2021年……過得真快！去年對世界來說是相當重要的一年。對於中國來說，特別在推動更好地保護野外環境方面，去年尤為重要。

在本期節目中，讓我們回顧一下中國2021年的十大環保成果。

大家好，我是 Kyle Obermann。The China Current特約撰稿人，在這裡我會向您展示「野性中國」。

成果清單上的第一條發生在 2020 年 2 月，中國將其國家保護動物名單上的物種增加了一倍多的數量。

這是該名單自 1989 年創建以來的第一次更新，增加了許多科學家長期以來一直在呼籲保護的物種，例如狼、藏狐和數百種以前被忽視的鳥類。

4 月，中國開始實施反對食物浪費的決定。

世界上每年生產的供人類消費的食物中，約有三分之一被浪費掉。這是一項驚人的統計和問題。該決定允許餐館向浪費大量食物的顧客收費。如果餐館鼓勵導致食物浪費的就餐習慣，也要承擔責任。

中國官員不僅承認大熊貓在 2021 年不再是最高優先級別的瀕危物種，而且在 5 月，他們還通過超短波廣播攝像機遠程記錄和傳輸了野外大熊貓的視頻。

這在中國的任何物種中都尚屬首創，對未來的工作和研究具有重大影響：科學家可以減少徒步檢查攝像機的時間，並且更準確、更快速地監測野外物種。

7 月，中國開放了期待已久的全國碳輸出市場。

該計劃為燃煤和燃氣發電廠提供一定的產量配額，迫使它們要麼為更多產量付費，要麼想辦法削減產量。中國希望這項計畫能夠使其在2060 年實現零排放目標的一半.

8月下旬，中國大象遷徙1000多公里的故事引起了世界的強烈關注。雖然大象現在已經返回家園，但他們的旅行重新啟動了在該地區建立一個國家公園，專為大象提供生存空間努力。

許多專家擔心，中國雖然承諾減少國內煤炭產量，卻會將煤炭出口到國外。但在 9 月，中國宣佈將停止投資「一帶一路」沿線的新煤廠。

儘管中國已經在「一帶一路」沿線國家的煤炭項目上投資了近 450 億美元，不過這一停產每年可以減少 2 億噸的產出排放。

10 月，我們報導了中國如何在昆明市主辦的聯合國《生物多樣性公約》締約方大會第十五次會議（COP15）。在這個國際會議上啟動了有關創建保護陸地、海洋和瀕危物種的新框架，以及開展了如何為此獲得更多資金的討論。

會議期間，中國還宣佈正式建立個首批5個國家公園。經過 6 年多的規劃，這5個公園覆蓋了中國大量的陸地和許多最重要的物種。但是，這些僅僅是開始，更多的公園正在籌備中。

10月下旬，在對可追溯到的1984 年的衛星圖像進行研究後，一個科學家小組發現，中國的沿海濕地面積在經歷了長時間的嚴重破壞後，自 2012 年以來一直在回升。這是一個令人難以置信的消息。對許多物種來說，濕地至關重要，是陸地和海洋之間的一個穩定屏障。

最後，在 11 月的第26屆聯合國氣候變化大會（COP26）上，美國和中國共同承諾密切合作，以實現全球升溫不高於2 度的目標，並減少甲烷的排放。

對中國和全球而言，這 10 個成果是 面對2022 年時樂觀的理由。我們可以期待更積極的、自上而下的行動，在來年推動國家更接近淨零排放和更多的自然保護，以及獲得來自民眾對綠色環保的更多回應。

準備好迎接 2022 年更多重大的消息吧，感謝您的關注！

2021… that went by fast! Last year was a big year for the world, but especially for China in its push to better preserve its outdoors. In this episode, let’s look back at the top 10 green gains for China.

Hi, I’m Kyle Obermann, Nature Contributor for The China Current, showing China’s wild side.

First on our list is a story from February 2020, when China more than doubled the species on its national list of protected animals. This was the first update to the list since it was created in 1989 and added many species that scientists have long been calling for, such as wolves, Tibetan foxes, and hundreds of previously overlooked types of birds.

Afterwards, in April, China began discouraging food waste. About one-third of food produced for human consumption in the world gets wasted each year, which is a staggering statistic and problem. The decision allows restaurants to charge customers who waste large amounts of food and also holds restaurants liable if they encourage dining habits that lead to food waste.

Not only did Chinese officials acknowledge the giant panda is no longer a highest-priority at-risk species in 2021, but in May they were also able to record and transmit video from pandas in the wild remotely via ultra-short wave broadcasting camera traps. This is a first for any species in China and has massive implications for future work and research: scientists can spend less time trekking to check cameras and can more accurately and quickly monitor species in the wild.

In July, China opened its long awaited national carbon output market. The scheme gives coal and gas fired energy plants certain allowances for output, forcing them to either pay for more output, reduce output, or find ways to cut output. China hopes this tool will get it half-way to it’s 2060 net-zero goal.

Later in August, the story of China’s elephants migrating over 1000km captured the world’s enthusiasm and concern. While the elephants have now returned to their home, their travels resparked serious efforts to create a new national park in the area dedicated to the elephants. Many experts were concerned that as China pledged to reduce coal output at home, it was exporting it abroad. 

But in September, China announced that it would stop investing in new coal plants along the Belt and Road. Although China has already invested nearly $45 billion into coal projects in Belt and Road countries, this halt could reduce output by 200 million tons a year.

In October, we covered how China hosted the first part of COP 15 in the city of Kunming. The international conference kickstarted discussions towards creating a new framework for protecting land, ocean, and at-risk species as well as securing more funding to do so.During the conference, China also announced the formal creation of it’s first 5 national parks. After over 6 years of planning, the first five parks cover a massive amount of China’s landmass and many of its most important species. But, these are just the beginning. Many more are on the way.

Later that month, after conducting a study of satellite imagery dating back to 1984, a team of scientists discovered that China’s coastal wetlands have been rebounding since 2012 after extended periods of severe loss. This is incredible news, as wetlands are critical for many species and acting as a stable barrier between land and sea.

Finally, in November at COP26, the US and China came together pledging to work closely on keeping the globe from heating up just 2 degrees and reducing output of methane.

These 10 steps for China and the globe are reasons to be optimistic in 2022. We can expect more aggressive, top-down action pushing the nation closer to net-zero and greater nature protection this coming year, but also greater response from the general public as they become more educated and aware. Get ready for more big news to come in 2022 and thanks for following along!