China Canada Cooperation Project in Cleaner Production -- 5 year report

Prepared by:
The Expert Study Group, WBS 100, China – Canada CP Project, October 2002

Mr. Wang Hangchen	Mr. Peter Higgins
Mr. Wang is a former DG of the Pollution Control Directorate, SEPA. After his retirement, Mr. Wang is serving as the senior policy adviser to the SEPA Administrator, and Professor of Modern Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy.	Mr. Higgins was for many years a senior administrator in the Canadian Department of the Environment. His experience spans more than 30 years, and includes public service at all three levels of government in Canada, municipal, provincial and federal, as well as private sector experience as an environmental consultant. Peter Higgins can be reached by email at higenvcons@aol.com .

1. The Development of CP in China
1.1 The development
1.2 The capacity building for CP
1.3 Development of international cooperation

2. Definition, scope and methodology of CP
2.1 CP definition in China
2.2 Difference between CP and P2 in developed countries
2.3 Scope of CP / CP Contents
2.4 CP methodology (or audit process)
2.5 Problems encountered by audit process

3. CP practice and implementation
3.1 Classification of CP (broad sense)
3.2 CP procedures for different sectors / Attitude towards different types of CP projects

4. The potential CP strength of enterprises
4.1 Market force
4.2 Low cost strategy
4.3 Economic means
4.4 Strengthening the implementation of environmental laws

5. Obstacles for CP implementation
5.1 Concept / misconceptions
5.2 Institutional issues
5.3 Policies, Laws and Regulatory Systems
5.4 Industrial and Financial Policies
5.5 Internal Barriers

6. International experiences and information on CP implementation
6.1 Lessons from CP implementation of developed countries

7. Framework of CP policy / The CP Law
7.1 Supportive policy
7.2 Encouragement policy
7.3 Restraint policy (or forced policy)
7.4 Development of CP market

In accordance with the strategy, planning and requirement of the Chinese Executive Agency (NDRC, formerly SETC), the study and research results expected from WBS 100 are: To follow up the CP progress in China; to clarify the CP definition and concepts; to summarize CP implementation and methodology; to analyze the CP motivation forces; to identify the obstacles and problems for implementation, and to suggest and recommend policy and regulations for expediting and promoting CP implementation.

From the beginning until 1980s, the implementation for environmental protection in developed countries was focused on the strategy of “Regulations and controls”, i.e. mainly on the “end-of-pipe treatment”, and frequently, it required expensive equipment and disputable policies. Higher expectations for environmental quality than before have generated from the public as a result of economic development and living standards, and conflicts among industrial production and environmental protection often happened. For maximizing economic benefits and minimizing the impact on the environment, and since 1990s the international societies have their efforts vigorously to change the traditional protection way in establishing the strategy The RIO Conference in 1992 has demonstrated such an effort.

Since then, the concept of CP has been spread rapidly in China. In agenda 21 formulated and disseminated by the government, CP is listed as the third most important issue to be implemented.

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