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and restoring key ecosystems. We should strictly enforce ecological
conservation redlines, strive for extensive progress in developing the national

park-based system of protected areas, and establish more national parks in a
well-ordered manner.
We should enhance biodiversity protection and launch evaluations of the

outcomes of ecological conservation and restoration. We should carry out
large-scale greening programs in a well-planned way, score new
achievements in this crucial stage of the national shelterbelt program in

northwest, north, and northeast China, and reinforce ecological shields in
regions such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
We should refine the mechanisms for diverse forms of ecological

compensation and broaden the channels for realizing the market value of
ecosystem goods and services based on local conditions. We should step up
the ecological conservation and systematic governance of important rivers,

lakes, and reservoirs. We should continue to effectively enforce the 10-year
fishing ban on the Yangtze River.
46. Moving faster to develop a new type of energy system

We should steadily increase the share of new energy in the total energy
supply, advance the systematic transition from fossil fuels to safe, reliable
alternatives, and build a new electric power system, all with the aim of

making our country strong in the energy sector.
We should develop wind, photovoltaic, hydro, and nuclear energy,
promote both local grid integration and outward power transmission, and

boost high-quality development of clean energy. We should promote clean
and efficient use of fossil fuels, continue to upgrade coal-fired power plants,
and phase out the use of coal in non-industrial sectors.

We should make power grids safer and more resilient and enhance the
complementarity between them. Sound plans should be drawn up for
pumped-storage hydropower, new types of energy storage should be

developed, and the construction of smart grids and microgrids should be
accelerated. We should increase the proportion of electricity in final energy
consumption and encourage green and low-carbon energy consumption. We

should accelerate efforts to foster robust market and pricing mechanisms for a
new energy system.
47. Working actively and prudently toward peaking carbon emissions
Both the total amount and intensity of carbon emissions must be

controlled. To this end, we should push ahead with retrofitting for energy

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