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By Andrew Newton on 17 Jun, 2009 - 07:56 UTC
In a rare move, the Chinese environmental regulator has halted the development of a string of hydropower stations in the upper Yangtze.
The hyrdopower developments were ruled illegal as environmental permissions had not been sought.
The developments were being implemented by China's two largest power companies.
Reading: China Boosts Pollution Oversight
By Andrew Newton on 24 Aug, 2009 - 04:53 UTC
China eases environmental control of stimulus projects
By Andrew Newton on 12 Mar, 2009 - 07:38 UTC
In the latest of several blows to China's environmental policies, a number of stimulus projects are being rubber stamped on environmental impacts.
The South China Morning Post catalogues this and other recent policy shifts prioritizing development over sustainability:
"Since the release of the 4 trillion yuan (HK$4.5 trillion) stimulus package in November, the Ministry of Environmental Protection has approved 970 billion yuan in projects while putting on hold 14 others totalling 104 billion yuan, according to Vice-Minister Wu Xiaoqing.
He said the ministry had sped up mandatory environmental impact assessment for large projects that the State Council considered necessary to boost the economy.
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The mainland’s anti-pollution drive has suffered several heavy blows recently, with the much-touted “green GDP” project scrapped and a big cut in funding for pollution control.
While Beijing raised its budget for public housing, education and health care, it quietly cut spending earmarked for cutting pollution and energy waste in the revised stimulus package unveiled last week, from 350 billion yuan to 210 billion yuan."
The South China Morning Post catalogues this and other recent policy shifts prioritizing development over sustainability:
"Since the release of the 4 trillion yuan (HK$4.5 trillion) stimulus package in November, the Ministry of Environmental Protection has approved 970 billion yuan in projects while putting on hold 14 others totalling 104 billion yuan, according to Vice-Minister Wu Xiaoqing.
He said the ministry had sped up mandatory environmental impact assessment for large projects that the State Council considered necessary to boost the economy.
...
The mainland’s anti-pollution drive has suffered several heavy blows recently, with the much-touted “green GDP” project scrapped and a big cut in funding for pollution control.
While Beijing raised its budget for public housing, education and health care, it quietly cut spending earmarked for cutting pollution and energy waste in the revised stimulus package unveiled last week, from 350 billion yuan to 210 billion yuan."
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