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China to Build Modern Environmental Governance System
31 March 2020
The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council recently issued their Guiding Opinions on Building A Modern Environmental Governance System. The main objectives around environmental governance in the run-up to 2025 include establishing a leadership responsibility system, a corporate responsibility system, a national action system, a supervision system, a market system, a credit system, and also a legal, regulatory and policy system. Entities will be set up and their responsibilities formalised, while enthusiasm among market players and the public will be encouraged. The main points are as follows:
Corporate responsibility system
- Implementation of a pollutant discharge permit management system in accordance with laws
- Promotion of the greening of production services
- Disclosure of environmental governance information
Market system
- Strengthening of support for the environmental protection industry
- Improvements to pricing mechanisms
Legal, regulatory and policy system
- Strengthening of fiscal and taxation support
- Improvements to financial assistance
Source: Ministry of Ecology and Environment
- Environmental Protection
- Mainland China
