The 2024 Green Low-Carbon Innovation Conference opened in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on Aug 15. Nearly 300 representatives from scientists, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists at home and abroad attended the event.

Elies Molins, co-president of the World Federation of Scientific Workers, stated that China had remarkable achievements in promoting ecological civilization construction in recent years. This is manifested in the increasing urban greening and the awakening of public environmental awareness. Recycling and reuse practices have flourished, water pollution control has yielded notable results, and a comprehensive reduction in pollution sources has become a consensus.

"Due to varying resources and developmental stages, countries will have different timelines for achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. International cooperation is essential, as individual efforts alone are inadequate to tackle global challenges, while collaboration leads to more efficient problem-solving. We need help to develop developed nations and also enable underdeveloped regions to achieve the goal. We are in the same boat and have to go in the same direction," said Molins.

Reporter Xu Zhitian, Zhong Xinyi, Editor Cheng Dengyu, Intern Yuan Kailin