Chertow Lecture #2

China’s Environment: Issues and Obstacles Center for Industrial Ecology Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 耶鲁大学森林与环境学院产业生态学中心 Prof. Marian Chertow Presentation to: Mandarin China – Yale Educational Travel October 2008

Outline ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Pan Yue, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection ,[object Object],[object Object],C. Simon, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 18, 2007

Rapid industrialization and economic growth also imposes great costs to society ,[object Object],[object Object]

Just how much is China’s net growth? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some notable environmental progress… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

11 th Five Year Plan 2006-2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Air pollution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Water quality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: Economy, E. Foreign Affairs. Sept/Oct 2007

Water quantity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: Economy, Elizabeth. Great Leap Backwards? Foreign Affairs. Sept/Oct 2007

Land and soil ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Coal dominates China’s energy mix ,[object Object],[object Object]

Proved coal reserves - end 2004 Source: BP

Climate change (global warming) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: Economy, Elizabeth. Great Leap Backwards? Foreign Affairs. Sept/Oct 2007

Climate change (global warming) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: Economy, Elizabeth. Great Leap Backwards? Foreign Affairs. Sept/Oct 2007

Source: Liu, J. and Diamond, J. (2008). Revolutionizing China’s environmental protection. Science, Vol. 413, 37-38 CO 2 emissions are rising in step with growing GDP

Source: Liu, J. and Diamond, J. (2005). China’s environment in a globalizing world. Nature, Vol.435, 1175-1186 Transportation in China: highways, planes, and automobiles

China and International Fuel Efficiency Standards National Geographic website 2008

Health and the public ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: Economy, Elizabeth. Foreign Affairs. Sept/Oct 2007

Trends in Environmental Governance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Shi Han 2005

Chronology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

March 2008 – SEPA becomes a Ministry! With a Minister! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.asiaeconomywatch.co.uk/2008/03/24/china-releases-new-greener-targets/

Distribution of powers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3 types Source: Ma and Ortolano, 2000 3 at same level

Effects of this distribution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Public Disclosure – Internal and External ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Critiques and Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Three Gorges Dam? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: Stone, Richard (2008). Science. Vol. 21-5889, p 628-632

Why Not Three Gorges? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: Stone, Richard (2008). Science. Vol. 21-5889, p 628-632

Second to Last Words – Elizabeth Economy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Last Words ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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