China Environmental Law

Yet another group has concluded that it is possible for China to transition to low carbon development model in a manner that “offers the green opportunity for Chinese economy to recover and boom again by investing in a low carbon future.”
The UK’s Tyndall and researchers from the University of Sussex Centre issued a report yesterday [...]

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It occurred to me as I hear more and more complaints about the noise associated with Shanghai’s Expo 2010 construction and renovation boomlet that China has a Noise Law.  In fact its usually listed among the pantheon of China’s major environmental laws.  We’ve now added it to our “Laws & Regulations” offerings.  As soon as [...]

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Yesterday’s China Daily took a candid look at how China’s stimulus funds are being spent and their potential impact on the environment.  As usual, it appears the guys in the provinces didn’t get the part of the message about protecting the environment. 
A team of experts at the [China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and [...]

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This one probably falls more into the “how not to hold a press conference” category, but it does have an environmental angle so will cover it here. (h/t and thanks to environmental attorney Sabrina Wang and, seperately, The Wu Way 無為 for bringing this story to my attention).
Heilongjiang Province’s Environmental Bureau (EPB) held a meeting with specifically [...]

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You may recall that last week we said we had a reporter stationed outside the Chengjiang County courthouse ‘round the clock waiting to bring you news of the verdict in the criminal trial of Yunnan Chengjiang Jinye Corporation for polluting Yangzonghai Lake with arsenic.  It pains me to confess to our loyal readers that we [...]

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The US State Department’s climate envoy Todd Stern told reporters on Wednesday that China must take “significant, robust action that’s quantifiable, that it commits to that” as part of a new international climate change agreement.  This means “real obligations,” but not economy-wide targets similar to developed countries.  It is unclear whether Stern meant that the [...]

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There have been a number of reports recently about how China is taking the lead in the global green economy.  When directed at a US audience, these reports are often designed to spur more action by the government to support the development of renewable energy resources.  The argument goes like this: our competitor, the wily [...]

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Is today Earth Day?  I’m guessing it is because the CNN logo has turned green, but my Google Calendar says its Administrative Professionals’ Day.  Everyday is Earth Day here at CELB (and Administrative Professionals’ Day too for that matter) so I don’t get too excited about these once a year commemorations. 
China has apparently decided to [...]

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Going through my Twitter backlog and just discovered that it’s now official, a pillar of the China green blogsphere, Julian Wong at the Green Leap Forward, is heading to DC to become a Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress (CAP).  Congratulations to Julian and to CAP for recognizing an obvious talent!  We [...]

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A number of people have referenced the HSBC Climate Change Global Research report, “A Climate for Recovery: The colour of stimulus goes green“, but few people appear to have actually looked at the numbers. 
The report is usually cited for the proposition that China’s stimulus package is a “green” one.  Well, yes and no.  HSBC contends [...]

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