en.Wedoany.com Reported - China recently released the "Implementation Plan for the Construction of Beautiful Cities," setting two phased goals for 2027 and 2035: by 2027, establish 50 demonstration benchmarks for beautiful cities and 100 typical cases of ecological communities; by 2035, achieve full coverage of beautiful cities nationwide. The plan focuses on five major construction dimensions: green and low-carbon, beautiful environment, ecological livability, safety and health, and smart efficiency, accompanied by 18 assessment indicators. These include quantitative metrics such as carbon emission intensity per unit of GDP, proportion of green buildings, centralized sewage collection rate, proportion of blue-green spaces, and nighttime noise compliance rate. It also specifies multi-channel financial support, including central special funds, policy-based finance, and social capital.
The plan, issued by relevant departments of the State Council, aims to thoroughly implement the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China." It outlines five key tasks: green and low-carbon transformation, environmental quality improvement, ecological livability enhancement, safety and health assurance, and smart and efficient governance, requiring local governments to tailor projects to local conditions. Megacities and super-large cities focus on low-carbon pilot projects and smart environmental protection initiatives; central, western, and small-to-medium-sized cities prioritize basic livelihood projects such as sewage pipeline networks, waste classification, and ecological renovation of old residential areas; coastal cities focus on the remediation of beautiful bays and ecological restoration of nearshore waters.
In terms of project planning, the plan lists six major sub-directions: green transformation of industrial parks, energy-saving renovation of urban and rural buildings, optimization of urban green transportation, comprehensive treatment of air and water environments, soil risk control and remediation, full-chain solid waste management, urban greening space construction, biodiversity protection, quiet and livable renovation, ecological cultural tourism integration, drinking water safety assurance, climate-adaptive city (sponge city) construction, and smart environmental monitoring networks. Funding channels include the central ecological environment fund reserve, ecological environmental protection financial support project pool, climate investment and financing project pool, medium- and long-term low-interest loans from the China Development Bank and Agricultural Development Bank of China, PPP models, and EOD models. For projects with operational revenue, franchise or EOD models can be used to bundle ecological restoration with industrial development, using industrial returns to subsidize ecological investments. Local governments need to establish cross-departmental coordination mechanisms, improve dynamic project pool management, and conduct pre-design of project performance.
The plan emphasizes that the construction of beautiful cities is a key lever for implementing the Beautiful China strategy. Local governments should seize the policy window, precisely align with funding channels, and address shortcomings in urban ecological environments.
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