Build a beautiful home where man and nature live in harmony

All 65 Asian Games venues and office spaces in Zhijiang Land use green electricity, and citizens have participated in activities such as "I Plant a Tree for the Asian Games". The Hangzhou Asian Games, which takes "green" as one of its hosting concepts, is striving to become the first carbon-neutral Asian Games.

More than half of the world's new energy vehicles are driven in China, and it took only 17 months for China's new energy vehicles to go from the 10 millionth to more than 20 million.

Green and low-carbon development, solid and powerful.

On September 22, 2020, at the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly declared: "China will increase the intensity of its nationally determined contributions, adopt more effective policies and measures, strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030, and strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060." ”

This means that China, as the world's largest developing country, will complete the world's highest carbon emission intensity reduction, and achieve carbon peak to carbon neutrality in the shortest time in global history. This is undoubtedly an uphill battle that requires extremely arduous effort.

Promise and walk the talk. Over the past three years, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has incorporated carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into the overall layout of ecological civilization construction and the overall economic and social development, and promoted the "dual carbon" work to achieve a good start and positive results. China has built a "1+N" policy system for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, deployed and implemented the "Ten Actions for Carbon Peaking", and continuously consolidated the foundation for statistical accounting, standard measurement, scientific and technological innovation, and talent training; The world's largest clean power generation system has been built, and as of the first half of this year, the installed capacity of renewable energy in China exceeded 1.3 billion kilowatts, surpassing coal power in history; The number of new energy vehicles has exceeded 16.2 million, and the production and sales have ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years.

Promote the responsibility of building a community with a shared future for mankind and realize the inherent requirements of high-quality development

Temperatures have reached new highs, heat waves and droughts have been frequent, torrential rains and floods are frequent... Since the Industrial Revolution, climate change caused by the massive emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide has been a serious challenge for all mankind.

To address climate change, China's ambition and strength have attracted worldwide attention.

On December 12, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping further announced at the Climate Ambition Summit that by 2030, China's carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will drop by more than 65% compared with 2005, the proportion of non-fossil energy in primary energy consumption will reach about 25%, forest stock will increase by 6 billion cubic meters compared with 2005, and the total installed capacity of wind power and solar power will reach more than 1.2 billion kilowatts.

The international community generally believes that at the critical moment of the global climate governance process, China has made a major commitment to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, promoted high-quality development, and accelerated the green and low-carbon transformation, reflecting China's initiative to shoulder important responsibilities and play a positive and exemplary role.

How difficult is the tough battle to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality?

"Developed countries generally take more than 40 years or even 70 years to reach carbon neutrality from carbon peaking, while China only has about 30 years. China has started the process of carbon reduction in the context of the historical tasks of industrialization and urbanization, and the energy structure is biased towards coal and the industrial structure is heavy, making carbon reduction difficult and time-tight. Zhou Hongchun, a researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council, said.

Advance in the face of difficulties and move forward courageously.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has clarified the overall goals of China's development by 2035, one of which is "extensive formation of green production and lifestyle, steady decline after carbon emissions peak, fundamental improvement of the ecological environment, and basic realization of the goal of a beautiful China".

Actively and steadily promoting carbon peaking and carbon neutrality is the responsibility of promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and it is also an inherent requirement for China to achieve high-quality development.

Draw a long-term picture, anchor the goal, and seek progress in a stable manner.

General Secretary Xi Jinping advised when participating in the review of the Inner Mongolia delegation during the National Two Sessions in 2022: "We must base ourselves on the national conditions, adhere to steady progress and gradual realization, and cannot be divorced from reality and rush to achieve results, engage in sports 'carbon reduction' and step on the 'sudden brake'." ”

General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed at the National Eco-environmental Protection Conference held in July this year: "The 'dual carbon' goal we have committed to is unswerving, but the path, method, rhythm and intensity to achieve this goal should and must be decided by ourselves."

On the occasion of the first National Ecological Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping made an important directive to emphasize: "Guided by the 'dual carbon' work, promote the gradual shift from dual control of energy consumption to dual control of carbon emissions, and continue to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of production methods and lifestyles."

Reduce emissions for the earth and add green to the home. A "broad and profound change" accelerated.

The "1+N" policy system for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality has been established and implemented. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the Opinions on Complete, Accurate and Comprehensive Implementation of the New Development Concept and Doing a Good Job in Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality, and the State Council issued the Action Plan for Peaking Carbon Emissions before 2030, making a top-level design and clarifying the timetable and road map. Relevant departments have issued 12 implementation plans for key industries in key areas such as energy, industry, construction, transportation, agriculture and rural areas, as well as 11 support and guarantee plans for scientific and technological support, financial support, statistical accounting, and ecological carbon sinks, and 31 provinces have formulated implementation plans for carbon peaking, and the construction of the "dual carbon" policy system has been completed and continuously implemented.

A series of powerful measures for green and low-carbon circular development have been implemented. Improve the regulation of total energy consumption and intensity, and gradually shift to a dual control system of total carbon emission and intensity; Since 2020, the central government has arranged a total of 1.78 trillion yuan of ecological and environmental protection related funds, and the national carbon emission trading market has officially launched online trading, becoming the world's largest carbon market covering greenhouse gas emissions, with a cumulative trading volume of 230 million tons of carbon emission allowances and a cumulative transaction volume of 10.475 billion yuan by the end of 2022.

In 2020, China's carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP were reduced by about 48.4% compared with 2005, exceeding the first phase of the NDC commitment. On this basis, in the first two years of the "14th Five-Year Plan", China's carbon dioxide emission intensity further decreased, and the results of energy conservation and carbon reduction were remarkable.

"In the past ten years in the new era, China has supported an average annual economic growth rate of more than 6% with an average annual growth rate of 3%, and the cumulative reduction of carbon emission intensity has exceeded 35%, reversing the rapid growth of carbon dioxide emissions." The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment introduced.

Green production methods are widely implemented to plant a green background of high-quality development

12,000 heliostats follow the sun and reflect sunlight onto the collector tower. The 100-megawatt-level molten salt tower solar thermal power station in the Gobi desert in Northwest China has a designed annual power generation capacity of 390 million kilowatt-hours.

Large displacement wells with horizontal displacement of more than 3,000 meters send carbon dioxide to the bottom of the sea. China's first offshore carbon dioxide storage demonstration project, built in the Pearl River Estuary Basin, is expected to store about 300,000 tons per year.

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "It is necessary to accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of development mode, adhere to green and low-carbon development as a fundamental solution to ecological and environmental problems, accelerate the formation of green production methods and lifestyles, and plant a green background for high-quality development." ”

In the past three years since the "dual carbon" goal was proposed, China has accelerated the construction of a green and low-carbon circular development economic system, vigorously promoted green production methods, promoted energy revolution and intensive utilization of resource conservation, coordinated pollution reduction and carbon reduction synergy, and achieved higher quality development in the process of carbon reduction and carbon reduction.

– The green and low-carbon transformation of energy has been steadily advancing.

China's energy activities account for more than 80% of the overall carbon emissions, and carbon reduction in energy production is crucial to achieving the "dual carbon" goal.

On August 31, the world's first 630 degrees Celsius secondary reheat thermal power project began construction in Yancheng, Shandong Province, and the main steam that the generator set has generated once again will be recovered for boiler circulation heating. "Compared with conventional coal-fired power units, it saves 350,000 tons of standard coal and 945,000 tons of carbon dioxide every year." Lin Yue, chief commander of the construction of the Datang Yuncheng project, introduced.

China has carried out the "three reforms" of coal power energy conservation and carbon reduction transformation, flexibility transformation and heat supply transformation, and newly added coal power units have implemented stricter energy-saving standards, and the power generation efficiency and pollutant emission control have reached the world's leading level.

The level of clean and efficient utilization of fossil energy has been greatly improved, and non-fossil energy has achieved leapfrog development. The main stream of the Yangtze River, Wudongde, Baihetan and other 6 cascade power stations, with a total installed capacity of more than 71 million kilowatts, the annual average power generation can meet the annual electricity demand of more than 300 million people. In the Zhangbei grassland, photovoltaic panels and a typhoon fan shine with the blue sky and white clouds, and a steady stream of green electricity lights up Beijing's lights.

As of 2022, the proportion of coal in the country's primary energy consumption has dropped sharply from 68.5% in 2012 to 56.2%, and the proportion of clean energy consumption has increased to 25.9%.

The relevant person in charge of the National Energy Administration introduced: "China has built the world's largest clean power generation system, of which hydropower, wind power, photovoltaic, biomass power generation and nuclear power under construction have ranked first in the world for many years. In the first half of this year, the installed capacity of renewable energy reached 1.322 billion kilowatts, historically surpassing coal power and accounting for about 48.8% of China's total installed capacity. ”

China has vigorously developed renewable energy and made positive contributions to global emission reduction. In 2022, China's renewable energy power generation is equivalent to reducing domestic carbon dioxide emissions by about 2.26 billion tons, and the exported wind power and photovoltaic products will reduce carbon dioxide emissions for other countries by about 573 million tons, with a total emission reduction of more than 2.8 billion tons, accounting for about 41% of the global renewable energy carbon emission reduction in the same period.

-- Vigorously implement carbon and pollution reduction actions in key industries and fields.

Industrial production, building operations, transportation, etc. are the main links that consume energy and generate carbon emissions. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to promote clean and low-carbon transformation in industry, construction, transportation and other fields.

Promote green industrial development. Jiangsu Lishui Tianshan Cement Co., Ltd. and the local power supply department jointly explored "integrated carbon management", and reduced carbon emissions by nearly one million tons per year through the development of an online carbon emission monitoring and management system, combined with the construction of distributed photovoltaic and energy storage power stations.

Continue to deepen supply-side structural reform. Resolutely curb the blind launch of high-energy-consuming, high-emission, and low-level projects, and promote the continuous optimization of the industrial structure. By the end of 2022, a total of about 300 million tons of steel, 400 million tons of cement and 150 million weight boxes of flat glass have been eliminated and overcapacity have been eliminated nationwide.

Strategic emerging industries develop and grow. The "new three things" represented by solar cells, lithium batteries and electric manned vehicles have become new driving forces for foreign trade growth, and the total export of "new three" products in the first half of this year increased by 61.6%.

Vigorously develop green buildings. In Beijing's Tongzhou District, at the site of the 160 plot project of the sub-center of the city of China Construction First Bureau, builders are busy testing the thermal insulation of the building. Project manager Xu Youyue introduced: "The proportion of green building materials used is more than half, and green waterproof and air insulation membranes alone can reduce carbon emissions by more than 15%. ”

In 2022, the proportion of new green building area in China will increase from 77% at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan to 91.2%; Promote the green and low-carbon transformation of existing buildings, and energy-saving buildings account for more than 65% of the urban civil building area.

Build a green transportation system. China's first demonstration project of transportation and energy integration was completed in Jining, Shandong Province in May this year and officially connected to the grid for power generation, using highway slopes and other vacant land to build photovoltaic power generation facilities to provide green power for highway service areas and new energy vehicles. "As of early August, the cumulative power generation exceeded 5 million kWh, saving about 1,800 tons of standard coal." Gao Kang, technical leader of the China Energy Construction and Energy Integration Zaohe Project, said.

Continue to optimize the transportation structure and promote the green transformation of transportation tools. In 2022, the national railway freight sending volume increased by 4.4% year-on-year, and the waterway freight sending volume increased by 3.8% year-on-year.

-- The research and promotion and application of green and low-carbon science and technology have been continuously strengthened.

In August, the Xinjiang Kuqa Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project was completed and put into operation, which is the largest photovoltaic power generation direct green hydrogen production project in China. Overcoming difficulties, independent innovation, and major equipment and core materials such as photovoltaic modules and electrolyzers used in the project have all been localized.

In June, the National Energy Group Jiangsu Taizhou Power Plant carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project was officially put into operation, which is the largest thermal power CCUS project in Asia, which can capture and consume 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. "We have independently developed a new generation of high-capacity, low-energy absorbers, integrated new fillers, high-efficiency amine recovery and other technologies, and the carbon dioxide capture rate is greater than 90%." Liu Jiandong, chief engineer of Jiangsu Taizhou Power Plant, introduced.

To promote the "dual carbon" work, scientific and technological innovation is the key support. The construction capacity of million-kilowatt-level hydropower units leads the world, the conversion efficiency of mass-produced monocrystalline cells has repeatedly set world records, the world's first ultra-large capacity 16 MW offshore wind turbine has been successfully connected to the grid for power generation, three generations of large-scale advanced pressurized water reactor technology such as "Hualong No. 1" with its own brand have been applied in batches, and cutting-edge technologies such as hydrogen energy, fuel cells, new energy storage, carbon capture utilization and storage have continuously made new breakthroughs...

Since the "dual carbon" goal was proposed, China has strengthened green and low-carbon scientific and technological innovation, built 5 state key laboratories in the field of "dual carbon", implemented key research and development projects such as renewable energy technology, formed a green technology equipment manufacturing system covering energy saving, water saving, environmental protection, renewable energy and other fields, and significantly enhanced the supply capacity of green technology equipment and products.

The whole society takes active actions to jointly promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion and growth

China's ecological civilization construction has entered a critical period with carbon reduction as the key strategic direction, and promoting green and low-carbon economic and social development is the key link to achieve high-quality development.

In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Coordinate industrial restructuring, pollution control, ecological protection, and climate change, coordinate to promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion and growth, and promote ecological priority, conservation and intensification, green and low-carbon development." ”

The whole society has taken active action to solidly promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and accelerate the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

The construction of forest "carbon pools" has steadily improved the carbon sink capacity of ecosystems.

On April 4 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping braved the rain to go to the tree-planting site in Dongba Central Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing, and participated in voluntary tree planting with the people in the capital. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that forests are both reservoirs, money reservoirs, grain reservoirs, and carbon reservoirs. Afforestation is a very meaningful thing, a noble cause that contributes to the present and benefits the future, and it must be done consistently and continuously.

It not only planted patches of green in the vast land of the motherland, but also sowed green seeds in the hearts of the broad masses of the people. From on-site tree planting to "yard responsibility" and "cloud tree planting", people actively participate in voluntary tree planting activities. The forms of voluntary tree planting due diligence have been extended to more than 50 kinds in 8 categories, realizing year-round, diversified and convenient.

People planted trees into forests. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", the country has completed more than 100 million mu of land greening every year, with a forest coverage rate of 24.02% and a forest stock of 19.493 billion cubic meters. The national forest coverage rate and forest stock have maintained "double growth" for many consecutive years, and China has become the country with the largest and fastest growth of forest resources in the world. In 2021, the annual carbon sink of forests and grasses in China exceeded 1.2 billion tons, ranking first in the world. Greening the earth and improving global climate change, China's contribution has won world praise.

The public actively participated, and a simple, moderate, green and low-carbon lifestyle became the norm.

In the Piaoying Huayuan Community on the street of Jiaxing Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, residents came to the garbage bin house with garbage bags, sorted and dropped, automatic weighing, voice prompts... It only takes 10 seconds to complete the garbage sorting and delivery, and you can also understand the data related to your own household waste.

In recent years, Shanghai has carried out solid garbage classification, and the disposal level of the whole process of garbage classification and resource utilization has been improved as a whole. From "unwilling to divide, will not divide" to "active division, wisdom division", now the city's residential areas and units garbage classification compliance rate has reached 95%, more and more citizens consciously put garbage in it.

China's garbage classification work continues to advance, 297 cities above the prefecture level have fully implemented domestic waste classification, and the average coverage rate of residential communities has reached 82.5%.

Green travel has also increasingly become a new fashion for low-carbon life, driving the rapid development of new energy vehicles, and ranking first in the world in production and sales for eight consecutive years. On July 3, China's 20 millionth new energy vehicle rolled off the production line of Guangzhou GAC Aion.

From participating in the "CD-ROM Action" and opposing food waste, to setting the temperature of the air conditioner at least 26 degrees Celsius in summer, from opening a personal carbon account, to not using disposable tableware when ordering takeout... A simple and moderate, green and low-carbon lifestyle has gradually become a new wind of the times, gathering surging strength to protect green waters and green mountains.

China has unswervingly implemented the national strategy of actively addressing climate change, and China has become an important participant, contributor and leader in global climate governance.

The "zero carbon service for all" logo can be seen everywhere in the exhibition hall, and visitors can join the green action by scanning the QR code and obtain the "CIFTIS carbon neutrality certificate". The China International Fair for Trade in Services, held in Beijing in early September, launched a special exhibition on environmental services for the first time with the National Stadium as the main venue, set up four special zones for low-carbon energy, carbon neutrality and green technology, climate and carbon economy, and circular economy, and also set up a low-carbon technology travel zone in Shougang Park.

The green exhibition is a mirror, reflecting that with the continuous promotion of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, China's economic and social development has ushered in profound changes and far-reaching impact on the world.

Actively and constructively participate in the multilateral process of climate change, continue to deepen South-South cooperation on climate change, promote the green and low-carbon development of the "Belt and Road", overseas non-fossil energy investment has exceeded fossil energy, and successively built a number of clean, efficient and high-quality green energy cooperation landmark projects... China unswervingly implements the national strategy of actively addressing climate change and has always actively contributed to the sustainable development of the world.

"China is an activist in promoting global climate governance." Xie Zhenhua, China's special envoy for climate change, said that China's green and low-carbon transformation has achieved remarkable results, embarked on a path of green, low-carbon and sustainable development in line with national conditions, provided experience and reference for developing countries with practical actions and results, and contributed to global climate governance.

Although the road is far, the journey will come; Although it is difficult, it will be done. Adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization as the fundamental compliance and action guide, maintain the strategic focus on strengthening the construction of ecological civilization, actively and steadily promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, jointly build a beautiful home where man and nature live in harmony, and promote high-quality development and create a high-quality life with high-level protection.