Officials pledge to promote idea of ecological civilization

Officials attending the national event for World Environment Day on Monday pledged to promote the concept of ecological civilization to advance modernization characterized by the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, China has seen the quality of the ecological environment significantly improve, and the influence of global environmental governance has been greatly enhanced. This has laid a solid foundation for achieving modernization with harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, Sun Jinlong, Party chief of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said at the main event held in Jinan, capital of Shandong province.

Despite its GDP increasing by 69 percent over the past 10 years, China saw its average density of PM2.5 particulate matter decrease by 57 percent during that time, according to the Ministry, carbon dioxide emissions have been reduced by 35 percent over the past decade.