Low Emission Commercial Marine Engine Development for the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh Talwar ◽  
Edward Crawford ◽  
David Hart
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Santa Barbara ◽  
Marine Engine ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Santa Barbara County ◽  
Engine Development

HOW CHINA ATTEMPTS TO VANQUISH AIR POLLUTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2021 ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
R. FENG ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Energy Structure ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
High Level

In February 2012 a war has been declared by the Chinese government against the nagging air pollution, which takes a mounting death toll annually. The three-pronged national-scale regulations of afforestation/silviculture, ultra-low emission, and energy structure reform have been carried out firmly by authorities, etching the determination of the nation to implement the WHO’s recommended interim target of air pollution control. Undeniably, preliminary battle against air pollution has achieved initial success. Eight years after the declaration air pollution has been controlled to an acceptable level, compellingly demonstrating the validity of current policy, even with continued reasons for skepticism and gaps in scientic knowledge. However, the accruing trend of tropospheric O3 in the surface air and high level of wintertime PM2.5 signify this en masse war is far from winning.

The Zhenhua Case: the emergence of civil environmental public interest litigation in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-128
Author(s):  
Wenjun Yan
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
First Time ◽  
Restoration Cost

Abstract In 2015, the All-China Environment Federation v Dezhou Jinghua Group Zhenhua Corporation Limited case was the first civil environmental public interest litigation (CEPIL) against air pollution in China. Constituting a milestone in the field of air pollution control in China, this case (i) confirms the eligibility of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to file civil public interest litigations; (ii) discusses remedies for the ecological destruction caused by air pollution; (iii) assesses the ecological and environmental damage using the ‘virtual restoration cost’ method; and (iv) uses public apology as an innovative way for Zhenhua to assume liability. By applying and interpreting several important rules under the Environmental Protection Law of China (EPLC) for the first time, this case sets an example for future CEPILs against air pollution in China.

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