The Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province recently announced a plan to end outdated production capacity in 2020. Industries targeted include iron and steel, cement, electrolytic aluminum and sheet glass. More
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued 10 national environmental protection standards, for application and issuance of pollutant discharge permits. More
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment launched pilot projects to overhaul stationary pollution sources in eight provinces and municipalities - namely Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Shaanxi - in March 2019. More
Under China’s newly revised rules, businesses, public institutions and other production operators discharging pollutants (or ‘pollutant discharge entities’) are now placed under ‘priority’ management, ‘simplified’ management or ‘registration’ management based on the amount of pollutants they produce and discharge, the extent of their impact on the environment, and other factors. More
Application for provincial-level pollutant discharge permits has no longer been accepted in Guangdong since 13 August this year, with the province having taken on responsibility for issuing all such permits in line with the national pollutant discharge system.Accordingly, the provincial authorities have undertaken to accelerate the required approval procedures for all national-level permits. More
A timeline for the overhaul of the Pollutant Discharge Permit system and the implementation of new regulations relating to stationary pollution sources has been issued by the Guangdong Environmental Protection Department. More
