China Environmental Law

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China & Climate Change

January 13th, 2009 · No Comments

For one of the best assessments I have seen of China’s climate change plotting, check out Future Prospects of China’s Policy on Climate Change, published by China Brief (h/t China Environmental News Digest).

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Tags: climate change

2009: Backsliding or Green “Sprint”?

January 13th, 2009 · No Comments

The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has articulated the concerns of many that the need for economic stimulating activities may result in backsliding on the environmental front in China.  Zhou Shengxian, the Minister of MEP, in remarks before a national conference on environmental protection on Monday, said that “factories with backward facilities ‘would revive’, using [...]

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Tags: 11th Five year Plan · MEP · Zhou Shengxian · air pollution · water pollution