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progress in building waste-free cities, and work toward the reduction, recycling,
and safe disposal of solid waste. We will improve our capacity to monitor and

recycle hazardous waste. We will intensify efforts to control plastic pollution
throughout the entire process from production to recycling. We will build more
environmental infrastructure in both urban and rural areas and upgrade the
overall level of such infrastructure. We will improve the system for adopting
region-specific approaches to environmental management and strengthen central

government environmental inspections.
3) We will strengthen the governance and protection of ecosystems.
We will adhere to a holistic and systematic approach to the protection and
conservation of mountain, river, forest, farmland, lake, grassland, and desert

ecosystems and enhance diversity, stability, and sustainability in our ecosystems.
We will continue working on major projects to protect and restore key ecosystems
and roll out large-scale greening programs in a well-planned way. We will
redouble efforts to protect and restore the ecosystems of major rivers and
important lakes and wetlands and boost the natural regeneration of grasslands,

forests, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. We will promote comprehensive treatment of
soil erosion, desertification, and rocky desertification. We will make steady
headway in developing the national park-based nature reserve system and

reinforce the national system of ecological security shields across the board.
We will step up efforts to prevent the spread of invasive species and carry out
major biodiversity protection projects. We will establish mechanisms to realize the
market value of ecosystem goods and services. We will implement compensation
systems for ecological conservation, formulate relevant regulations, and coordinate

the development of compensation systems in the Taihu Lake basin and other major
basins. We will strengthen the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems.
4) We will take active and prudent steps toward the goals of reaching peak carbon
emissions and carbon neutrality.

We will act on the “1+N” policy framework and move forward as dictated by
China’s resource endowment. In line with the principle of building the new before
discarding the old and proceeding at a proper pace, we will advance the 10 major
initiatives for reaching peak carbon emissions in a well-planned and phased way.
We will exercise better control over the amount and intensity of energy

consumption, particularly of fossil fuels, and transition gradually toward
controlling both the amount and intensity of carbon emissions. We will carry out

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