The Contribution Of The Concept Of A Human Community With A Shared Future To International Environmental Rule Of Law

The international environment presently faces many extreme challenges such as global warming,ecological degradation,and natural resource depletion.The international environmental legal system also has many shortcomings,including the fragmentation of the system’s structure,difficulties in implementing environmental protection contracts,and the absence and differentiation of environmental governance,among others.The concept of a human community with a shared future and the concept of international environmental law both rely on a commitment to promoting global environmental protection and sustainable development,and addressing environmental challenges through global cooperation,shared responsibility,and strong legal principles.These aspects share several points of convergence.This article is divided into an introduction and three subsequent chapters:The first chapter discusses the commonalities between the concept of a human community with a shared future and the objectives of international environmental law.First,we will discuss the objective of pursuing “cleanliness and beauty” in international environmental law.Ecological cleanliness and beauty is the ecological pursuit of building a human community with a shared future.Therefore,the emergence of the concept of a human community with a shared future effectively alleviates the dilemma inherent in international environmental law.The concept adapts to and caters to the practical and future developmental requirements of international environmental rule of law.International environmental rule of law is focused on solving global environmental issues,avoiding the outsourcing of manufacturing,and lowering average living costs.Its internal logic is consistent with the concept of a human community with a shared future.The second chapter elaborates on the possible contribution of the concept of a human community with a shared future to international environmental rule of law,which is divided into two aspects.On the one hand,international environmental protection should adhere to the interests of the human community,global environmental governance should adopt a correct conceptualization of justice and benefit,and environmental diversity and cooperative governance should implement joint consultation,construction,and resource sharing.The responsibility of a human community is to inherit,develop,and consolidate the existing international environmental legal system.On the other hand,the concept of a human community with a shared future deepens the basic principles of the international environmental legal system,guides its improvement,enhances its implementation,and coordinates its resolution.The third chapter describes the application of the concept of a human community with a shared future in the practice of international environmental rule of law.This chapter outlines the practices that China will implement as part of the Belt and Road Initiative,and China’s role in global climate governance.Specifically,we will discuss China’s role in international cooperative ecological efforts from four aspects,namely,the development of the Belt and Road Initiative’s national green development cooperation platform,multilateral cooperation in international environmental protection,the development and improvement of the green finance system,and ecological foreign aid training exchanges.We will also discuss China’s response plan to global climate governance,its role in mitigating and adapting to climate change,and its active participation in the formulation of the United Nations Climate Convention.China has provided advice and support for the implementation of the Climate Convention by helping to mediate North-South political conflicts around climate issues,and by assisting developing countries to adapt to climate change in terms of providing funding,technology,and manpower.China has proposed the concept of a human community within the ecology which underpins a multilateral climate governance system of international cooperation aimed at addressing global climate change.A Chinese path for the implementation of international environmental law has also been proposed under the concept of a human community’s shared future.This path promotes the concept of a human community with a shared future based on the existing international legal system while attempting to compile an improved ecological legal system.This new system would further promote the integration of the concept of a human community with a shared future into the language of international environmental law.Finally is the conclusion.The concept of a human community with a shared future emphasizes a global perspective,shared responsibility,and global cooperation.It advocates for solving global problems through the rule of law,maintaining global order and stability,promoting sustainable development,and for all countries to participate equally in global environmental governance and resource utilization.International environmental rule of law provides legal guarantees for environmental protection and sustainable development by establishing legal rules and mechanisms,emphasizing countries’ shared responsibility of protecting the environment,advocating cross-border cooperation,and addressing global environmental challenges through international cooperation and coordination.This serves to protect the environment for the benefit of all humanity.The relationship between mankind and the environment is mutually reinforcing.