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Foreword IV
assets”; (iv) a good environment is the fairest public good; (v) mountains, rivers,
forests, farmlands, lakes, and grasslands are interconnected ecosystems; (vi) we
should adopt the strictest institutional and legal systems to protect the environment;
(vii) we should mobilize the whole society for the beautiful China campaign; and
(viii) as a major global power, China should shoulder corresponding responsibilities
for the development of the global ecological civilization.
Taking the path of green development means that we should strengthen pollution prevention and control, faithfully perform tasks relating to the development of
ecological civilization, and comprehensively promote sustainable development.
First, we must make environment a top priority and take the path of green development. We should follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, properly handle the relationship between economic development and environmental protection, and establish the concept that protecting the environment means
protecting productivity and improving the environment means developing productivity. Green development and ecological civilization development are long-term
causes. We should keep in mind that the environment is a key factor that impacts
people’s life quality and happiness. We should make the environment a top priority, be
far-sighted, and plan the future with wisdom. We owe future generations a beautiful
world. We must increase the public’s knowledge of green development and ecological civilization, promote environmental awareness, create a strong sustainability
culture, and effectively raise people’s sense of personal responsibility concerning
environmental issues.
Second, green development practices should be embedded into every economic
and social process. To ensure the sustainable development of the Chinese nation,
we must start from the source, promote the development and adoption of environmentally friendly spatial patterns, industrial structures, production methods, and
lifestyles, solve resource and environmental constraints, and promote high-quality
development. We must incorporate green development concepts and practices such as
ecology, low-carbon, energy-saving, and emission reduction into the whole process
of development, especially in the development of products, services, and industries, highlight green creativity, green innovation and design, green manufacturing
and production, green procurement and logistics, green services and sales, and
green consumption and recycling, promote the greening of the entire economy, and
ultimately realize the sustainable development of the whole society.
Third, we must accelerate the development of a green modern industrial system.
To take the path of green development with the environment as a top priority, it is
necessary to build a green industrial system on the basis of “industrialization of environment protection and ecologicalization of industries” and leverage the green industrial system to promote green development with the environment as a top priority.
The current focus is on optimizing the economic structure and energy structure,
promoting resource conservation and recycling on all fronts, fostering energy-saving
and environmental-friendly industries, clean production industries, and clean energy
industries, strengthening environmental supervision to force companies to improve
management and accelerate innovation, driving industrial transformation, promoting
high-quality development, and realizing resource decoupling and impact decoupling.
Foreword IV
assets”; (iv) a good environment is the fairest public good; (v) mountains, rivers,
forests, farmlands, lakes, and grasslands are interconnected ecosystems; (vi) we
should adopt the strictest institutional and legal systems to protect the environment;
(vii) we should mobilize the whole society for the beautiful China campaign; and
(viii) as a major global power, China should shoulder corresponding responsibilities
for the development of the global ecological civilization.
Taking the path of green development means that we should strengthen pollution prevention and control, faithfully perform tasks relating to the development of
ecological civilization, and comprehensively promote sustainable development.
First, we must make environment a top priority and take the path of green development. We should follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, properly handle the relationship between economic development and environmental protection, and establish the concept that protecting the environment means
protecting productivity and improving the environment means developing productivity. Green development and ecological civilization development are long-term
causes. We should keep in mind that the environment is a key factor that impacts
people’s life quality and happiness. We should make the environment a top priority, be
far-sighted, and plan the future with wisdom. We owe future generations a beautiful
world. We must increase the public’s knowledge of green development and ecological civilization, promote environmental awareness, create a strong sustainability
culture, and effectively raise people’s sense of personal responsibility concerning
environmental issues.
Second, green development practices should be embedded into every economic
and social process. To ensure the sustainable development of the Chinese nation,
we must start from the source, promote the development and adoption of environmentally friendly spatial patterns, industrial structures, production methods, and
lifestyles, solve resource and environmental constraints, and promote high-quality
development. We must incorporate green development concepts and practices such as
ecology, low-carbon, energy-saving, and emission reduction into the whole process
of development, especially in the development of products, services, and industries, highlight green creativity, green innovation and design, green manufacturing
and production, green procurement and logistics, green services and sales, and
green consumption and recycling, promote the greening of the entire economy, and
ultimately realize the sustainable development of the whole society.
Third, we must accelerate the development of a green modern industrial system.
To take the path of green development with the environment as a top priority, it is
necessary to build a green industrial system on the basis of “industrialization of environment protection and ecologicalization of industries” and leverage the green industrial system to promote green development with the environment as a top priority.
The current focus is on optimizing the economic structure and energy structure,
promoting resource conservation and recycling on all fronts, fostering energy-saving
and environmental-friendly industries, clean production industries, and clean energy
industries, strengthening environmental supervision to force companies to improve
management and accelerate innovation, driving industrial transformation, promoting
high-quality development, and realizing resource decoupling and impact decoupling.