Building a green and intelligent digital ecological civilization (People’s Watch)
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out at the National Ecological Environmental Protection Conference: "Deepen the application of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, build a beautiful digital governance system in China, and build a green and intelligent digital ecological civilization." At present, the integration and mutual promotion of digitalization and greening has become an important theme of global development. To promote the intelligent management of ecological environment and the construction of digital ecological civilization with green wisdom, we must adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, comprehensively implement the ecological civilization thought of the Supreme Leader, promote the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development with digitalization, and provide strong support for the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
The integration of digitalization and greening has become an important trend in the construction of ecological civilization.
Ecological civilization construction covers a wide range and is comprehensive, involving many aspects such as value concept, goal orientation, production and consumption mode, etc. It is a complex systematic project. Promoting the construction of digital ecological civilization can effectively enhance the systematicness and synergy of ecological civilization construction, and promote the formation of scientific and efficient methods and paths to solve ecological environment problems and expand ecological environment governance.
As a way of ecological environment governance, digital ecological civilization construction organically embeds big data, 5G, artificial intelligence and other digital technologies into ecological civilization construction, and continuously improves the scientific, refined and intelligent level of ecological civilization construction in the deep integration of digitalization and greening. The key to building digital ecological civilization lies in coordinating the relationship between digitalization and greening, and promoting their mutual promotion and coordinated development. Promoting digital construction, using artificial intelligence and other technologies to discover the laws behind the data, and fully releasing the superposition, aggregation and multiplication effects of digital technology in improving the efficiency, technological improvement and means optimization of ecological environment governance can provide an important engine for ecological environment governance and help to achieve efficient and sustainable ecological environment governance effects. Promoting green development is the proper meaning of building digital ecological civilization. By optimizing the spatial layout of the country, improving the utilization efficiency of resources and energy, strengthening environmental protection and ecological restoration, focusing on solving problems such as environmental pollution and ecological damage in the development process, matching resources, production, consumption and other factors is conducive to the simultaneous advancement of high-quality development and high-level protection.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the guidance of the Supreme Leader’s New Era Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought, especially the Supreme Leader’s Ecological Civilization Thought, China’s digital ecological civilization construction has made great progress, and the level of intelligent management of ecological environment has been significantly improved. In February this year, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the Overall Layout Plan for the Construction of Digital China, which made "positive progress in the construction of digital ecological civilization" as an important goal for the construction of digital China in 2025, and put forward new requirements for the new generation of digital technology to help ecological governance. In the process of promoting the deep integration of digitalization and greening, China’s energy consumption in the whole chain has been significantly reduced, production efficiency and energy efficiency have been continuously improved, and the ecological benefits and economic and social benefits of green mountains have been continuously brought into play. At the same time, we should also realize that the construction of digital ecological civilization in China is still in its infancy, and there are still some problems to be solved in the construction of digital infrastructure, the construction of data standards and norms, the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements, and the cultivation of digital ecological civilization talents. We should pay more attention to the use of digital technology to innovate the way of ecological civilization construction, constantly promote the deep integration of digitalization and greening, lead greening with digitalization, drive digitalization with greening, focus on strengthening the collection, adaptation, reconstruction and sharing of ecological environment big data, fully release the potential and vitality of ecological environment governance through digital ecological environment technological innovation, and provide strong kinetic energy for building a beautiful China.
Provide strong kinetic energy for the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "We must plan development from the height of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, constantly shape new kinetic energy and advantages of development through high-level environmental protection, and strive to build a green and low-carbon circular economy system, effectively reduce the resource and environmental costs of development, and continuously enhance the potential and stamina of development." Building a green and intelligent digital ecological civilization provides strong technical support for accurate identification, real-time tracking of environmental data, timely judgment and systematic solution of ecological problems, and provides strong kinetic energy for promoting a comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and building a harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Effectively improve the level of intelligent governance of the ecological environment. Building a digital ecological civilization, integrating ecological environment data into digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, and constantly strengthening machine learning and training will not only help to analyze the historical evolution process of ecological environment more scientifically, but also provide important decision-making reference for timely judgment and systematic solution of ecological environment problems in pollution warning, duration prediction and emission reduction effect prediction, and promote the change of decision-making process from "empirical judgment" to "data analysis", making ecological environment governance more "smart" For example, in the Great Protection of the Yangtze River, the relevant departments have established a "data collection and management —" by building a monitoring network of the whole basin’s ecological environment from Qinghai to Shanghai, collecting and sorting out massive ecological environment data in the Yangtze River basin, developing and integrating water quality diagnosis, forecasting and early warning, pollution traceability, scenario simulation and other functions. Data Mining and Simulation — Virtual visualization — Analysis of pollution traceability — The digital management business system of water environment based on intelligent decision-making provides an important technical guarantee for realizing "one river with clear water flowing eastward".
Promote the transformation of ecological environment governance to synergy. In the past, due to the insufficient sharing of ecological environment data and information among regions, departments and units, the ecological environment governance has been fragmented to some extent, and the problem of "repeated governance and repeated governance" in some local ecological environment governance is more prominent. Building a digital ecological civilization and building a "network" of ecological environment data will help to break down data barriers, realize data interconnection, and consolidate the data foundation for the transformation of ecological environment governance paradigm from fragmentation and fragmentation to synergy and integrity. For example, in the response to heavily polluted weather, we should follow the general policy of holistic and whole-process collaborative governance, promote the sharing of basic data among relevant government departments, different scientific research institutions and different disciplines, carry out collaborative research on key areas and key issues, and scientifically put forward the timetable and roadmap for continuous improvement of air quality, so as to provide support for the realization of "blue sky, white clouds and twinkling stars".
Accelerate the pace of green and low carbon transformation. Digital technology, represented by a new generation of artificial intelligence, is accelerating the evolution of global scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and promoting the reform of global governance system. Digitalization empowers the construction of ecological civilization and has the efficiency of "1+1>2". Intelligent manufacturing technology strengthens the data analysis ability of manufacturing enterprises in process, manufacturing, logistics and other aspects, and reduces the pollutant emission and carbon emission of product manufacturing; Smart energy system explores the data value of energy production, transmission, distribution, storage and other links, monitors and adjusts energy generation in real time, and improves the utilization efficiency of renewable energy; By establishing a carbon inclusive platform for green living, smart cities will count individual emission reductions into individual carbon assets and turn intangible green behaviors into tangible green values. To promote high-quality economic and social development, we need to keep up with the development trend of world science and technology, embrace digital technology, further improve the endogenous driving force of green and low-carbon transformation of production and lifestyle, and make economic and social development have higher green content, lower carbon content and more gold content.
Deepen the application of digital technology in the field of ecological environment
The construction of digital ecological civilization can focus on platform construction, data mining, digital intelligence integration, policy guarantee and other aspects to form a "network" and a "map", research and develop data value mining algorithms, promote the deep application of digital technology in the field of ecological environment, and give full play to the basic and leading role of digital ecological environment technology in the construction of beautiful China.
Improve the stereoscopic intelligence perception of the sky "a net". The collection and transmission of information is the key link in the construction of digital ecological civilization. At present, it is necessary to do a good job in the top-level design of digital ecological civilization infrastructure construction, build a three-dimensional multi-source monitoring and sensing network system for ecological environment, strengthen the application of big data acquisition technologies such as satellite remote sensing, aerial photography of unmanned aerial vehicles, automatic ground monitoring stations, underwater robots and the Internet of Things, continuously expand the accuracy and space-time breadth of monitoring, and build a multi-means comprehensive and fast-responding monitoring network covering various environmental elements of the atmosphere, water, soil, ecology and ocean to realize global monitoring and sensing of ecological environment elements. Strengthen the construction of digital infrastructure that adapts to intelligent decision-making and green development, and build an "information high-speed rail" for the safe and rapid circulation of ecological environment data, laying a solid foundation for the rapid and accurate use of data.
Form a "one map" of national ecological environment data. Data is the key to the construction of digital ecological civilization, but fragmented data can’t play its value. To speed up the collection of eco-environmental data, on the one hand, it is necessary to promote the collection and exchange of eco-environmental data, and realize the cross-level communication and cross-departmental sharing of eco-environmental monitoring and monitoring data and their related information. Comprehensively collect environmental data such as environmental quality, pollution sources, sewage outlets, and ecological environment functional zoning, and promote coordinated management, precise management, and overall improvement of regional ecological environment with resource sharing, complementary advantages, and mutual benefit, so that the data can "run" out of great value. At the same time, strengthen data connectivity with natural resources, water conservancy, meteorology, energy, agriculture, forestry, transportation and other fields, and promote multi-source data integration. On the other hand, it is necessary to firmly grasp the standard, improve the standard system for the collection, integration, classification, sharing and application of eco-environmental data, and actively promote the formulation of digital international standards in the field of eco-environment, so as to contribute to building a green "Belt and Road" and building a global ecological civilization.
Develop a value mining algorithm for massive data. The model is the golden key to open the data treasure mine. It is necessary to make full use of digital technologies such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence, strengthen large-scale model simulation, form a more comprehensive and scientific understanding of the evolution of ecological environment and the causes of pollution, and provide multi-dimensional data analysis, early warning and forecasting, and traceability for scientific decision-making and precise governance. Using big data analysis, artificial intelligence, visualization and other technologies, we will strengthen the research and development of digital technologies such as intelligent perception and sharing, fusion and deduction, characterization and expression of environmental data, and inject wisdom genes into key areas such as ecological environment monitoring and early warning, integrated protection and system management of grass and sand in mountains, rivers, forests, fields and lakes, comprehensive prevention and control of multi-media environmental pollution, solid waste reduction and resource utilization, new pollutant control, and response to climate change, and continuously enrich the application scenarios of digital technologies in the field of ecological environmental protection.
Promote digital technology to be embedded in the whole process of environmental governance. The deep integration of digital technology and environmental governance has greatly improved the modernization level of ecological environmental governance. Give full play to the advantages of digital technology in breaking through the limitation of information time and space, smooth the interactive channels across regions, levels and departments, gather the strength and wisdom of the government, enterprises and the public, promote the formation of a networked and open multi-collaborative governance pattern, and integrate digital technology into the whole business and life-cycle management of ecological environment such as monitoring and evaluation, supervision and law enforcement, so as to improve the efficiency of environmental governance. Leading green development with digital transformation and optimization of ecological environment management, promoting the transformation and upgrading of industries such as steel, coal, electricity, chemicals and building materials, improving green total factor productivity, reducing energy and material consumption in the whole chain, and promoting the organic unity of economic benefits and ecological benefits.
Lay a good job in policies, talents and combination boxing. Constantly improve the policy system that is conducive to the deep integration of digital technology and ecological civilization construction, dismantle the barrier between the environmental governance side and the technology supply side, and create an innovative environment where major digital scientific and technological achievements in the ecological environment field are constantly emerging. Strengthen the research on relevant laws, regulations and policies, and strengthen the open sharing of data on the premise of ensuring data security. Cultivate and introduce compound cross-border talents with professional knowledge in digital technology and ecological environment, and form a three-dimensional and high-level echelon of digital technology talents in ecological environment. We will build a scientific research management system and mechanism conducive to the breakthrough of the core technology of digital ecological civilization, establish and improve a market-oriented diversified investment model, and increase support for digital strategic frontiers and applied basic research in the field of ecological environment.
(The author is Dean of china environmental science Research Institute)