Shift to more eco-friendly consumption model promoted

An action plan to accelerate green consumption during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) was made public on Monday, as part of efforts to foster green and low-carbon work practices and lifestyles, and to inject momentum into high-quality development.

Green consumption centers on a shift from buying based on "price and status" to buying based on "environmental impact and resource efficiency".

The plan, jointly issued by nine government departments including the Ministry of Commerce, aims to improve the green consumption environment and speed up the green transformation of consumption patterns.

It outlines 20 specific measures across seven areas, covering sectors such as agricultural products, home appliances and furnishings, catering and accommodation, while also clarifying supporting financial policies.

Focusing on improving supply in key areas related to people's livelihoods, the plan calls for expanding the availability of high-quality green products. Measures include increasing the supply of green agricultural products, promoting energy-efficient home appliances and eco-friendly home renovations, and encouraging green consumption in the automotive sector.

It stresses the need to upgrade green services, including green catering, accommodation and household services, to better meet people's growing demand for a better quality of life.

Use of public transport data to be optimized

The Ministry of Transport publicized an implementation guideline on Sunday aimed at optimizing the use of public data resources in the transport sector, in a bid to support the growth of the transport data industry and foster new quality productive forces.

The guideline focuses on promoting the compliant, efficient circulation and use of public transport data. It sets out 15 key tasks in areas including building a high-quality data resource system, strengthening public data supply, encouraging data-driven innovation, enhancing data security safeguards and improving policy support.

According to the guideline, by 2030 China aims to have established a more mature management and technical system for the development and use of public transport data, fully build a high-quality industry-wide data resource system, and significantly improve the level of integrated and innovative data applications. Public data is expected to become an important driver of high-quality development in the transport sector.

The guideline emphasizes increased financial support, improved data management systems and standards in the transport sector, advancement of data-related scientific and technological innovation platforms, and the introduction of innovative mechanisms for training and incentivizing data professionals.

It also urged strengthened data security, calling for categorized and tiered management of data to prevent and handle data security risks.

Disaster relief efforts stepped up for winter and spring

The National Commission for Disaster Reduction publicized a notice on Saturday calling for stronger disaster prevention, mitigation and relief efforts in light of the characteristics of winter and spring natural disasters and the evolving potential disaster situation in the coming months.

The notice urges local authorities to fully uphold their responsibilities, strengthen preparedness for major and particularly severe disasters, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property as well as overall social stability.

Authorities are required to release disaster warnings in a timely manner, implement mechanisms for emergency alert calls and feedback, and conduct inspections of disaster risks affecting major infrastructure and public service facilities.

The role of technical experts should be fully utilized, while the public is encouraged to report potential hazards in their surroundings.

The notice emphasizes the timely revision and improvement of emergency response plans for low-temperature, rain, snow and freezing disasters. Other priorities include strict implementation of flood and ice control responsibilities, improving forest and grassland fire prevention, refining earthquake response plans, and strengthening the prevention of geological disasters.