How to Understand "Building Ecological Civilization"

As a grassroots party member, we should study hard, fully understand, and conscientiously implement the requirements of "building an ecological civilization" in practical work. Here, combined with my own theoretical study and work practice, I will talk about the following three points: First, the objective inevitability of "building an ecological civilization". First, the proposal of "building ecological civilization" is the inevitable result of our party's comprehensive grasp of the basic principles of Marxism and continuous practice. Emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts are the living soul of Marxism and the basic requirements for the party to lead the people in reform and opening up. Since the reform and opening up nearly 30 years ago, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China's economy has maintained a sustained and rapid development. However, the problems of high pollution and high energy consumption in the process of sustainable development also urge our party to think about how to correctly handle the relationship between man and nature in the process of development. On the one hand, in constant practice, our party adheres to subjective ideology, takes the development and change of the objective material environment as the shift, and takes a comprehensive and clear grasp of the objective world as the premise and foundation for us to understand and transform the world. In practice, major strategic ideas such as "taking the road of sustainable development", "building a harmonious socialist society" and "building an ecological civilization" have gradually formed. These important strategic thoughts record the historical footprint of our party in exploring the relationship between man and nature in its development, and are also the inevitable result of our party's persistence in applying the basic principles of Marxist materialist dialectics, advancing with the times and innovating ideas. On the other hand, the proposal of "building ecological civilization" is also the inevitable result of our party's insistence on guiding practice with Marxist epistemology and practice. The theory of ecological civilization construction has experienced a cognitive process of "practice-cognition-practice-cognition", which is another great leap for our party to understand the relationship between man and nature. The thought of ecological civilization abandons the extensive utilitarianism in the period of industrial civilization and depicts the beautiful blueprint of the relationship between man and nature, which is an important strategic thought that we must adhere to for a long time on the road of building a well-off society in an all-round way. Second, the proposal of "building ecological civilization" is a necessary condition for promoting Scientific Outlook on Development and building a well-off society in an all-round way. Scientific Outlook on Development's core is people-oriented, emphasizing that the fundamental purpose of development is to continuously meet people's needs in all aspects, improve people's living standards and quality of life, promote people's all-round development, and realize the coordination between economic development and population, resources and environment. If one-sided pursuit of economic development leads to serious damage to the ecological environment, it will deviate from the requirements of Scientific Outlook on Development. On the other hand, due to the energy shortage and ecological destruction caused by the long-term growth mode of extensive economic, which mainly relies on investment and increasing material input, we will always face two major constraints: energy shortage and ecological environment capacity limitation in the process of building a well-off society in an all-round way. Therefore, advocating "building ecological civilization" and building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society at this stage is not only the need to realize people-oriented, comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development; It is also the need to improve the ecological environment, improve people's living standards and realize a well-off society in an all-round way. Third, the proposal of "building an ecological civilization" is an inevitable requirement for being a responsible big country and promoting global development. Since industrial civilization, the ability of human beings to transform nature has been strengthened unprecedentedly. By acquiring resources, we have created great material wealth. However, the unrestrained plunder of nature has also aggravated the deterioration of the ecological environment and the depletion of resources. In the long run, human development will be unsustainable. Will mankind continue the previous development model or readjust and reposition the relationship between man and nature? China gave the world a satisfactory answer with the strategic thought of "building ecological civilization". This development idea not only avoids the disadvantages of the development mode of "developing first and then managing" in Europe and America, but also solves the environmental protection problem of more than one billion people around the world, and also sets an example for the future scientific development and sustainable development of other underdeveloped countries. Second, grasping the connotation of "building ecological civilization" and accurately understanding and correctly grasping the idea of "building ecological civilization" are the basis and premise for implementing the important idea of "building ecological civilization". Here, I would like to make the following three comments on the connotation of "building ecological civilization": First, "building ecological civilization" is an organic part of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system. On the basis of summarizing the 30 years' historical process and valuable experience of reform and opening up, Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is a unified whole of Deng Xiaoping Theory, Theory of Three Represents, Scientific Outlook on Development and other important strategic thoughts formed in Socialism with Chinese characteristics's construction and development innovation practice since the new period. "Building ecological civilization" is an important part of building a harmonious socialist society in Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system, which is closely related to Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system. On the one hand, "building ecological civilization" is a major strategic thought put forward by our party on the basis of adhering to scientific development, reform and opening up and putting people first. Building ecological civilization is not only the inherent requirement of practicing Scientific Outlook on Development, but also the foundation and guarantee of building a harmonious society. Therefore, ecological civilization and Scientific Outlook on Development are essentially the same. They are all based on respecting and maintaining the ecological environment, emphasizing the coordinated development of man and nature, man and man, economy and society; They all rely on sustainable development, take production development, affluent life and good ecology as the basic principles, and emphasize the all-round development of people. On the other hand, the idea of "building ecological civilization" is an important innovation and development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system in solving the problem of the relationship between man and nature. In the report of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, ecological protection rose to the level of civilization for the first time: a good ecological environment is also regarded as an important factor of production, and shaping a healthy and sustainable development model and promoting the harmonious development between man and nature are also regarded as the achievements of social civilization and progress. This not only reflects our party's profound grasp of the law of social and historical development, but also promotes the gradual formation of a healthy and upward view of environmental resources in the whole society. Second, "building ecological civilization" is the integration and remodeling of existing civilization. "Building ecological civilization" is a new concept of civilization under the premise of the high development of human productive forces and a higher stage of human civilization development. The material civilization under the concept of "building an ecological civilization" will promote economic activities and form a mode of production, lifestyle and consumption that is in harmony with the ecology on the premise of natural stability and harmony. Under the concept of "building an ecological civilization", spiritual civilization will start with understanding and respecting nature, advocate a healthy and green concept of survival, and take energy conservation and emission reduction as a concept deeply rooted in people's hearts. Political civilization under the concept of "building ecological civilization" will devote itself to eliminating ecological damage and environmental pollution caused by political contradictions, and pay more attention to the diversification of interests and the balance of various relations. Third, "building ecological civilization" is a profound reflection on the law of human development. Man is an animal in the environment. For thousands of years, human beings have thrived in the world of self-creation. The history of human development is actually a history of the relationship between man and nature. How to deal with the relationship among good people, resources and environment in the process of development will determine the speed, quality and level of human civilization development in a period. If excessive demands are made on natural resources, the ecological environment will be polluted and destroyed, which will inevitably lead to the tension between man and nature, and then destroy the harmony between man and nature and hinder the development of mankind itself. On the basis of correctly grasping the relationship between development and population, resources and environment, the construction of ecological civilization has changed from the traditional "declaration of war on nature" to "harmonious coexistence between man and nature". It is the sublimation and improvement of the understanding of the law of human development. Building an ecological civilization and striving to build a resource-saving and environment-friendly society will certainly provide many favorable conditions for mankind to better play its role and promote its own development in a better and stronger direction. Third, practice ecological civilization and promote scientific development. In recent years, under the guidance of Scientific Outlook on Development and the policy deployment of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government on building a "systematic Kyushu" and extending the top ten industrial chains, Binzhou's economy has developed at a high speed, and its economic aggregate has entered the second phalanx of the province, and its economic development speed is among the best in the province. At the same time, as a coastal city in the Yellow River Delta, Binzhou also has a very important ecological position. Protecting the ecological environment of the Yellow River Delta and coastal areas is of great strategic significance for realizing the overall requirements of the "six developments" of the city's economy and society and promoting the sound and rapid development of the province's economy. Therefore, we should unswervingly implement Scientific Outlook on Development, further enhance the consciousness and firmness of practicing ecological civilization, and achieve new achievements and breakthroughs in energy conservation and environmental protection work in our city. First, raise awareness and change development ideas. We should firmly establish the concept of ecological civilization and put the construction of ecological civilization in a prominent position in the development strategy of industrialization and modernization: on the one hand, based on the present and focusing on the future, we should strive to fundamentally change the development concepts of "pollution first, treatment later" and "development first, protection later". We should consider both the present and the long term. We must not pursue temporary development at the expense of environment and resources. On the other hand, we should put the concept of energy conservation and environmental protection throughout the economic construction, further strengthen the awareness of sustainable development, and adhere to the principle of "thinking before acting". Pay attention to the consideration of economic benefits, ecological benefits, social benefits and long-term benefits, and pay more attention to the transformation of economic growth mode, environmental protection and intensive development while improving the speed of economic development. The second is to speed up structural adjustment and do a good job in energy conservation and emission reduction. According to the requirements of the provincial party committee and government, the energy consumption per 10,000 yuan of GDP in the 11th Five-Year Plan of our city should be reduced by 22%, the emission of sulfur dioxide should be reduced by 20%, and the emission of COD should be reduced by 18%. In order to ensure the realization of this goal, we must speed up structural adjustment and do a good job in energy conservation and emission reduction: First, we must carry out in-depth energy conservation assessment and audit. According to the Interim Measures for Energy-saving Assessment of Fixed Assets Investment Projects formulated by our city, we will further improve the two entry thresholds of energy-saving assessment and environmental impact, resolutely refuse to approve projects that do not meet the national industrial policy, and put an end to the construction of high-energy-consuming and high-pollution projects from the source. The second is to accelerate the pace of structural adjustment. Optimize the product structure and support enterprises to vigorously develop products with low pollution, low energy consumption and high added value. Pay attention to the combination of regional characteristics, focus on the development of tourism, catering and other industries, and increase the proportion of the tertiary industry. The third is to focus on energy conservation and emission reduction in key areas. By doing a good job in ten projects, such as oil substitution, coal-fired boiler transformation, cogeneration, motor energy saving, waste heat utilization and basic farmland protection, we will strengthen supervision over high energy consumption and high pollution problems such as industry, construction, transportation, commerce and civil use. Fourth, steadily push forward energy conservation and emission reduction projects. On the basis of further improving the energy saving and emission reduction scheme, urge enterprises to formulate implementation schemes, reverse the construction period and pay close attention to implementation to ensure the smooth completion of various projects. Up to now, the city has implemented 52 COD reduction projects, with an estimated annual COD reduction of 35,200 tons. There are 45 sulfur dioxide emission reduction projects in the city, with an estimated annual sulfur dioxide emission reduction capacity of 43,200 tons. Third, improve the living environment and protect the ecological balance. First, vigorously develop the environmental protection industry and constantly improve Binzhou's environmental competitiveness. On the one hand, through independent innovation and the introduction of core technologies of environmental protection, we will cultivate and support leading enterprises, focus on the development of environmental protection technologies with independent intellectual property rights, improve the independent manufacturing capacity of environmental protection equipment manufacturing industry, and learn to use market-oriented operation methods in practice to make the environmental protection industry bigger and stronger. At the same time, it is necessary to speed up the construction of urban environmental protection infrastructure and improve the sewage treatment rate and garbage harmless treatment rate. Vigorously develop public transportation, focus on solving the pollution of urban transportation, catering and other industries, and encourage the development of environmentally friendly modern service industries. Let every citizen enjoy the rich material civilization of the city and feel the blue sea and blue sky of the city. Second, we should pay attention to prevent urban pollution from spreading to rural areas and protect the ecological environment in rural areas. On the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the adjustment of rural energy structure, advocate farmers to make use of their own advantages, and vigorously develop green and environmentally friendly new energy sources such as biogas. At the same time, it is necessary to actively follow the requirements of the national pollution source survey, strengthen the investigation of domestic pollution sources in agriculture and rural areas, properly dispose of domestic garbage and domestic sewage, change the current situation of dirty rural environment, and maintain rural ecological stability. Third, it is necessary to further promote the greening and soil and water conservation of Lubei Plain and trunk highways, production areas and residential areas, and strengthen the ecological protection of nature reserves and scenic spots in Binzhou area. Fourth, do a good job in ecological protection of coastal wetlands. By controlling pollution sources, diverting water from the Yellow River, artificially building coastal dampproof dikes, increasing fresh water reserves in wetlands, artificially building Tamarix forest and planting rejuvenation reeds, the ecological environment of wetlands can be improved, the biodiversity of wetlands can be guaranteed, and good environment and conditions can be provided for birds' reproduction, life and wintering migration. Fourth, advocate the concept of environmental protection and realize the participation of the whole people. First, the concept of ecological civilization is widely publicized by various educational means and mass media tools. Publicize the principles and policies, laws and regulations and related knowledge and technology of the party and the state on energy conservation and environmental protection. Vigorously advocate the life concept of energy conservation, environmental protection, caring for ecology and advocating nature, actively advocate the healthy and green consumption concept, form a social fashion of "saving environmental protection is glorious and pollution and waste is shameful", and create a social atmosphere conducive to building ecological civilization. Second, respect and support people's right to know, participate and supervise energy conservation and environmental protection. On the one hand, the objectives, key points and indicators of ecological protection, energy conservation and emission reduction, regulatory measures and relevant laws and regulations are regularly announced to the public, and the forms of regulatory objects and standards are clearly defined. On the other hand, it is to vigorously expand the channels of supervision and management by the masses, do a good job in environmental protection letters and visits by the masses, and establish and improve the feedback mechanism of opinions and suggestions from the masses. Really translate the suggestions of the masses into the actual effect of building ecological civilization. Third, let every citizen establish a sense of ownership and consciously practice ecological civilization. Being in Binzhou is not a guest, so energy conservation and environmental protection need to be practiced. Every resident in Binzhou should start from me and practice: change some bad habits and cultivate some new rules; Add a moderation and reduce some indulgence. Binzhou is my home, and cleaning depends on everyone.