Infographic:HighlightsofsignificantchangesinChina’sresponsetoclimatechange_GuangmingOnlineChinaonOct.27,2021releasedawhitepapertitled"RespondingtoClimateChange:China'sPoliciesandActions",thethirdchapterofwhichdocumenteditssignificantchangesinresponsetoclimatechange.Asaresponsiblemajorcountry,Chinaismakingitsduecontributiontotheglobalresponsetoclimatechange.1.CoordinatingEconomicDevelopmentwithReductionsinPollutionandCarbonEmissionsAsisshowed,Chinaiscommittedtointegratinggreendevelopmentintothewholeprocessofeconomicdevelopment.China’scarbonintensityin2020was18.8percentlowerthanthatin2015,abetterresultthanthebindingtargetsetinthe13thFive-yearPlan(2016-2020).Atthesametime,China’seconomyhasachievedleapfrogdevelopment.ItsGDPin2020wasmorethanfourtimesgreaterthanin2005.2.RemarkableResultsinRevolutionizingEnergyProductionandConsumptionChinahascommittedtoimplementinganewenergysecuritystrategy,withmajorchangesmadeinenergyproductionandutilization,andhistoricachievementsinenergydevelopment.Non-fossilenergyisdevelopingrapidlyinChinaandChinaisrapidlyreducingitsenergyconsumptionintensity.Preliminarycalculationsshowthatthereductionfrom2011to2020reached28.7percent,oneofthefastestintheworld.3.Low-CarbonIndustrialTransitionFuelingGreenDevelopmentChinahasincorporatedtheconceptsofputtingtheenvironmentfirstandpursuinggreendevelopmentintoitsindustrialupgrading.Thenewenergyindustryiswitnessingstronggrowth.ThelatestrevolutioninscienceandtechnologyandindustrialtransformationhasacceleratedthegrowthoftheNEVindustry.ChinahastoppedtheworldinNEVoutputandsalesforthelastsixyears.InJune2021thecountry’sNEVfleetreached6.03million.4.MarkedIncreaseintheCarbonSinkCapacityofEcosystemsChinahastakenvariousmeasurestobuildupthecarbonsinkcapacityofecosystemsandensurethatforests,grasslands,wetlands,oceans,soilandfrigidzonesplaytheirroleincarbonsequestration.Withthehighestgrowthinforestcoverageandthelargestareaofman-madeforests,Chinaleadstheworldingreeningtheplanet.Inthedecadebetween2010and2020,7.2millionhaofmarginalfarmlandwereturnedintoforestandgrassland.By2020,vegetationcoverageofitsgrasslandswas56.1percent,andmorethanhalfofitswetlandareaswereunderprotection.5.GreenandLowCarbonLifestylesGainingPopularityGreenlivingisaprerequisiteforbuildingabeautifulChina,andeverymemberofsocietyhasbecomeconsciousoftheneedandisreadytoact.Throughregularactivities,includingthoseforNationalEnergyConservationWeek,NationalLowCarbonDayandWorldEnvironmentDay,Chinaeducatesthepublicaboutclimatechange.Italsopromotestheconceptofeco-civilization,includingclimatechangeandgreendevelopment,inthenationaleducationsystem,andorganizestrainingcoursesforthepubliconrespondingtoclimatechange.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.