Common prosperity has rich ecological implications
2026-07-29
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the theoretical and practical consciousness of ecological civilization construction in China has significantly increased, insisting on both high-quality development and high-level protection, continuously improving the quality of the ecological environment, accelerating the pace of green and low-carbon transformation, and accelerating the formation of a beautiful China construction pattern. In this process, ecological environment quality has increasingly become an important criterion for measuring the quality of common prosperity. The harmonious coexistence between humans and nature is not only an inherent requirement for common prosperity, but also an important guarantee for achieving high-quality and sustainable development of common prosperity. Grasping the ecological implication of common prosperity from the four dimensions of value, material, practice and civilization is conducive to a deeper understanding of the ecological wisdom contained in Chinese path to modernization.
Ecological well-being is an inherent pursuit of common prosperity
As an important feature of Chinese path to modernization, common prosperity is not only reflected in more abundant material wealth and more reasonable distribution, but also reflected in the overall improvement of people's quality of life and continuous satisfaction of their needs for a better life. In this value system, ecological well-being is reflected in public goods such as clean air, clean water sources, and beautiful ecological environment. Its distinct universality deeply interprets the value connotation of "common", expanding "prosperity" to a civilized realm of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and the people's demand for a beautiful ecological environment is increasingly prominent. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "a good ecological environment is the most equitable public good and the most universal welfare for people's livelihoods." This important statement profoundly reveals the important attribute of ecological environment as a public good. Ecological well-being has the characteristic of universal sharing, and its supply itself is the most extensive and direct sharing mechanism. The ecological environment has strong public attributes. Within the allowable range of ecological carrying capacity, one person enjoying a good ecological environment does not reduce others' equal rights and interests. This enables ecological well-being to benefit the general public at a lower social cost, which is conducive to alleviating development conflicts caused by resource constraints and creating a stable and inclusive development environment for common prosperity. From the perspective of ensuring functions, ecological well-being is also an important support for preventing large-scale poverty relapse. Building a strong ecological security barrier is an important foundation for consolidating people's health, well-being, and common prosperity.
China will comprehensively integrate the improvement of ecological well-being into its national development strategy. From the "joint protection" of the Yangtze River Economic Belt to the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin; The deep logic of these strategic actions, from in-depth fight against pollution to systematic promotion of major ecological projects such as the "three north" shelter forest, is to make all people enjoy high-quality ecological products fairly, and to implement common prosperity at the ecological level in terms of space and group dimensions. For example, the "Thousand Village Demonstration and Ten Thousand Village Improvement" project in Zhejiang is a model of promoting overall prosperity through ecological well-being. It not only improves the rural living environment, but also transforms "green mountains and rivers" into "golden mountains and silver mountains" through the development of ecotourism and the cultivation of green industries, allowing farmers to enjoy ecological well-being while achieving income growth.
Ecological well-being is an important content and value orientation of common prosperity. To improve the evaluation system of common prosperity, we should give more prominence to indicators such as ecological environment quality and ecological public services, incorporate ecological well-being into the evaluation of common prosperity, build common prosperity on the basis of a good ecological environment, make a beautiful ecological environment an important part of the people's good life, and support Chinese path to modernization with a high-quality ecological environment.
Ecological assets are the green cornerstone of common prosperity
The realization of common prosperity must be based on sustainable wealth creation. The natural ecosystem, as a key natural capital, is the fundamental prerequisite for ensuring the sustainable and stable source of wealth. The concept of 'green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver' is a profound revelation of this material dimension relationship.
To solidify the green foundation of common prosperity, it is necessary to continuously deepen the understanding of the value of ecological assets. Practicing the concept of 'green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver' is an important path to consolidating this foundation. Firstly, it is necessary to maintain the ecological support value of "green mountains and clear waters". Secondly, we need to unleash the economic value of 'green mountains and clear waters'. By developing industries such as ecological agriculture, organic food, ecotourism, forest health, and utilization of biological resources, we continuously transform ecological advantages into development advantages. Finally, we need to enhance the asset value of 'green mountains and clear waters'. A good ecological environment has significant spillover effects, which can enhance regional attractiveness, promote the aggregation of innovative factors such as talent, capital, and technology, and continuously improve regional brand value and comprehensive competitiveness.
Promoting the accounting of Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) is a key measure to quantify the value of this green cornerstone. Establishing a GEP accounting system parallel to GDP is conducive to incorporating ecological benefits into development evaluation, making changes in ecological assets explicit, providing scientific basis for ecological compensation, policy formulation, and performance evaluation, and helping to guide development models from pursuing short-term economic growth to focusing on long-term ecological well-being.
Ecological development is the inevitable path to common prosperity
The key to achieving the organic unity of ecological protection and common prosperity lies in walking the path of ecological development. We must comprehensively integrate ecological priority and green development into all aspects and processes of economic and social development, and establish a sustainable and recyclable mechanism and capability for transforming "green mountains and clear waters" into "golden mountains and silver mountains".
One is to build a green and low-carbon modern industrial system, promoting the dual wheel drive of industrial ecology and ecological industrialization. Accelerate the green transformation of traditional industries, promote energy conservation and carbon reduction through circular economy and clean production, and properly handle employment and livelihood issues during the transformation. At the same time, cultivate and strengthen green industry clusters such as environmental protection, new energy, and ecological restoration, expand green employment space, and provide new channels for workers to jointly build and share.
The second is to optimize the national spatial pattern and promote regional synergy and common prosperity through major national strategies. The Yangtze River Economic Belt adheres to the principle of "joint protection" and promotes coordinated development in the eastern, central, and western regions through the mechanism of ecological protection and compensation throughout the entire basin. The Yellow River Basin is determined and measured by water, implementing coordinated management of water resources throughout the basin, making every effort to win the battle against the "Three North" project, and consolidating the foundation for the development of the basin. Establish a sound national park system, protect the authenticity of natural ecology, explore ways to realize the value of ecological products, and achieve synergy between ecological security and people's livelihood improvement.
The third is to strengthen the green orientation of technological innovation and seize the opportunities brought by the "dual carbon" goals. Breakthroughs in technologies such as new energy vehicles, new energy storage, and hydrogen energy are not only measures to address climate change, but also key to cultivating new quality productivity. These green technologies have opened up a new track for promoting shared prosperity through innovation.
Through scientific institutional design, firm technological innovation, and systematic industrial transformation, it is possible to achieve development in protection and protection in development, and to embark on an ecological development path that benefits both ecology and economy, and promotes synergy between protection and growth. This is an inevitable choice for achieving common prosperity and the optimal path towards modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
Ecological rationality is the spiritual force for common prosperity
Common prosperity includes both material and spiritual prosperity, and its profound significance lies in shaping a new form of civilization centered on ecological rationality. While promoting the transformation of development mode, it is also necessary to advance profound changes from values, behavior patterns to lifestyle, making green, simplicity, and harmony the inherent pursuit of the whole society.
True common prosperity is not only reflected in material wealth, but also in a healthy and livable environment, rich spiritual culture, and harmonious social relationships. Ecological rationality is the thinking foundation for achieving this goal. It guides people to go beyond the singular pursuit of material possessions and shift their focus to comprehensive human development, ecological well-being, and social equity, thus achieving a civilization advancement from "material centeredness" to "human centeredness".
Advocating a simple, moderate, green, and low-carbon lifestyle is essentially a practice of ethical values such as moderation, sharing, and intergenerational fairness, which is highly compatible with the socialist core values of "harmony," "civilization," and "friendliness. This lifestyle helps to resolve social conflicts, consolidate value consensus, and create a rational, peaceful, and collaborative social atmosphere for common prosperity. The key to cultivating and implementing ecological rationality lies in fostering citizens with ecological awareness and responsibility. To popularize ecological ethics knowledge through education, media, and community practice, and make green living a conscious action.
The ecological connotation of common prosperity points to a profound human revolution and civilization transformation. A society that achieves harmonious coexistence between humans and nature must be one that is materially abundant, spiritually rich, and has harmonious social relationships. This not only outlines the complete picture of Chinese path to modernization, but also marks the possible path of human civilization to a higher form. Ecological rationality is an indispensable spiritual force in this process. (Outlook New Era)
Author: Fu Guijun (Professor at the School of Marxism, Inner Mongolia Normal University)
Edit:Luoyu Responsible editor:Zhoushu
Source:cssn.cn
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