The Modern Environmental Governance System
Modernization of the environmental governance system and capacity is a reflection of harmony between humanity and nature. It is also a component of the state governance system and capacity.
In March 2020, the central authorities issued a document on building a modern environmental governance system. In this system, the CPC exercises leadership, the government provides guidance, the enterprises are the main participants, and social organizations and the general public are also mobilized. Good interplay between government governance, public self-regulation and enterprise participation will create strong synergy, along with sound institutions and mechanisms and control at source, to bring a fundamental turn for the better of eco-environmental conservation in China.
The document defined the powers and responsibilities of the government, enterprises and the public. It also set the requirements for relevant regulation, the market, the credit system, and related laws and regulations, and encouraged pragmatic and effective means for participation to improve the weak areas in environmental governance. This will help establish a modern environmental governance system, in which the Party exercises leadership, the government takes the lead, the business sector assumes the main responsibility for reducing its environmental footprint, and social organizations and the public also participate.
现代环境治理体系
环境治理体系与治理能力现代化是人与自然和谐共生的重要体现，也是国家治理体系的重要组成部分。2020年3月，中共中央办公厅、国务院办公厅印发《关于构建现代环境治理体系的指导意见》（以下简称《意见》），要求以坚持党的集中统一领导为统领，以强化政府主导作用为关键，以深化企业主体作用为根本，以更好动员社会组织和公众共同参与为支撑，实现政府治理和社会调节、企业自治良性互动，完善体制机制，强化源头治理，形成工作合力，为推动生态环境根本好转、建设生态文明和美丽中国提供有力制度保障。
《意见》明晰了政府、企业、公众等各类主体的权责，对建立健全环境治理领导责任体系、企业责任体系、全民行动体系、监管体系、市场体系、信用体系、法律法规政策体系等作出指导要求，对环境治理体系薄弱环节提出切实、可行、有效的多样性参与方式，为构建党委领导、政府主导、企业主体、社会组织和公众共同参与的现代环境治理体系勾画蓝图。