如何平衡经济发展与环境保护之间的关系并实现可持续，一直以来是全球备受关注的热门话题，也是突出难题。近年来，我国把生态文明建设摆在全局工作的突出位置，持续推动高质量和绿色低碳发展，特别是自改革开放以来由快速工业化和城镇化带来的环境污染问题开始得以遏制并显著好转。2020年6月10日，我国公布了《第二次全国污染源普查》调查报告，其为生态文明建设成效提供了强有力的定量化评价依据。通过对比第一次和第二次全国污染源普查结果，可知在维持经济总量稳定增长的同时，各类污染物的排放总量正在持续下降且趋势明显。显然，我国新时代绿色发展和生态文明建设策略成效显著，可为其他国家和地区可持续发展道路提供参考。

The relationship between environmental quality and economic growth has been a hot topic for decades. After years of rapid industrialization and urbanization, China's environmental challenges are approaching a turning point. Following the principles of ecological civilization construction, China is on its way to maintaining high-quality and green economic development. On 10 June 2020, the Chinese Government reported the key findings of the Second National General Survey of Pollution Sources (fiscal year 2017), which provides strong quantitative evidence of progress toward ecological civilization. In terms of our comparison between the two National General Surveys in 2007 and 2017, it was found that environmental pollution, measured in terms of many wastewater and air emission pollutant discharges, is decreasing despite the steady growth in economic activities—and at a noticeably fast pace. Other national and local governments can adopt some of China's ecological civilization practices, within their own individual contexts.