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Hua Wang Senior Environmental Economist The World Bank

Promoting Public Access to Environmental Information in China: Practices and Challenges. Hua Wang Senior Environmental Economist The World Bank. Presentation Outline. Overview of Public Access in China Three Programs Industrial Performance Disclosure Municipal Performance Disclosure

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Hua Wang Senior Environmental Economist The World Bank

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  1. Promoting Public Access to Environmental Information in China: Practices and Challenges Hua Wang Senior Environmental Economist The World Bank

  2. Presentation Outline • Overview of Public Access in China • Three Programs • Industrial Performance Disclosure • Municipal Performance Disclosure • Community Environmental Dialogue • Challenges

  3. China Background • Environmental quality – very bad • Government – weak politic will and weak monitoring and enforcement efforts, especially at the local level • Citizens – complaining against the government; conflicting with polluters • Polluters - bad performers not enough punished; good performers not well recognized

  4. Major Legislations Related to Environmental Information Disclosure • Environmental Protection Law, 1989 • Law of Environmental Impact Assessment, 2002 • Law of Cleaner Production Promotion, 2002

  5. State of Information Access • Regional and Ambient Information • Pollution at Industrial Facilities • Environmental Impacts of Development Projects • Environmental Accidents and Health Damages • Environmental Regulations and Procedures • Environmental Enforcement

  6. Program #1: GreenWatch – Industrial Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure (EPRD) Major Objective: Provide stronger incentives for industries to control pollution

  7. Progress • November 1998, initiating the effort in China • 2000, Zhenjiang and Hohhot • 2002, Provincial program in Jiangsu • 2005, Cities in Anhui, Zhejiang, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Gansu, Chongqing, Guangdong, etc. • Nationwide adoption: State Council’s decision and SEPA’s regulation

  8. Performance rated into five colors GREEN A BLUE B YELLOW C RED D F BLACK

  9. Public Disclosure Cleans Up Industry Performance ratings disclosed to the public

  10. Performance Indicators • Pollution discharge and emission • Citizen complaint • Pollution accident • Environmental regulatory requirements • ISO14000 and cleaner production practice

  11. Performance Rating Procedure in Zhenjiang,China Comply with Concentration Stds? N Y Y >60%? Hazardous wastes disposal =100% N N Y N Comply with Load-based Stds? Y Y Illegal behaviors N Y Administrative Penalty N Administrative Penalty > 50,000 Y Y Pollution Accidents N N Y Serious Pollution Accidents Comply with internal management requirement N Y N N Utilization of solid wastes >80% Y Y Public complaints N N Cleaner production Y N ISO14000 Y Green Blue Yellow Red Black

  12. Performance Rating Procedure

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