BY TAKUYA.I & KOICHIRO.G

Statistics of Chinese environment Public Policy

Decision Maker Manner of Consultation Stakeholder

Our Thoughts Questions

BEIJING

China is the world's biggest energy consumer, according to International Energy Agency in 2009. (Not per capita though)

China is the world's largest consumer and producer of oil because she relies 70% on coal for energy supply.

China is the world's biggest producer of the carbon dioxide (CO2), according to Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. In 2030, her CO2's emission can maybe be equal to entire world's emission rate.

In 2010, China is leading the "Green Economy" with Germany.

Luckily, in 2001, China could be the place for Olympic in 2008.

DO NOT GET CONFUSED WITH OLYMPIC GREEN (park in Beijing)!

"Green Olympic" = "High-Tech Olympic" and "People's Olympic“

Aim is 'Green Olympic'. Basically, Chinese people tried to make surrounding green color; they are trying to reduce polluting such as CO2.

Chinese people shut/implemented factories near place for Olympic.

One of the main decision makers are the administrative agency. In 1978 the Constitution of the People's Republic of China was revised and the protection of environment was added.Also for polluting industries, were companies like Panasonic or Pepsi-Cola are included,are going to forcced to closure in bad cases.

Not much detailed is known for this, but… Election by IOC (International Olympic Committee)

Olympic spectators

Olympic participants and related people

Factory workers

Beijing (maybe whole Chinese?) residents

TAKUYA: Yes, this policy is great idea! First of all, by trying to make China "Green", visual of place is good/beauty. More importantly, by doing this, environment will be clean, so it is definitely benefit for human's health, meaning they don't have to get any diseases.

KOICHIRO: China is very dry and the air feels very dirty. Even at the Tiananmen Square which is one of the most famous places, isn't even a single tree planted. So they should work on this idea.

30 seconds to think and 2 people to answer each one

1. Which place do you prefer to go: place that CO2 is emitting, but you can get expensive foods free OR place that has clean environment, but to get foods, you have to pay money? Why?

2.How do you think China is going to change it self in the future. More green or everything is going to be covered with concrete.

Beijing’s Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue, The New York Times. December 29th, 2007. Retrieved on January 3rd, 2013 from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/world/asia/29china.html?_r=1&

China Energy, Pollution, Environment facts & statistics, China Mike. 2010. Retrieved on January 3rd, 2013 from

http://www.china-mike.com/facts-about-china/facts-pollution-environment-energy/

ICSD and Beijing 2008 Olympics, ICSD. 2002. Retrieved on January 3rd, 2013 from http://www.solarcities.org/beijingolympics.htm