Promote the joint construction of green "the Belt and Road"
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the initiative of jointly building the "the Belt and Road". Ten years of development practice shows that the "the Belt and Road" is not only a road of economic prosperity, but also a road of green development. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed that "adhere to green and low-carbon, and promote the construction of a clean and beautiful world", which pointed out the direction for promoting the green "the Belt and Road" construction under the new situation. Promoting the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" green development is of great significance to the implementation of the concept of green development, the promotion of ecological civilization, the active response to climate change, and the maintenance of global ecological security. Green development is an important direction of high-quality development of the "the Belt and Road". Standing at the strategic height of human civilization development, we should gather consensus, deepen cooperation in key areas such as green infrastructure construction, green energy, green transportation, and promote the joint construction of high-quality development of the "the Belt and Road", and contribute to building a community of human and natural life.
With the increasingly prominent global ecological and environmental issues, green development has become an important consensus for countries to achieve sustainable development. The green "the Belt and Road" construction has put the concept of ecological civilization construction and green development throughout the whole process. Through the promotion of green technology, promoting green investment, promoting low-carbon development and other practices, it has injected new impetus and vitality into global sustainable development. By sharing relevant experiences and achievements in green transportation and green infrastructure construction with neighboring countries, deepening cooperation in resource utilization, promoting innovation in resource utilization, and achieving coordinated development of the environment and economy.
By promoting green infrastructure construction, strengthening international environmental protection cooperation and climate change cooperation, the green "the Belt and Road" construction will link people and nature more closely, promote the harmonious coexistence of people and nature, promote environmental protection cooperation and common development among countries, and contribute Chinese wisdom to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Over the years, the joint construction of the green "the Belt and Road" has achieved remarkable results. Cooperation in green infrastructure construction, green energy, green finance and other fields has been solidly promoted. International cooperation in ecological environment and climate governance has been constantly strengthened. Information sharing and capacity building for green and low-carbon development in countries along the Belt and Road have been constantly improved. However, it should also be noted that the risks and challenges faced by the green development of the "the Belt and Road" are still outstanding, the level of green technology development of countries along the line is different, and the level of international cooperation in ecological and environmental protection needs to be improved. There is an urgent need to improve the relevant top-level design and standard system, comprehensively improve the green development support and guarantee system, strengthen green financial cooperation, compact the main responsibility of enterprise ecological environment protection, adhere to mutual benefit and win-win, mutual learning, and better promote the green development of the "the Belt and Road".
First, strengthen the docking of national green standards with the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", and improve the green development level of countries along the line. Actively participate in the formulation of international green standards, encourage industry associations and other institutions to develop and publish industry green standards and norms that are in line with international standards. Guide enterprises to strictly abide by the laws, regulations, and standards related to ecological and environmental protection in the host country, encourage enterprises to carry out environmental protection work in accordance with international standards or higher standards, and improve the level of green and low-carbon construction and operation.
Second, strengthen the "the Belt and Road" green financial cooperation to provide financial guarantee for green development. We will orderly promote the two-way opening of the green financial market, encourage financial institutions and related enterprises to carry out green financing in the international market, strengthen cooperation with the Asian Investment Bank, the BRICS New Development Bank and other international financial institutions, and provide investment and financing support for the "the Belt and Road" green investment projects by providing green loans, issuing green bonds, setting up green funds, and innovating green financial products. Build a green "the Belt and Road" financial service platform to provide professional services for relevant investment cooperation.
The third is to strengthen the main responsibility of enterprises for overseas environmental behavior. In foreign investment cooperation, efforts should be made to enhance the green development awareness of enterprises, strengthen the construction of legal and compliant business capabilities, and encourage enterprises to regularly release environmental reports. At the same time, we will increase efforts in green infrastructure construction, promote green technology innovation, and strengthen green supervision.
Fourth, help countries along the "the Belt and Road" to improve their green development capacity. Implement the "Green Silk Road Ambassador Plan" to strengthen the capacity building for green technology innovation and green talent cultivation. Building a new type of think tank for the Green Silk Road to provide intellectual support for promoting green development in countries along the route. Further improve multilateral cooperation platforms, strengthen communication and dialogue, better provide green development solutions, and promote low-carbon development in countries along the Belt and Road.