China Environmental Law
"We will try to avoid repeating the same shopworn statistics, e.g. '20 of the world’s top 30 most-polluted cities,' that are often trotted out when talking about Chinese environmental matters. ... We’ll try to stick to the facts and the law to the extent they can be determined (more on this point later), keying off of current news items and emerging storylines."
Author: Charlie McElwee is counsel at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Shanghai, China.
Blawg Related Categories: Energy Law • Environmental Law • International • Asia • China
Recent Posts from China Environmental Law
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Checking In
I just want to report that I am alive and well, and will be back shortly with more regular updates. There is certainly a lot to talk about. The trip to Washington provided lots of…
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CELB Lite
I am going to be completely submerged for the next several weeks. Consequently, the posting frequency will take a noticeable dip and the general inattention to all things blog related will increase. This is unfortunate…
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Hardening?
If there has been a gradual “softening” in China’s climate change rhetoric lately, it was forcefully arrested today by the frosty, hard-line comments of China’s top climate change official, Xie Zhenhua, before a meeting of…
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The Climate Group Preaches Revolution
The Climate Group launched its second homage to China’s low carbon efforts yesterday, “China’s Clean Revolution II : Opportunities for a low carbon future.” It starts well-enough with an acknowledgement (page 5) that In recent…
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A New Era of Environmental Crimes in China?
You may have read about the water contamination case in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. If not, Greenlaw and New Energy and Environment Digest (NEED) have good summaries. NEED states that An estimated one million of the…
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“Low” Carbon?
Reuters has prepared a nice graphic of the three emissions scenarios considered in a recently published report by a panel from the National Development and Reform Commission and the Development Research Center of the State…
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2050!?
I think I liked it better when China wasn’t talking about an emissions peak. I had constructed my own fantasy world where China’s emissions topped out around 2030, plus or minus five years, having grown…
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Recycling in China
An otherwise good article in the NYT yesterday about the environmental effects of solid waste incineration in China may have left readers with a misimpression. Critics and admirers of incinerators alike call for more recycling…
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Greentech: A Call to Action
Can’t decide which China cleantech, clean energy, or “green” conference to attend this fall? Your problems are solved! Mark your calendars (September 7-8) and register now for Greentech: A Call to Action Co-Organized by AmCham…
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Smelter Smackdown
I am not going to write anything today because you must read this article from Caijing Magazine: Heavy Metal Warfare. It covers the smelting industry along the Xiang river in Hunan province 1 the ,…