Messages about Ecological Civilization from China’s “Two Sessions”
The so called “Two Sessions” is the annual sessions of China's national legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), and top political advisory body, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
This year, the 13th NPC’s fifth annual session is held from March 5th to 11th , and the 13th CPPCC’s fifth session is held from March 4th to 10th. Thousands of national lawmakers and political advisors are gathering for the important political meeting that covers every aspect of China's development and the people's wellbeing.
They are expected to discuss a series of policies and measures, including the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives through the Year 2035.
What messages about ecological civilization have the sessions delivered? Let’s take some.
In the government work report delivered by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the session of NPC, he said that the construction of ecological civilization continued to advance. The battle for pollution prevention and control has been carried out in depth, the discharge of major pollutants has continued to decline, and the average concentration of fine particulate matter in cities at the prefecture level and above has dropped by 9.1%. Some national parks were officially established. The quality of the ecological environment has been significantly improved. (I will copy the part of the full text when it is released. The government work report is revised during the sessions by the deputies)
In the report about national economic and social development plan delivered by the National Development and Reform Commission to the NPC session, it is said that China will solidly promoted the construction of ecological civilization. The pace of comprehensive green transformation is steady. China will make great efforts in the tough battle of pollution prevention and control, consolidate and expand the achievements of pollution prevention and control, do a good job in carbon neutralization, and accelerate the formation of green production and lifestyle.
In another important report to the NPC, Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC elaborated future legislation work. He said that the legislation in the field of ecological civilization will be accelerated. The red lines for the rule of law for natural resources and ecological protection will be drawn. The NPC will formulate wetland protection laws, strengthen wetland protection and restoration, and maintain biodiversity. The law on the prevention and control of noise pollution will also be formulated to maintain the harmony and tranquility of the people's living environment. The draft Yellow River Protection Law has been reviewed for the first time. A draft law on the protection of black soils was prepared and reviewed for the first time.
As ecological civilization construction is an important part of the government work, it is not surprising that almost all the economic and social development reports will include some paragraphs related to it.
When the full text of the government work report released, I will find out all the paragraphs about ecological civilization and present them to you.