STORY: China speeds up green transition for modernization of human-nature harmony
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:43
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of China and China Economic Roundtable 
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN CHUNXIU, Deputy head of the policy research center under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI QUN, Official, Ministry of Water Resources
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PAN HUIMIN, Official, National Energy Administration

STORYLINE:

China has ramped up its green transition in all areas to pursue the modernization of harmony between humanity and nature.

Two officials and one expert in the field shared their insights into the country's green drive on the eighth episode of China Economic Roundtable broadcasted on Friday.

They underlined the significance of China's green transformation in its economic and social development.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN CHUNXIU, Deputy head of the policy research center under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment
"'Green' has become the defining feature of economic and social development. Over the past decade, China has supported average annual economic growth of over 6 percent, with a 3 percent increase in energy consumption, and has reduced its energy consumption per unit of GDP by 26.8 percent."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI QUN, Official, Ministry of Water Resources
"I believe that everyone can feel the real changes in rivers and lakes around us in recent years. China has fully implemented its river and lake chief system, establishing health records for over 9,800 rivers and lakes."

Guest speakers noted that a greener China is making substantial contributions to the global climate change response and green transformation.

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PAN HUIMIN, Official, National Energy Administration
"As the world's largest clean energy market and equipment manufacturer, China has actively integrated into the global clean energy industrial chain, providing a stable supply of high-quality products.
Over the last 10 years, the respective costs of Chinese wind power and photovoltaic power equipment have dropped by 60 percent and 80 percent, lowering the development and construction costs of global clean energy projects significantly.
In 2023, China's renewable energy generation directly reduced carbon emissions by about 2.45 billion tonnes, and China's exports of wind and photovoltaic products helped reduce carbon emissions in other countries by 800 million tonnes."

The China Economic Roundtable is an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)