After viewing this documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore, I had a clearer image of global warming and its causes and consequences. I summarized global warming as the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans. As the video shows, global warming is undoubtedly caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The consequences are very destructive and worldwide. One of the impressive parts is that the sea level increases and floods a few famous cities in the world like New York, Beijing and Shanghai. It is scary and persuasive. I start to look for how the government of PRC tackles such a challenge faced by all the governments around the globe.
The results are surprised. I found the Central Government had published a lot of policies regarding environmental protection online. There are total 8 areas of concern regarding it, namely Framework Provisions, Prevention and Control of Water Pollution and Air Pollution, Solid Wastes Management, Noise and Vibration Management, Hazardous Chemicals Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, and Pollution Discharge and Levying. After reading through some of the policies, I have an outlook on how our Government contributes to reduce the problem of global warming.
Firstly, our Government is committed to adopt preventive measures and enhance environmental management, so that there will be less or no pollution produced.
Secondly, our Government support the execution of environmental policies economically like giving financial assistance to the national major pollution abatement and ecological protection projects.
Thirdly, our Government promotes the whole society to raise the energy and resources utilization efficiency and reduce the pollutant’s discharge like CO2.
Fourthly, environmental industry has drawn a lot of attention so our Government put much effort on the technology advancement in environment-friendly products and their standardization.
The last thing I want to point out is that international cooperation for global warming is very important. Our Government take part in the environmental affairs actively. In May 1998, our Government signed The Kyoto Protocol and ratified it in August 2002. It shows the determination of Government to protect our home planet- earth.
Reference:
Ministry of Environmental Protection, the People’s Republic of China
http://english.mep.gov.cn/Policies_Regulations/policies/
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Your article is very systematic, which gives readers a clear idea of what you are saying.
ReplyDeleteI agree that your post is well organized and easy to understand, but it doesn't give a good picture of how China will accomplish the four policies. For instance, many countries have similar policies but different levels of success in implementing them. That's why I find the details crucial. One novel method the China is trying out is building eco-cities that will help ensure people and business exist more sustainably. If it succeeds, it would be a good example for other countries.
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