CHINA-GREEN DEVELOPMENT: STATE COUNCIL ISSUES 7-POINT DIRECTIONS TO SHANDONG ON GREEN HI-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT

The People's Daily (September 3) disclosed that the State Council recently issued the "Opinions on Supporting Shandong in Deepening the Conversion of New and Old Growth Drivers to Promote Green, Low-Carbon and High-Quality Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), supporting Shandong in deepening the conversion of new and old kinetic energy. It said the path of transformation and development will further enhance the vitality of regional development, and accelerate the promotion of green, low-carbon and high-quality development. The "Opinions" require that, under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on "walking in the forefront and making an all-round development" in Shandong work shall be implemented, and the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability shall be adhered to, complete and accurate. The "Opinions" proposed development goals for 2027 and 2035 and listed seven main tasks to be deployed. These are: (i) to simultaneously reduce carbon and improve quality, comprehensively transform, and upgrade traditional industries, promote the green and high-end development of traditional pillar industries, accelerate the layout optimization and structural adjustment of heavy and chemical industries, and resolutely curb the blind development of high-energy-consuming, highemission, and low-level projects. (ii) to adhere to clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient use, promote the clean and efficient use of fossil energy, promote the large-scale and highproportion development of non-fossil energy, and optimize the layout and structure of transportation facilities. (iii) to promote the empowerment of digital green culture, actively cultivate and develop emerging industries, comprehensively promote the digital transformation of manufacturing, cultivate, and expand digital industries, vigorously develop emerging industry clusters with marine characteristics, and actively develop green and low-carbon emerging industries. (iv) to implement the innovation-driven development strategy, promote the construction of major innovation platforms, strengthen the main role of enterprises in innovation, stimulate the innovation and creativity of talents, and accelerate the shaping of new advantages for development. (v) to practice the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, strengthen the economical and intensive use of water resources, improve ecosystem functions and carbon sink capacity, establish a green and low-carbon development system and mechanism, accelerate the formation of a green and low-carbon lifestyle, and continuously improve the quality of the ecological environment . (vi) to build a high-quality development space power system, promote coordinated and coordinated development of regions within the province, improve the modernization level of urban construction and governance, solidly promote rural revitalization, and promote urban and rural regional coordination; and (vii) to build a new highland for reform and opening up, improve the marketoriented mechanism for kinetic energy conversion, build a high-efficiency service-oriented government, and expand new advantages in opening up and cooperation. The "Opinions" emphasized that the leadership of the party should be carried through the whole process and in all fields.





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