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talent development and universal education in the field of environmental protection. Third, China has been working to raise public awareness of environmental rule
of law. Article 6 of the Environmental Protection Law stipulates: “Citizens should
raise their environmental awareness, adopt a low-carbon and frugal lifestyle, and
actively fulfill their environmental protection obligations.” In order to enhance citizens’ environmental awareness, publicity activities have been organized in various
forms, including community-based training programs, the naming of the person of
the year in the field of environmental law on the National Constitution Day, summer
camps for volunteers participating in environmental protection actions, Open Day
activities at courts, with NPC deputies and CPPCC members in attendance, pollution
maps and urban environmental information disclosure indexes released by environmental NGOs, national press conferences held regularly to publish environmental
quality information, etc. Creative methods have been coming out one after another
for the promotion of environmental laws.
3 Conclusion
In the 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, especially since
the reform and opening-up, China has made remarkable strides in the development
of environmental rule of law under the guidance of the theory of socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics. Sound and fully science-based legislation guarantees good laws and good governance, strict law enforcement ensures the
authority of the laws, a well-designed justice system upholds fairness and justice, and
law-abiding citizens play a key role in promoting the development of humanity. The
tasks of promoting environmental protection and advancing environmental rule of law
are intertwined. With the improvement of the environmental legal system, China’s
environmental governance system and capabilities have also gradually improved.
However, China’s ecological and environmental problems are still quite serious.
After a period of rapid economic development characterized by high investment,
high consumption and high pollution, it is necessary to transition from unsustainable
development to green development, and promote low-carbon and environmentally
friendly production methods and lifestyles. This is by no means easy to achieve,
though, and China needs a step-by-step plan.
Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has
put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies for the development of ecological civilization, and set out the following six basic principles: (i)
We must promote harmonious coexistence of man and nature; (ii) lucid waters and
lush mountains are invaluable assets; (iii) a good environment is the fairest public
good; (iv) mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes and grasslands are interconnected ecosystems; (v) we should adopt the strictest institutional and legal systems
to protect the environment; and (vi) as a major country in the world, China should
shoulder corresponding responsibilities for the development of global ecological
civilization. General Secretary Xi Jinping also proposed that the government should
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talent development and universal education in the field of environmental protection. Third, China has been working to raise public awareness of environmental rule
of law. Article 6 of the Environmental Protection Law stipulates: “Citizens should
raise their environmental awareness, adopt a low-carbon and frugal lifestyle, and
actively fulfill their environmental protection obligations.” In order to enhance citizens’ environmental awareness, publicity activities have been organized in various
forms, including community-based training programs, the naming of the person of
the year in the field of environmental law on the National Constitution Day, summer
camps for volunteers participating in environmental protection actions, Open Day
activities at courts, with NPC deputies and CPPCC members in attendance, pollution
maps and urban environmental information disclosure indexes released by environmental NGOs, national press conferences held regularly to publish environmental
quality information, etc. Creative methods have been coming out one after another
for the promotion of environmental laws.
3 Conclusion
In the 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, especially since
the reform and opening-up, China has made remarkable strides in the development
of environmental rule of law under the guidance of the theory of socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics. Sound and fully science-based legislation guarantees good laws and good governance, strict law enforcement ensures the
authority of the laws, a well-designed justice system upholds fairness and justice, and
law-abiding citizens play a key role in promoting the development of humanity. The
tasks of promoting environmental protection and advancing environmental rule of law
are intertwined. With the improvement of the environmental legal system, China’s
environmental governance system and capabilities have also gradually improved.
However, China’s ecological and environmental problems are still quite serious.
After a period of rapid economic development characterized by high investment,
high consumption and high pollution, it is necessary to transition from unsustainable
development to green development, and promote low-carbon and environmentally
friendly production methods and lifestyles. This is by no means easy to achieve,
though, and China needs a step-by-step plan.
Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has
put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies for the development of ecological civilization, and set out the following six basic principles: (i)
We must promote harmonious coexistence of man and nature; (ii) lucid waters and
lush mountains are invaluable assets; (iii) a good environment is the fairest public
good; (iv) mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes and grasslands are interconnected ecosystems; (v) we should adopt the strictest institutional and legal systems
to protect the environment; and (vi) as a major country in the world, China should
shoulder corresponding responsibilities for the development of global ecological
civilization. General Secretary Xi Jinping also proposed that the government should