China Environmental Law

Hats off to Zhou Shengxian, the Minister of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)!  He has always been fairly outspoken and frankly critical of local implementation of national environmental laws and policies, but his comments today in an interview with China Daily reveal a new level of commitment to China’s environment, and a candor not often [...]

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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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There continue to be mixed signals about how the environment will be treated in China’s economic stimulus efforts. Xinhua reports that
A message from the ongoing annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), or the parliament, says that ”saving energy and protecting environment is a big government agenda, though keeping a ’steady and relatively fast’ economic growth is [...]

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