As a new pattern of development today, green development promotes harmony between human beings and nature, and green economy, a new economic model and the economic choice geared towards ecological progress, places high value on protecting the climate and environment on the one hand, and improving economic efficiency and growth on the other. As Hu Angang points out, green development emphasizes
... [Show full abstract] the marriage of economic growth and environmental protection, thus resulting in a more socially beneficial and sustainable approach to development that truly has the needs of the people at the core.