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Book SynopsisThis volume of the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series is a translation of selections from the 2015 or the 10th edition of the Annual Report on Environment Development of China. Friends of Nature, which has been organizing the writing and compilation of the Annual Report, is the first and continues to be one of the most influential Chinese environmental NGO. Articles in the current volume, written by a group of academics, independent scholars, activists and journalists cover recent development in a host of environment-related issues in China, including air pollution control, plans and policies on coal consumption, recent developments in environmental criminal justice, China’s role in Antarctic marine conservation, among other topics.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables 1 China’s Growing Environmental Civil Society ZHANG Shiqiu 2 Lessons from “APEC Blue” about Air Pollution Control in China ZHAO Lijian 3 Controlling Aggregate Coal Consumption: Plans and Policies CHEN Dan, LIN Mingche, and YANG Fuqiang 4 Revisiting the Private Automobile Ownership Debate after 20 Years SHI Jian 5 Soil Remediation: Still a Long Road Ahead LIU Hongqiao 6 Progress in China’s Environmental Legislation in 2014 QIE Jianrong 7 The Financial Sector and Environmental Risks: Understanding the New Environmental Protection Law WANG Xiaojiang and WANG Tianju 8 Recent Developments in Environmental Criminal Justice YU Haisong and MA Jian 9 Environmental Information Disclosure Made Breakthroughs in 2013–2014 WU Qi 10 China’s New Urbanization Plan and Sustainable Consumption CHEN Hongjuan and CHEN Boping 11 The Imminent Threat of Tropical Viruses: Lessons from the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in Africa SHEN Xiaohui 12 Chinese React to Jack Ma’s Hunting Trip to UK LIU Qin 13 Reflections on Outbound Investment by China’s Mining Industry BAI Yunwen and BI Lianshan 14 A Case for Banning Illegal Timber Imports in China YI Yimin 15 Chinese Involvement in Brazil’s Development: Massive Investments Bring Environmental and Cultural Challenges ZHOU Lei and Petras Shelton ZUMPANO 16 China’s Role in Antarctic Marine Conservation CHEN Jiliang 17 Real-time Information Disclosure under Blue Sky Roadmap II Jointly released by the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs; Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE); the Institute of Environmental Policy and Planning, Renmin University of China; Friends of Nature; EnviroFriends; Nature University 18 An NGO Review of China’s Carbon Market Greenovation Hub 19 Perverse Incentives: Electricity Generation through Waste Incineration and Renewable Energy Subsidy The Rock Environment & Energy Institute Appendix I: Chronicle of Major Events in 2014 Appendix II: Green Book of Environment Evaluation of China’s Environmental Performance in 2014 Appendix III: Air Quality Ranking for 2014 of Provincial Capitals and Central Government-Controlled Municipalities Appendix IV: List of Environmental Protection Laws and Regulations Released in 2014 Appendix V: A Letter to the Government about Mandatory Protective Book Jackets Appendix VI: Friends of Nature Suggestions for Amending the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law Appendix VII: Friends of Nature Continues to Urge Relaxation of Eligibility Requirements for Litigants in Environmental Public Interest Suits Appendix VIII: A Petition Calling for Releasing for “Soliciting Public Opinions and Ensuring that the Newly Revised Standards for Controlling Pollution from Residential Waste Incineration by July 1, 2014” Appendix IX: 2014 Winners of Ford Motor Conservation & Environmental Grants, China Appendix X: 2014 Winners of Best Environmental Report Award in China Appendix XI: 2014 Winners of UNEP Champions of the Earth Award Appendix XII: 2014 Winners of the Green China • 2014 Environmental Protection Achievement Award Index
