State Council Information Office: We will further promote green and low-carbon development and stimulate the potential of green transformation
"Looking back on this year, under the background that the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change and the global economic growth momentum is insufficient, China's economic development has shown the characteristics of 'stability', 'progress' and 'good', with economic operation picking up for the better, further adjustment and optimization of the economic structure, and solid progress in high-quality development. Liu Sushe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office this afternoon to interpret the macroeconomic situation and policies.
The Central Economic Work Conference held a few days ago clearly defined the overall requirements, policy orientations, and key tasks for this year's economic work. In terms of further promoting the construction of ecological civilization and green and low-carbon development, the National Development and Reform Commission will strengthen ecological protection and pollution prevention, accelerate the promotion of energy-saving transformation, expand renewable energy consumption, and promote the gradual transformation of "dual control" of energy consumption to "dual control" of carbon emissions.
"We will pay more attention to expanding effective demand, pay more attention to relying on reform and innovation to enhance the vitality and momentum of development, pay more attention to the development and expansion of the real economy, pay more attention to improving people's livelihood and well-being, and pay more attention to improving the effectiveness of macro policies. Liu Sushe said.
At the press conference, some media pointed out that the mid-term evaluation report on the implementation of the "Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035" (hereinafter referred to as the "Outline") pointed out that the implementation of the "Outline" has achieved "more than half of the time and more than half of the tasks". In the first half of the year, economic growth remained within a reasonable range, innovation-driven development achieved remarkable results, people's livelihood and well-being continued to improve, positive progress was made in green development, and security capabilities were significantly enhanced, with 16 of the 20 major indicators basically meeting or faster than expected.
"In the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will resolutely implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, firmly grasp the scientific connotation and essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization, strive to promote high-quality development, coordinate development and security, and provide strong support for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country to get off to a good start. Liu Sushe said.
At the same time, he also said that the National Development and Reform Commission will also innovate the supply of goods and services in terms of how to stimulate the growth potential of consumption and investment. Including vigorously developing digital consumption, green consumption, and healthy consumption, actively cultivating new consumption growth points such as smart homes, entertainment and tourism, sports events, and domestic "trendy products", promoting bulk consumption of new energy vehicles and electronic products, and at the same time promoting the trade-in of consumer goods with standards such as technology, energy consumption, and emissions.
Looking forward to 2024, China's development will still be both opportunities and challenges, and on the whole, favorable conditions are stronger than unfavorable factors, and there are still many factors supporting the steady and healthy development of China's economy. For example, as China promotes high-quality economic development, improves scientific and technological innovation capabilities, promotes future industrial development, promotes green transformation, and accelerates the transformation of new and old kinetic energy, there is a great demand for investment, and today's investment will also be transformed into tomorrow's "competitiveness".
"The increasing global demand for green and low-carbon products has driven the rapid growth of China's exports of electric manned vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar cells. There are also many high-quality, high-efficiency and cost-effective Chinese products whose exports have been significantly accelerated, and while better meeting the needs of the global market, some new growth points have also been formed. Liu Sushe analyzed.
