Looking back on the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China has achieved a series of remarkable accomplishments in ecological civilization construction. The green and low-carbon transition has accelerated, and the ecological environment has continued to improve. Entering the 15th Five-Year Plan period, achieving major new progress in building a Beautiful China has become one of the core goals of economic and social development. Strengthening the drivers of green development is the core element for advancing the comprehensive green transformation of the economy and society. Deeply understanding its connotation and extension, and realizing the two-way interaction between theoretical connotation and practical logic, will help elevate green development as a defining feature of Chinese-style modernization. This is of great significance for building a Beautiful China and advancing the ecological modernization with Chinese characteristics.