality of the ecological environment. We will adhere to the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and sands, and focus on solving the problems of headache and foot pain, each with its own responsibilities and mutual constraints. We will seek to focus on multiple goals, balance points, and growth points, and significantly improve the level and effectiveness of ecological environment governance.
A significant shift from passive response to proactive action. This is a shift in mindset and responsibility, providing directional guidance for other major transformations. In the new era, our party insists on changing our concepts, consolidating our responsibilities, continuously enhancing the consciousness and initiative of the whole party and the whole country to promote ecological civilization construction, and transforming the construction of a beautiful China into a conscious action of all the people. Adhering to the profound revolution of taking green development as the development concept, establishing and improving systems such as "Party and government share the same responsibility" and "dual responsibility" for ecological environment protection, promoting the green transformation of economic and social development, and making green mountains and clear waters a consensus and action of the entire Party and society.
A significant transformation from a participant in global environmental governance to a leader. This is a shift in mindset and pattern, providing a global perspective for other major transformations. We keep up with the times, look at the world, assume the responsibility of a great nation, demonstrate the responsibility of a great nation, stand at the height of responsibility to human civilization, propose the proposal of jointly building a community of life on Earth, and work together with countries around the world to build a fair, reasonable, and win-win global environmental governance system, jointly building a clean and beautiful world. In the process of jointly seeking global ecological civilization construction, the concept and practice of China's ecological civilization construction have been highly recognized and praised by the international community.
A significant transformation from practical exploration to scientific theory guidance. This is a transformation of thought and theory, providing fundamental guidance for other major transformations.This important ideological system answers major theoretical and practical questions such as what kind of ecological civilization to build and how to build ecological civilization, providing fundamental guidance for the construction of ecological civilization in the new era. The significant transformation of thought and theory occupies a position of overall control and management, which is a change in understanding and philosophy, and also a fundamental transformation that guides the realization of other major transformations.
Deeply understand the scientific worldview and methodology contained in the "Four Major Transformations"
We must put the people first. This is a solid foundation and solid reliance for achieving significant transformation. The ecological environment is a major political issue related to the Party's mission and purpose, as well as a major social issue related to people's livelihood.Through unremitting efforts, China's ecological environment has been continuously improved, the ecosystem has been continuously optimized, and the overall function has been continuously enhanced. The people's sense of ecological environment gain, happiness, and security has been continuously enhanced.
We must persist in self-confidence and self-reliance. This is the spiritual realm and major principle for achieving significant transformation. In a country with a huge population like ours, there is no precedent or ready-made path to build a modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
We must adhere to integrity and innovation. This is the essential characteristic and fundamental aspect of achieving significant transformation. Being upright is the key to avoiding losing direction and making disruptive mistakes, while innovation is the key to grasping and leading the times.
We must adhere to a problem oriented approach. This is an inherent requirement and distinct character for achieving significant transformation. In the past decade of the new era, our party has always taken solving prominent ecological and environmental problems as the starting point and foothold of formulating policies, and taking resolving conflicts and solving difficulties as the breakthrough point to open up the new era of ecological civilization construction. The determination, strength, and effectiveness are unprecedented. Practice has proven and will continue to prove that only by continuously enhancing problem awareness, focusing on the new situations, tasks, and requirements faced by ecological civilization construction, can we continuously achieve new results, achieve new breakthroughs, and take new steps in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.
We must adhere to a systematic concept. This is the fundamental ideological and working method for achieving significant transformation. Ecological environment governance is a complex system engineering that must continuously strengthen the systematic and overall coordination of various tasks in ecological civilization construction, and pay attention to overall planning and coordinated promotion. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has continuously improved its strategic thinking, historical thinking, dialectical thinking, systematic thinking, innovative thinking, rule of law thinking, and bottom line thinking abilities in building ecological civilization. We have coordinated industrial structure adjustment, pollution control, ecological protection, and response to climate change, promoting the realization of win-win environmental, economic, and social benefits.
We must persist in having a broad mind for the world. This is the responsibility and strong driving force of a major country to achieve significant transformation. There is only one Earth for humanity, and protecting the ecological environment and promoting sustainable development is the common responsibility of all countries. In the modernization process of promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, our party has always been mindful of the world, standing on the height of being responsible for human civilization and future generations, taking the road of green development with all countries in the world, building a community of life on the earth, actively building a harmonious coexistence of man and nature, economic development and environmental protection, and the common development of all countries in the world, which fully demonstrates the CPC's global feelings and mission.
