Editor's note: Ibrahim Khalil Ahasan, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, is a Bangladesh-based independent columnist and freelance journalist who writes on contemporary international issues. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.

A set of guidelines on accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development has recently been unveiled by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council in an effort to further solidify China's leadership role in green transition and demonstrate the nation's resolute commitment to meeting its carbon reduction commitment.

Based on the guidelines, the Chinese government places a high priority on green transition. Chinese decision makers are wise to develop a well-timed strategic framework outlining key targets for the country's broad green transition in order to meet the goal of building a Beautiful China, boost high-quality development, and determine what needs to be done to ensure a prosperous future.

Over the last few decades, China has developed a complex suite of plans, regulations, and strategies to address climate change, environmental protection, and natural catastrophes. These frameworks encompass local, national, and global levels. Recent guidelines will boost China's dedication to accelerate eco-civilizational and high-quality development. Through balancing growth and sustainability, China's leadership in green transition will transform global climate governance and create a global community with a shared future.

The guidelines provide a clear roadmap for how important economic and social sectors will advance significantly in green transition by 2030. By 2035, the economy will be mostly green, low-carbon, and circular, with carbon emissions reaching a peak and then progressively falling, and social and economic growth completely embracing a green trajectory.

Additionally, the groundbreaking guidelines provide quantifiable work goals broken down in each field. By 2030, the nation's non-fossil energy share will rise to roughly 25 percent of total energy consumption, the installed capacity of pumped storage hydropower will surpass 120 million kilowatts, and the energy conservation and environmental protection sector will be valued at approximately $2.1 trillion.

According to the guidelines, by 2030, the annual utilization of bulk solid waste will reach approximately 4.5 billion tons, and the output rate of main resources will increase by approximately 45 percent compared with 2020. The carbon emission intensity of commercial transport per unit of turnover will decrease by approximately 9.5 percent from 2020.

The well-timed guidelines establish goals for key industries – green energy, recycling, green transportation, services, environmental protection, industrial parks, and green remanufacturing – when it comes to developing a green manufacturing system.

China is attempting to enhance the use of renewable energy through investment, financing, taxation, and pricing policies in line with the global shift. The nation must also deal with green transition and sustainable development in order to thrive in the fierce global marketplace. Nonetheless, China is becoming more and more capable of fulfilling its obligations under the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pertaining to the transition to clean energy and the mitigation of climate change.

Numerous work tasks have been brought up by the guidelines, including protecting and optimizing territorial space, promoting low-carbon and green transitions in the energy and industrial structures, and promoting green transitions in the transportation and urban-rural development sectors. China's overall principal pollutant discharge will have continuously decreased, and the quality of the country's ecological environment should have improved.

The guidelines also mirror China's prospective plan to work towards creating a sustainable development strategy that is based on nature and climate resilience, expanding the market for green products and services, and creating technological revolutions, environmentally friendly manufacturing and other climate-resilient environmental programs.

China has been, and still is, considered a model for sustainable development, especially when considering environmental sustainability. China is only beginning to tap into its enormous potential for producing green energy from solar, wind, hydropower, offshore wind, and coastal nuclear power. The country is at the forefront of sustainable growth, as seen by its remarkable advancements in EVs, renewable energy, and ecological restoration.

The Chinese need for a climate-resilient, low-carbon, and circular economy has brought the issue of green transition – from high-emitting industries to cleaner energy and green sectors, the creation of green jobs, and training/retraining of workers in all workplaces and industries – to the forefront. This implies that China's green transition will handle pollution and the depletion of natural resources in a way that is both socially just and technologically inventive, tackling both brown and green concerns with an equity-based approach.

China wants to be carbon neutral by the year 2060. The green transition plan will assist in reshaping the economy and contribute to the creation of a sustainable, carbon-neutral welfare state. By then, China's ecological civilization will have fully advanced, its green development and lifestyles will have fully materialized, and the country's major areas will have achieved profound decarbonization.

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