Environmental News at a Glance|Work together to contribute to the construction of ecological civilization (People's Daily)
The mountains and forests are dyed, the plains are blue and green, the urban and rural birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the good ecological environment embodies people's common yearning for a green and beautiful life, and it is also inseparable from the joint efforts of the whole society. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has made unprecedented efforts to grasp the construction of ecological civilization, and constantly improved the modern environmental governance system led by the party committee, led by the government, and participated by enterprises, social organizations and the public, and the scope of public participation in ecological environmental protection is unprecedented.
Bring shopping bags to buy things and recycle them, refuse to use disposable chopsticks and use disposable items as little as possible, save water resources, use water for washing rice and vegetables to water flowers, wash your face and wash your clothes for flushing toilets, and take public transportation as much as possible...... Nowadays, the concept of green, low-carbon and environmental protection is becoming more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and more and more people are actively taking action to practice a green and low-carbon lifestyle and make concerted efforts to contribute to the construction of ecological civilization.
Everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, and everyone plants trees into a forest. China's forest area and forest stock have increased for 40 consecutive years, which is inseparable from the continuous participation of a total of 17.5 billion people in voluntary tree planting, and the proportion of excellent surface water quality sections in the country has increased to 89.4%, behind which more and more ordinary people have become "civil river chiefs" and "ecological guardians...... The power of one person may be limited, but multiplied by the population of more than 1.4 billion people, it can gather surging power to protect the clear waters and green mountains.
Building a beautiful China is a major strategic deployment made by China to focus on the overall situation of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, modernization and conform to the expectations of the people for a better life. At present, China's economic and social development has entered a high-quality development stage of accelerating green and low-carbon, and the construction of ecological civilization is still in a critical period of superimposed pressure and heavy burden. On the new journey, we must plan and promote the protection of the ecological environment with a higher position, a wider vision and greater efforts, continuously improve the awareness of ecological civilization in the whole society, stimulate the endogenous power of the whole society to jointly care for the ecological environment, promote the formation of a good social atmosphere in which everyone, everything, all the time and everywhere advocate ecological civilization, and write a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.
To promote the formation of a green and low-carbon lifestyle, government departments should play a leading role. On the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the institutional guarantee of green life and improve the system of laws, regulations and policies that are conducive to promoting the formation of a green and low-carbon lifestyle. In June 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and five other departments jointly issued the Ten Codes of Conduct for Citizens' Ecological and Environmental Protection, leading citizens to fulfill their obligations and responsibilities for ecological and environmental protection. On the other hand, it is necessary to provide a material basis and create corresponding conditions for the greening of lifestyles. For example, we should increase investment in public transportation facilities to make public transportation a safe, convenient and economical mode of transportation, improve the domestic waste disposal system, and improve the integration level of garbage sorting and "collection and transfer".
Promote the formation of a green and low-carbon lifestyle, which can be done by everyone, everywhere, and at all times. A good ecological environment is the most inclusive people's livelihood and well-being, everyone is a beneficiary, everyone should be a practitioner, starting from themselves, starting from little things. For example, the practice of "disc action", do not use disposable tableware, turn off the lights, save paper, choose green office utensils, and actively choose public transportation or shared transportation in daily travel, etc.
During the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the energy accumulated from more than 60 daily low-carbon behaviors, such as green travel, online errands, and reasonable setting of air conditioning temperatures, can be donated online to help "Asian Games carbon neutrality"; in Shenzhen, Guangdong, small and micro enterprises, community families and individuals can quantify the emission reductions generated by energy conservation and carbon reduction behaviors such as green travel, green consumption, green life, and green public welfare. Carbon Credits" ...... Nowadays, all regions and departments in China are infiltrating the concept of green and low-carbon into all aspects of clothing, food, housing, transportation, and tourism, and strive to promote the formation of a green and low-carbon lifestyle.
The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China" issued a few days ago clearly stated that the national action for the construction of a beautiful China should be carried out to encourage people to practice a green and low-carbon lifestyle. "The slender forest is endless, and the trickle is more than the river. "Protect the ecological environment like protecting eyes, treat the ecological environment like life, and make a contribution to the green and beautiful land of the motherland, we will gather the majestic power of ecological environmental protection and continue to draw a new picture of beautiful China."
