Deeply Understanding the "Four Major Changes" in the Construction of Ecological Civilization in the New Era"

Summary
The "four major changes" have fully proved the truth power and practical power of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought, and further strengthened the historical self-confidence and historical initiative of the whole Party and the people in building the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. We must deeply understand the scientific world outlook and methodology contained in the "four major changes", and strive to write a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.

This year is the first year to implement the spirit of the Party's 20th National Congress. A few days ago, the National Ecological Environment Protection Conference was held in Beijing. General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the conference. He comprehensively summarized the great achievements of my country's ecological civilization construction since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and incisively summarized the "four major changes". ": Realize the major transformation from key rectification to systematic governance, and realize the major transformation from passive response to active action, to achieve a major shift from a participant in global environmental governance to a leader, and to achieve a major shift from practical exploration to the guidance of scientific theory. The "four major changes" have fully proved the truth power and practical power of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought, and further strengthened the historical self-confidence and historical initiative of the whole Party and the people in building the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

　　Reflect the historical, turning and overall changes in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The construction of ecological civilization has undergone historic, turning, and overall changes from theory to practice, and major steps have been taken in the construction of a beautiful China." The "four major changes" highly condensed the great achievements made in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era, and highlighted the historic, turning and overall changes in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era from theory to practice.
historic changes. The decade of the new era is the decade with the deepest understanding, the greatest strength, the most practical measures, the fastest promotion and the best results of ecological and environmental protection. The average concentration of PM2.5 in key cities in my country has dropped by 57% to 29 micrograms/cubic meter in 2022, and the number of days of heavy pollution has decreased by 93%, making it the country with the fastest improvement in air quality in the world. The proportion of excellent surface water bodies reached 87.9 per cent, and the historic whole line of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River reached Class II water quality. In the past ten years, the quality of the ecological environment has improved significantly, and the improvement is unprecedented in magnitude, speed, and effect.
Turning change. In response to the environmental problems accumulated by high growth over the past years, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core insists on precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and pollution control in accordance with the law, resolutely fight pollution prevention and control, and strive to reverse the deterioration of the ecological environment, and promote Chinese-style modernization. The green background and quality have won the strategic initiative for the construction of a beautiful China. In the face of the urgent need to promote high-quality development with green and low-carbon transformation, we insist that green development is a profound revolution in the concept of development. With an average annual energy consumption growth rate of 3%, we have supported an average annual economic growth rate of more than 6%. The cumulative decline in carbon emission intensity has exceeded 35%, reversing the rapid growth of carbon dioxide emissions. In the past ten years, the concept of green water and green mountains is golden mountains and silver mountains has become the general consensus and action of the whole society, and the consciousness and initiative of the whole party and the people to promote the construction of ecological civilization have been significantly enhanced.
global changes. In the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has made comprehensive efforts in ideology, law, system, organization, and style, strengthened the party's overall leadership over the construction of ecological civilization, and strengthened ecological environmental protection in all directions, regions, and the entire process. Promote a series of transformative practices, achieve a series of breakthroughs, achieve a series of landmark results, and create a world-renowned ecological miracle and green development miracle. At the same time, we will promote the conclusion, signing, entry into force and implementation of the Paris Agreement, give full play to the political leadership of the presidency of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and reach the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework after two stages of meetings. We will also join hands with other countries to build a green "Belt and Road Initiative" and contribute Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions and Chinese strength to building a clean and beautiful world.

　　Deeply understand and grasp the inherent unity of the "four major changes"

The "four major changes" put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping highlight the distinct characteristics of the integration of history and reality, the combination of theory and practice, and the connection between domestic and international. The "four major transformations" are interrelated, complement each other, and complement each other, forming an organically unified whole.
A major shift from focus to system governance. This is a shift in ways and methods that provides a strategic path for other major shifts. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has started with solving outstanding ecological and environmental problems, focusing on the combination of points and surfaces, addressing both the symptoms and root causes, and continuing to fight the battle to defend the blue sky, clear water, and pure land, and promote the significant improvement of the quality of the ecological environment. Adhere to the overall planning of the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, and strive to solve the problems of headache, foot pain, and mutual constraints, and seek power points, balance points and growth points among multiple goals. Promote the significant improvement of the level and efficiency of ecological environment governance.
A major shift from passive response to active action. This is a shift in perception and responsibility that provides direction for other major shifts. In the new era, our party insists on changing concepts, compacting responsibilities, continuously enhancing the conscious initiative of the whole party and the country to promote the construction of ecological civilization, and transforming the construction of a beautiful China into the conscious action of all people. Persist in taking green development as a profound revolution in the concept of development, establish and improve the systems of "party and government with the same responsibility" and "one post with two responsibilities" for ecological environmental protection, and promote the green transformation of economic and social development. Green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, which have become the consensus and actions of the whole party and society.
A major shift from a participant in global environmental governance to a leader. It is a shift of mind and landscape that provides a global perspective for other major shifts. We keep up with the times, look at the world, assume the responsibility of a great power, show the responsibility of a great power, stand at the height of being responsible for human civilization, put forward the idea of building a community of life on the earth, join hands with other countries in the world to build a fair, reasonable and win-win global environmental governance system, and jointly build a clean and beautiful world. The concept and practice of China's ecological civilization construction have been highly recognized and praised by the international community.
A major shift from practical exploration to the guidance of scientific theory. this is a shift in thinking and theory that provides a fundamental follow for other major shifts. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has profoundly grasped the important position and strategic significance of ecological civilization construction in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and vigorously promoted the theoretical innovation, practical innovation, and institutional innovation of ecological civilization. A series of new ideas, new ideas and new strategies have formed Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought. This important ideological system answers major theoretical and practical questions such as what kind of ecological civilization to build and how to build ecological civilization, and provides a fundamental basis for the construction of ecological civilization in the new era. The major changes in thought and theory are in the position of commanding and managing. They are changes in understanding and ideas, and are also fundamental changes that guide the realization of other major changes.

　　Deeply understand the scientific world outlook and methodology contained in the "four major changes".

The "four major changes" are realized under the guidance of Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, especially Xi Jinping's thought of ecological civilization. We should deeply understand the scientific world outlook and methodology contained in it, and constantly enhance the theoretical consciousness and historical initiative of building ecological civilization in the new era.
We must uphold the supremacy of the people. This is a solid foundation and solid reliance for achieving major changes. The ecological environment is not only a major political issue related to the mission and purpose of the Party, but also a major social issue related to people's livelihood. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has complied with the people's expectations for a better life, and has taken a highly responsible attitude and responsibility to the people and future generations to solve the outstanding environmental problems that the people have strongly reflected. Continuously meet the people's growing needs for a beautiful ecological environment, and let the people feel the improvement of the quality of the ecological environment most directly and truly. Through unremitting efforts, China's ecological environment has been continuously improved, the ecosystem has been continuously optimized, and the overall function has been continuously improved. The people's sense of ecological environment acquisition, happiness and security have been continuously enhanced.
We must insist on self-confidence and self-reliance. this is the spiritual realm and major principle for achieving a major transformation. In a country with a huge population like ours, there is no precedent to follow and no ready-made road to build a modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. The great achievements in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era were independently created by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core leading the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The goal of the'double carbon' we promised is unshakable, but the path, method, rhythm and intensity to achieve this goal should and must be determined by ourselves and will never be influenced by others." This clearly reflects the political consciousness, ideological consciousness and action consciousness of the Chinese Communists in the new era to promote the construction of ecological civilization with self-confidence and self-reliance.
We must persist in innovation. This is the essential feature and fundamental to achieving a major transformation. Only by keeping the right can we not lose our way and make subversive mistakes, and only by innovation can we grasp and lead the times. Entering a new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core profoundly grasps the laws of the Communist Party's governance, the laws of socialist construction, and the laws of human social development, and adheres to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with the practice of China's ecological civilization construction and the combination of China's excellent traditional ecological culture. On the basis of the long-term exploration of several generations of Chinese Communists, vigorously promote the theoretical innovation, practical innovation, and institutional innovation of ecological civilization, put forward a series of groundbreaking, long-term, and overall new ideas, new ideas and new strategies, which further deepened and expanded our party's understanding of the regularity of ecological civilization construction, and created a new realm of ecological civilization construction.
Must adhere to the problem-oriented. This is an inherent requirement and a distinctive character for achieving a major change. In the ten years of the new era, our party has always regarded solving outstanding ecological and environmental problems as the starting point and goal of the introduction of policies, and resolving contradictions and solving problems as a breakthrough to open up the situation of ecological civilization construction in the new era. The determination, strength, and effectiveness are great. Big is unprecedented. Practice has proved and will continue to prove that only by continuously enhancing the awareness of problems and focusing on the new situation, new tasks and new requirements faced by the construction of ecological civilization can we continuously achieve new results, achieve new breakthroughs, and reach a new level in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.
We must adhere to the system concept. this is the fundamental ideological method and working method for achieving a major transformation. Ecological environment governance is a complex systematic project. We must constantly strengthen the systematic and overall coordination of all work in the construction of ecological civilization, and pay attention to overall planning and coordinated promotion. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has continuously improved its strategic thinking, historical thinking, dialectical thinking, system thinking, innovative thinking, rule of law thinking, and bottom line thinking in the construction of ecological civilization, and coordinated industrial structure adjustment, pollution control, ecological protection, and response Climate change promotes the realization of environmental, economic and social benefits.
We must persist in having the world in mind. this is the great power responsibility and powerful driving force for achieving major transformation. There is only one earth for mankind, and it is the common responsibility of all countries to protect the ecological environment and promote sustainable development. In the modernization process of promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, our party has always been committed to the world, standing at the height of being responsible for human civilization and future generations, taking the road of green development with other countries in the world, building a community of life on the earth, and actively building an earth home in which man and nature coexist harmoniously, economic development and environmental protection advance together, and all countries in the world develop together, It fully demonstrates the world feelings and mission of the Communist Party of China.
Since the new era, the reason why the construction of ecological civilization can achieve the "four major changes" lies in the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, especially Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought. To forge ahead in the new journey, we must fully, accurately and comprehensively grasp the core essence, spiritual essence, rich connotation and practical requirements of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought, accelerate the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature in the process of deep learning, understanding and practice, and strive to write a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.

(writer: qian yong)

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