China Media Group - CRI:

We noticed that the annual report mentions "broad societal participation." So my question is: How would you plan to raise public awareness of climate change and encourage the participation of the general public? And what is your opinion on young people taking part in action to address climate change? Thank you.

Zhao Yingmin:

To address climate change, we need the proactive participation of the entire society, especially for the society to form a green, low-carbon lifestyle. The Chinese government attaches significant importance to raising public awareness for addressing climate change. We proactively promote education on the issues and advocate a green, low-carbon lifestyle, and we encourage participation of the general public. The Low-carbon Day campaign that we organize annually is a nice touch to reach out to the public. Taking on different themes each year, the campaign encourages actions to be taken at various regions, sectors, schools, and communities to practice a low-carbon lifestyle. At the same time, different sectors are organizing publicity campaigns in various forms with distinctive features. The media also give a lot of attention to this subject and provide it with massive coverage. With the collaboration of all parties, the public awareness of climate change has been raised gradually, and more and more people are paying attention to the issues. 

Meanwhile, young people are the key to both the present and the future of sustainable development. The aim for us to proactively address climate change is to protect the natural environment for the future generations to enjoy and for them to maintain sustainable development. The present situation of climate change casts a profound impact on us and the next generation, therefore, we hope young people would take notice of relevant issues. We encourage the broad participation of young people in the National Low-carbon Day campaign and other events. We also wish young people would continue to study and acquire more knowledge and skills for addressing climate change, be well prepared, and take practical actions on their own to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in order to contribute to the global efforts for addressing climate change. Thank you.

Xi Yanchun:

Thank you two for presenting the report, and thank you all for coming. This press conference now concluded.