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quality, and they should spend more time and energy studying and deploying
this work. Relevant departments shall earnestly perform their related duties
and work in a concerted and coordinated way.
(3) Perfecting the system of environmental goals and responsibilities. All local
areas shall work out a list of responsibilities and break down the tasks to
each specific department, and the list of duties for relevant central departments and state organs shall also be rolled out as soon as possible. Relevant
departments shall earnestly perform their environmental duties and work out
annual work plans and measures. Environmental work shall be given more
weighting in the assessment and appointment of officials, and those responsible for environmental damage shall be strictly and severely held accountable,
for life.
(4) Implementing enduring and forceful central inspection and supervision over
environmental protection. The political system shall play a bigger role in safeguarding environmental protection. While improving the central inspection
over local areas, the same shall also be done on the ministries and commissions. Efforts should be made to polish the supervision, assignment, inspection, talk and special inspection mechanism, and carry out targeted supervision in key regions, sectors and industries. Environmental protection shall be
given a higher position and authority in the nation’s macro-regulation with a
more rigorous reward and penalty system.
(5) Adopting a green-oriented cadre selection and appointment system. A scientific and reasonable ecological civilization assessment system and the assessment results shall be taken as an important basis for rewarding and punishing
the leading groups and officials at all levels. Those performing superbly in
promoting green development and environmental protection shall be prioritized in promotion. Contents about ecological progress shall be increased in
the training of young officials, and those who are neither active nor effective
in boosting ecological progress shall not be promoted to key positions despite
their exceptional performance elsewhere.
(6) Intensifying law enforcement and judiciary work on environmental protection. We should further enhance the position and weighting of environmental
protection in legal construction, and launch an ecological and green overhaul
of various economic and social laws and regulations. The People’s Congress’
legislative process on ecological progress and environmental protection shall
have quantified targets. Law enforcement directly carried out by the government plays the dominant role in environmental regulation, assisted by social
supervision, thus combining “government regulation” with “social check.”
The courts and procuratorates should bear more environmental responsibilities by boosting judiciary practices in that area, ensuring environmental justice
during case filing and trial, and supporting the development of environmental
laws by creating precedents.
(7) Enhancing the role of the people’s congress and people’s political consultative conference in promoting ecological progress. Advice on environmental
legislation proposed by deputies of the People’s Congress and members
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quality, and they should spend more time and energy studying and deploying
this work. Relevant departments shall earnestly perform their related duties
and work in a concerted and coordinated way.
(3) Perfecting the system of environmental goals and responsibilities. All local
areas shall work out a list of responsibilities and break down the tasks to
each specific department, and the list of duties for relevant central departments and state organs shall also be rolled out as soon as possible. Relevant
departments shall earnestly perform their environmental duties and work out
annual work plans and measures. Environmental work shall be given more
weighting in the assessment and appointment of officials, and those responsible for environmental damage shall be strictly and severely held accountable,
for life.
(4) Implementing enduring and forceful central inspection and supervision over
environmental protection. The political system shall play a bigger role in safeguarding environmental protection. While improving the central inspection
over local areas, the same shall also be done on the ministries and commissions. Efforts should be made to polish the supervision, assignment, inspection, talk and special inspection mechanism, and carry out targeted supervision in key regions, sectors and industries. Environmental protection shall be
given a higher position and authority in the nation’s macro-regulation with a
more rigorous reward and penalty system.
(5) Adopting a green-oriented cadre selection and appointment system. A scientific and reasonable ecological civilization assessment system and the assessment results shall be taken as an important basis for rewarding and punishing
the leading groups and officials at all levels. Those performing superbly in
promoting green development and environmental protection shall be prioritized in promotion. Contents about ecological progress shall be increased in
the training of young officials, and those who are neither active nor effective
in boosting ecological progress shall not be promoted to key positions despite
their exceptional performance elsewhere.
(6) Intensifying law enforcement and judiciary work on environmental protection. We should further enhance the position and weighting of environmental
protection in legal construction, and launch an ecological and green overhaul
of various economic and social laws and regulations. The People’s Congress’
legislative process on ecological progress and environmental protection shall
have quantified targets. Law enforcement directly carried out by the government plays the dominant role in environmental regulation, assisted by social
supervision, thus combining “government regulation” with “social check.”
The courts and procuratorates should bear more environmental responsibilities by boosting judiciary practices in that area, ensuring environmental justice
during case filing and trial, and supporting the development of environmental
laws by creating precedents.
(7) Enhancing the role of the people’s congress and people’s political consultative conference in promoting ecological progress. Advice on environmental
legislation proposed by deputies of the People’s Congress and members