China's Environmental Policy

China's weak enforcement of environmental laws is also leading to natural resource destruction well beyond its borders. China already consumes more energy and emits more greenhouse gases (GHG) than any country except the United States. It is expected to surpass the United States in GHG emission...

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Published in:Foreign policy in focus 2007-02, p.N_A
Main Authors: Turner, Jennifer L, Kim, Juli S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emissions
Environmental law
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Greenhouse gases
Kyoto Protocol
Pollution control
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Summary:China's weak enforcement of environmental laws is also leading to natural resource destruction well beyond its borders. China already consumes more energy and emits more greenhouse gases (GHG) than any country except the United States. It is expected to surpass the United States in GHG emissions by 2009. The expansion of China's power plants alone-562 new coal-fired power stations by 2012-could nullify the cuts required under the Kyoto Protocol from industrialized countries.
ISSN:1524-1939