BEIJING,March13(Xinhua)--Lucidwatersandlushmountainsareinvaluableassets.

ThisphilosophyforgreenandsustainabledevelopmenthaswelldepictedoneofthedefiningfeaturesofChinainthenewera.ItmeansthatBeijing,whenpushingforwardChina"sdevelopment,iscommittedtomaintainingharmonybetweenhumanityandnature.

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Undersuchaguideline,China"sgreentransitionisrapidlygainingmomentum,fromdevelopingnon-fossilenergytoupdatingtheindustrialstructure,frominvestinginlow-carbontechnologiestotransformingthetransportsector.

WhathasChinaachievedinitsgreenshift?HowisitbenefitingbothChina"sindustriesaswellasothersaroundtheworldintermsofenvironmentalprotectionanddevelopmentopportunities?

LOWCARBON

Chinahasestablishedacarbonneutralizationworkingmechanismtoimplementthe"dualcarbon"goal,whichistopeakcarbondioxideemissionsbefore2030andachievecarbonneutralitybefore2060.Ithasclarifiedthetop-leveldesignofthe"dualcarbon"work,andformulatedimplementationplansinenergy,industry,transportationaswellasotherkeyareas.

Overthepastyears,Chinahastakenconcretestepstooptimizeitsenergymix,inwhichrenewableenergyhasplayedamoresignificantrole.

Datashowthattheinstalledcapacityofrenewableenergyhassurpassedonebillionkilowatts,accountingfor44.8percentofChina"soverallinstalledcapacity.Theinstalledcapacityofhydropower,windpower,andphotovoltaicpowereachexceeded300millionkilowatts,allrankingthehighestintheworld,accordingtoawhitepapertitledChina"sGreenDevelopmentintheNewEra,releasedbyChina"sStateCouncilInformationOfficeinJanuary.

From2012to2021,China"sannualenergyconsumptiongrowthrateof3percentsupportedanaverageeconomicgrowthrateof6.6percent,carbondioxideemissionsperunitofGDPdecreasedbyabout34.4percent,andenergyconsumptionperunitofGDPdecreasedby26.4percent,withacumulativesavingof1.4billiontonsofstandardcoal.

In2021,China"snationalcarbonmarketofficiallylaunchedonlinetrading,covering4.5billiontonsofgreenhousegasemissionsannually,makingittheworld"slargestcarbonmarket.Ithasencouragedcompaniestoreducetheircarbonemissionsbyputtingapriceoncarbon,anddrivethedevelopmentoflow-carbontechnologies.

China"slow-carbonstrategywaslaudable,saidPhaySiphan,Cambodiangovernment"schiefspokesman."IttrulydemonstratesChina"scommitmenttopromotingglobalcarbonemissionsreductionandgreendevelopment."

OPPORTUNITIESFOREVERYONE

Greenisthenewgold.AsChinaistransitioningtowardsagreenerdevelopmentmode,low-carbonindustriesinthecountryhavebeenflourishinginrecentyears,whichhasspawnedmorebusinessopportunitiesforenterprisesworldwide.

Thenewenergyvehicle(NEV)industryisafineillustration.Lastyearalone,Chinasoldabout6.89millionNEVs,skyrocketing93.4percentyearonyear.NEVproductionsoared96.9percentfromayearearliertoabout7.06millionunits.ThemarketshareofNEVsinChina"sautomarketreached25.6percentin2022,up12.1percentagepointsfrom2021.

ThankstoChina"sthrivingNEVmarket,Mercedes-BenzincreaseditsdeliveriesofNEVsby143percentyearonyearin2022.HubertusTroska,memberoftheboardofmanagementofMercedes-BenzGroupAGresponsibleforGreaterChina,saidlastmonththattheGermancarmakerwillcontinuetoinvestmoreinChina.

"WewillexpandourlayoutofR&Dandindustrychainandaccelerateourinnovativetransformationtowardselectrification,digitalization,andcarbonneutralitytomeettheupgradingluxurymobilityneedsofChinesecustomers,"TroskasaidinaninterviewwithXinhua.

CitingChina"sever-growingportionoftheglobalelectricvehiclemarket,LeslieMaasdorp,vicepresidentandchieffinancialofficeroftheNewDevelopmentBank,saidChinacanplayacrucialroleinstimulatingthelow-carbongrowthstrategyoftheworldeconomy.

ASHAREDGREENFUTURE

Domestically,China"sgreentransitionisbringingarealchange.Globally,itisalsohelpingothercountriestosustaingreengrowth.

Inthemostlyarid,desert-cappedKenyancountyofGarissa,aChina-financedsolarpowerplant,thelargestsolarplantinEastandCentralAfrica,hassetKenyaonthepathofachievinggreenenergysufficiency,andbroughtbenefitstothousandsoffamiliesandbusinessessince2019.

"ChinaisthelargestsupplierofsolarenergyequipmentacrosstheworldandinAfricainparticular,"saidAjayMathur,directorgeneraloftheInternationalSolarAlliance.

WhilenotingthatmanysolarpanelsandbatteriesbeingusedinAfricaareofChineseorigin,MathurunderscoredChina"sinvolvementandhugepotentialintermsofrealizingAfrica"squestforsolarenergydevelopment.

"ThereisthegreatestlinkagethatexistsbetweentheChinesemanufacturersofsolarenergytechnologyandtheAfricanusersofthattechnology,"hesaid.

ApartfromAfricancountries,Chinaisalsosharingitsgreendevelopmentphilosophywithmanymorecountriesacrosstheglobe.TheChileancapitalofSantiagohasbeentappingelectricvehiclesfromChinaaspartofplanstorevampitspublictransportsystemandadvancecleanmobility.

Whileboostingdevelopment,maintainingbiologicaldiversityisalsoemphasized.Forexample,manytunnelswereextendedandroadsreplacedbybridgestoprotectelephanthabitatsintheconstructionoftheChina-LaosRailway.

"ThecontributionofChina"sgreendevelopmenttoglobalsustainabledevelopmentcannotbeignored,anditalsosetsanexampleforothercountries"greendevelopment,"saidAbdulrahmanAldakhil,directorofCorporateCommunicationofSaudiNationalCenterforVegetationCoverDevelopmentCombatingDesertification.

"China"spromotionofinternationalcooperationtoprotecttheenvironmentisamanifestationofitssenseofresponsibility,"hesaid."China"sexperienceingreendevelopmentisworthlearningfrom."