China'sGreenDevelopmentintheNewEra:Eco-FriendlyLivingBecomesthePrevailingEthos_GuangmingOnlineChina'sGreenDevelopmentintheNewEra:Eco-FriendlyLivingBecomesthePrevailingEthosGreendevelopmentrequireseveryone’sefforts,andeachofuscanpromoteandpracticegreenliving.Chinaactivelypromotesthevalsuesandideasofeco-environmentalconservation,raisespublicawarenesstoconserveresourcesandprotecttheeco-environment,andadvocatesthepracticeofasimpler,greener,andlow-carbonlifestyle,creatingaconducivesocialatmosphereforjointlypromotinggreendevelopment.1.ContinuingprogresstowardsraisingconservationawarenessChinaplacesparticularemphasisoncultivatingitscitizens’conservationawareness.Itorganizessystematicpublicityandotherawarenessraisingactivitiesinthisregard,andadvocatesasocialenvironmentandlifestyleofdiligenceandfrugality.PublicityactivitiesthemedonNationalEnergy-SavingPublicityWeek,China’sWaterWeek,NationalUrbanWater-SavingWeek,NationalLow-CarbonDay,NationalTree-PlantingDay,WorldEnvironmentDay,theInternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity,andEarthDay,areorganizedonaregularbasistoencourageandpersuadethewholeofsocietytoengageingreendevelopmentactivities.Theideaofeco-friendlylivinghasbecomewidelyacceptedinfamilies,communities,factories,andruralareas.MaterialongreendevelopmenthasbeenincorporatedintoChina’snationaleducationsystemthroughcompilingtextbooksoneco-environmentalconservationandcarryingouteducationinprimaryandsecondaryschoolsontheconditionofnationalresourcesincludingforests,grasslands,riversandlakes,land,waterandgrain.Respectforandloveofnaturehavebeenadvocated.EnvironmentalCodeofConductforCitizens(forTrialImplementation)waspublishedtoguidethepublictofollowagreenlifestyle.Asaresult,acultureofecologicalandenvironmentalprotectionhasjoinedthemainstreamandbeencherishedbyall.2.Widespreadinitiativestopromoteeco-friendlylifestylesChinahaslaunchedinitiativestopromotethebuildingofresourceconservingPartyandgovernmentoffices,anddevelopeco-friendlyfamilies,schools,communities,transportservices,shoppingmalls,andbuildings,popularizingeco-friendlyhabitsinallareasincludingclothing,food,housing,transport,andtourism.Todate,70percentofPartyandgovernmentofficesatandabovecountylevelarenowcommittedtoresourceconservation,almost100collegesanduniversitieshaverealizedsmartmonitoringofwaterandelectricityconsumption,109citieshaveparticipatedingreentransportandcommutesinitiatives.Householdwastesortinghasbeenwidelypromotedincitiesatoraboveprefecturelevel.Muchprogressisbeingmadeasresidentsgraduallyadoptthehabitofsortingtheirwaste.TheLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaonFoodWastehasbeenenacted,andinitiativeslaunchedtopromotefoodsavingandcurbfoodwasteincludinga“cleanplate”campaignonalargescale,whichhaveyieldedremarkableresultsasmorepeoplearesavingfood.3.GrowingmarketofgreenproductsChinahasactivelypromotedenergy-savingandlow-carbonproductssuchasnew-energyvehiclesandenergy-efficienthouseholdappliances.Ithasprovidedtaxreductionsorexemptionsandgovernmentsubsidiesfornew-energyvehiclesandcontinuedtoimprovecharginginfrastructure.Asaresult,thesalesofnew-energyvehicleshaverapidlyrisenfrom13,000in2012to3.52millionin2021.Forthesevenyearssince2015,Chinahasrankedfirstintheworldintheproductionandsalesofnew-energyvehicles.Inaddition,Chinahassteadilyimprovedthecertificationandpromotionsystemforgreenproductsandthegreengovernmentprocurementsystem,implementedanenergyefficiencyandwaterefficiencylabelingsystemtoencouragetheconsumptionofgreenproducts.Ithaspromotedtheconstructionofgreeninfrastructureinthecirculationsectorsuchasgreenshoppingmalls,andsupportednewbusinessmodelssuchasthesharingeconomyandsecond-handtransactions.Thereisarichervarietyofgreenproductsandagrowingnumberofpeoplewhospendongreenproducts.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.