Waste permits put a cap on polluting companies
Companies and public institutions will soon need to apply for a new government-issued permit before they can discharge pollutant waste, with restrictions placed on how much they can emit.
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EU and China Step-up Joint Work on Water Protection
On September 21st, 2017, during the 2017 China Europe Water Platform (CEWP) Annual High-Level Dialogue Conference And High-Level Business Conference, Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for the Environment, Marine Affairs and Fisheries, and Chen Lei, Chinese Minister of Water Resources, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Water Policy Dialogue between the EU and China.
The Government’s Water Protection Role to be Strengthened
Last Thursday, China’s top legislature began reviewing a draft amendment of the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law to strengthen the Government’s role in preventing and tackling water pollution.
Ministry Embarks on Enforcement Inspection Campaigns
In the beginning of May, the Ministry of Environmental Protection embarked on a substantial environmental inspection campaign. The campaign will focus on evaluating officials’ enforcement efforts in 28 cities in provinces surrounding Beijing and Tianjin.
Government Plan to Promote Reform in Energy Production and Consumption
On the 25th of April, China’s top economic planner called for the implementation of a government plan to promote reform in energy production and consumption. The plan, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), aims at reducing China’s total energy consumptionby 6 billion tons of coal equivalent before 2030. It will be executed through the aim of optimizing the […]
China to promote garbage classification in cities
On Thursday March 30th, The State Council issued a new plan to promote garbage classification in cities with the aim of increasing the recycling rate to 35% by 2020.
Are you familiar with the most important environment-related laws, regulations and plans in China?
There is a lot of different news circulating in the popular press about potential changes to the way that the environment in China will be governed.
Beijing steps up its efforts to curb air pollution
The Municipal Commission of City Management announced last Thursday (23rd of March) that Beijing aiming to cut coal consumption by 30 % and to keep total coal consumption under 7 million tonnes this year. Local authorities in Beijing have also announced that they will invest 18 billion yuan (2.6 billion U.S. dollars) to curb air […]
Beijing to convert 70,000 taxis to electric vehicles
Under a new air pollution control program to be implemented in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and their surrounding areas later this year, all newly registered taxis in Beijing will become electrical. According to National Business Daily, the transition to electric cars is expected to cost around 9 billion yuan, and could be an effective measure against […]
A new work-permit pilot program to be launched
Last week the Ministry of Public Security announced that they will launch a pilot program to give expats who have been employed for more than two consecutive years in China the ability to apply for a five-year work permit. It is expected that the pilot program will be launched within the next couple of months, […]