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4. Vigorously boosting the development of green industries
China boasts 4.7 billion mu of woodland, 6 billion mu of grasslands, 800 million mu
of wetlands, 3.9 billion mu of desert, 87,000 species, and other natural resources.
Any sector can produce huge economic value and social benefits. For example,
bamboo can produce shoots, and be made into furniture, bamboo charcoal, medicinal materials, textiles, chemical raw materials and other products. In particular,
the recently hotly-discussed bamboo winding composite material has been made
using natural properties of high axial tensile strength. The material can be utilized
in urban construction, municipal utilities, transport, water conservancy and other
fields, replacing a large number of metal, plastic, cement and other traditional materials. This will greatly reduce energy consumption and emissions. China enjoys 1392
5A and 4A tourist scenic spots, most of which are located in mountainous, central
and western regions, making ecotourism and green industries a shortcut to advance
regional green development. Similar situations can be found across China. The key to
green development is the way of thinking. We should firmly implement the five major
development concepts of “innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing,”
vigorously facilitate the integration of industry and agriculture, develop agriculture with industrial concepts, equip agriculture with advanced industrial technologies, and enhance agricultural modernization. We should double efforts to integrate
urban and rural areas, introduce urban development concepts into the countryside,
guide the development of rural green industries with urban management models,
and give a boost to rural development. We should also intensify efforts to integrate
primary, secondary and tertiary industries, develop industrial chains that are ecologically green, low-carbon, eco-friendly and recyclable, maximize resources utilization, reduce energy consumption and pollution, heighten the quality of economic and
social development, and form a green model of production, life and consumption.
5. Putting strict institutional constraints on environmental protection
The system holds the key to governing the country by the rule by law. The outstanding
problems in China’s environmental protection are incomplete systems, lax law
enforcement, inadequate enforcement, and ineffective punishment. To protect the
environment and build an ecological civilization, we must first improve the system
and implement responsibilities. We need to establish a comprehensive assessment
mechanism for promoting green development, develop a balance sheet of natural
resources, implement a compensation system for ecological damage, strictly assess
the accountability mechanism, and implement a responsibility system for key officials
for the development of an ecological civilization. Those who have caused serious
consequences to the environment must be held accountable. We should implement the
lifelong accountability system, forming a high-pressure situation for the protection
of the ecological environment.
C. Chen
4. Vigorously boosting the development of green industries
China boasts 4.7 billion mu of woodland, 6 billion mu of grasslands, 800 million mu
of wetlands, 3.9 billion mu of desert, 87,000 species, and other natural resources.
Any sector can produce huge economic value and social benefits. For example,
bamboo can produce shoots, and be made into furniture, bamboo charcoal, medicinal materials, textiles, chemical raw materials and other products. In particular,
the recently hotly-discussed bamboo winding composite material has been made
using natural properties of high axial tensile strength. The material can be utilized
in urban construction, municipal utilities, transport, water conservancy and other
fields, replacing a large number of metal, plastic, cement and other traditional materials. This will greatly reduce energy consumption and emissions. China enjoys 1392
5A and 4A tourist scenic spots, most of which are located in mountainous, central
and western regions, making ecotourism and green industries a shortcut to advance
regional green development. Similar situations can be found across China. The key to
green development is the way of thinking. We should firmly implement the five major
development concepts of “innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing,”
vigorously facilitate the integration of industry and agriculture, develop agriculture with industrial concepts, equip agriculture with advanced industrial technologies, and enhance agricultural modernization. We should double efforts to integrate
urban and rural areas, introduce urban development concepts into the countryside,
guide the development of rural green industries with urban management models,
and give a boost to rural development. We should also intensify efforts to integrate
primary, secondary and tertiary industries, develop industrial chains that are ecologically green, low-carbon, eco-friendly and recyclable, maximize resources utilization, reduce energy consumption and pollution, heighten the quality of economic and
social development, and form a green model of production, life and consumption.
5. Putting strict institutional constraints on environmental protection
The system holds the key to governing the country by the rule by law. The outstanding
problems in China’s environmental protection are incomplete systems, lax law
enforcement, inadequate enforcement, and ineffective punishment. To protect the
environment and build an ecological civilization, we must first improve the system
and implement responsibilities. We need to establish a comprehensive assessment
mechanism for promoting green development, develop a balance sheet of natural
resources, implement a compensation system for ecological damage, strictly assess
the accountability mechanism, and implement a responsibility system for key officials
for the development of an ecological civilization. Those who have caused serious
consequences to the environment must be held accountable. We should implement the
lifelong accountability system, forming a high-pressure situation for the protection
of the ecological environment.