Monthly Archives: March 2010
Recent Environmental Law and Public Participation News
Deputy Procurator General: Executive power should be subject to the constraints of law (Google translation)
In a March 7 interview with CCTV, Sun Qian, China’s Deputy Procurator General, argued that the close collaboration of local governments with enterprises that violated pollution laws posed a threat to China’s rule of law. The government must ultimately be able to represent the plaintiff and the public interest in such cases, he noted. Sun Qian said that one possible solution would be to establish a robust administrative prosecution system to restore oversight and end illegal collusion. (Source: CCTV)
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Chinese officials talk environmental and climate governance at the National People’s Congress meetings
As I’ve blogged about before, one of the keys to fighting China’s pollution problem is strengthening China’s environmental governance system. This is a view not just held by environmentalists, but one that is also held by a growing number of Chinese government officials at the highest level. The topic of environmental governance received a surprising amount of attention last Wednesday at a high-level press conference convened to discuss China’s actions on climate change and the environment. The press conference was held in conjunction with the annual legislative session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and featured three speakers: (1) Zhang … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(2)
Recent Climate Change News in the Chinese Media
Ministry of Finance shows strong support for new energy (Google translation)
At the National People’s Congress meetings last week, the Ministry of Finance announced that it spent 102 billion RMB to push forward “new energy” from 2007 to 2009, and tens of billions of RMB have been spent to promote research and development of nuclear and biomass technology. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
Recent Climate Change News in the Chinese Media
NDRC Climate Division plans to explore carbon emissions exchange (Google translation) At a conference open to the public last week, several high ranking officials publicly discussed some of China’s plans and strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions post-Copenhagen. Yu Qintai, Department of Foreign Affairs Special Envoy for Climate Change, asserted that China’s basic negotiation position will remain unchanged for most core climate issues, as China maintains its right to develop. At the same time, he reemphasized China’s strong and active commitment to addressing climate change—most notably a 40-45% reduction of carbon intensity by 2020 from 2005 levels, a goal that … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
Recent Environmental Law and Public Participation News
Professor: One-fifth of China’s arable land affected by heavy metal pollution (Google
translation)
At a February Sino-French conference on environmental law, Professor Wang Shuyi discussed current government plans to
enact soil pollution laws. The professor also revealed the results of a recent study by the Chinese Academy of Ecological Research. Nearly 20 million hectares of China’s arable land are – about 20% of China’s total – are estimated to be contaminated with heavy metals. (Source: Chengdu Daily)
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Environmental Public Interest Litigation and the Vitality of Environmental Courts: The development and future of environmental courts in China
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The past two years have seen an important development in environmental public interest litigation (“EPIL”) in China: the establishment of environmental courts. Since the establishment of Guiyang and Qingzhen Environmental Court and the first environmental public interest lawsuit in the Qingzhen Environmental Court in late 2007, nine other specialized courts have been set up in Yunnan and Jiangsu provinces, and three other environmental public interest cases have been handled. However, the fate of environmental courts remains to be seen, as hesitations regarding the practicality, Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(2)
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