Supplementary Materials for the Article: a Running Start Or a Clean Slate
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Supplementary Materials for the article: A running start or a clean slate? How a history of cooperation affects the ability of cities to cooperate on environmental governance Rui Mu1, * and Wouter Spekkink2 1 Dalian University of Technology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; [email protected] 2 The University of Manchester, Sustainable Consumption Institute; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +86-139-0411-9150 Appendix 1: Environmental Governance Actions in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration Event time Preorder Action Event Event name and description Actors involved (year-month-day) event no. type no. Part A: Joint actions at the agglomeration level MOEP NDRC Action plan for Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and the surrounding areas to implement MOIIT 2013 9 17 FJA R1 air pollution control MOF MOHURD NEA BG TG HP MOEP NDRC Collaboration mechanism of air pollution control in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and 2013 10 23 R1 FJA MOIIT R2 the surrounding areas MOF MOHURD CMA NEA MOT BG Coordination office of air pollution control in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and the 2013 10 23 R2 FJA TG R3 surrounding areas HP 1 MOEP NDRC MOIIT MOF MOHURD CMA NEA MOT BG Clean Production Improvement Plan for Key Industrial Enterprises in Beijing, TG 2014 1 9 R1 FJA R4 Tianjin, Hebei and the Surrounding Areas HP MOIIT MOEP BTHAPCLG Regional air pollution joint prevention and control forum (the first meeting) 2014 3 3 R2, R3 IJA BEPA R5 was held by the Coordination Office. TEPA HEPA Coordination working unit was established for comprehensive atmospheric BTHAPCLG 2014 3 25 R3 FJA R6 pollution control. BEPA 2014 key work points of atmospheric pollution joint prevention and control in 2014 6 9 R5 FJA BTHAPCLG R7 Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and the surrounding areas MOEP An overall plan for ecological environment protection in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei BG 2014 6 14 R7 FJA R8 and the surrounding areas TG HP MOEP BG TG Deadline correction plan of air pollution for key industry enterprises in Beijing, 2014 7 25 R1 FJA HP R9 Tianjin, Hebei and the surrounding areas PetroChina Sinopec StateGrid 2 Huaneng Datang Huadian Zongdiantou Shenhua SC NDRC MOIIT MOF MOEP APEC air quality assurance meeting (second meeting) was held by the 2014 7 31 R5 IJA MOHURD R10 Coordination Office. CMA NEA BEPA TEPA HEPA Beijing and Hebei signed the agreement of jointly speeding up the ecological BG 2014 7 31 R8 FJA R11 environment construction in Zhangjiakou-Chengde region. HP Beijing and Tianjin signed the agreement on further enhancing the cooperation TG 2014 8 7 R8 FJA R12 of environment protection. BG A training and experience-exchange meeting on regional motor vehicle HP 2014 9 4 R10 pollutant emission control (the third meeting) was held by the Coordination IJA TG R13 Office. BG HP Joint prevention and control mechanism against water pollution crisis in 2014 10 21 R8 FJA TG R14 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. BG NDRC MOF A working draft for popularizing new energy automobile in public service field 2014 10 22 R13 FJA MOIIT R15 such as public transportation in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. MOEP MOHURD 3 MOST NEA BG Cooperation agreement on joint prevention and control mechanism for water 2014 11 25 R14 FJA TG R16 pollution crisis in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. HP CPC Politburo BG 2015 4 30 Outline of coordinated development plan in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. FJA R17 TG HP The fourth meeting on air pollution control coordination mechanism in Beijing- 2015 5 19 R13 IJA BTHAPCLG R18 Tianjin-Hebei and the surrounding area. 2015 key work on air pollution joint prevention and control in Beijing-Tianjin- 2015 5 26 R18 FJA BTHAPCLG R19 Hebei and the surrounding area. BEPA Troubleshooting action for hidden danger in water pollution joint environment 2015 5 29 R16 FJA TEPA R20 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. HEPA BMVEMC Coordination office of motor vehicle emission control in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei 2015 6 4 R19 FJA TMVEMC R21 and the surrounding areas. HMVEMC Beijing motor vehicle emission joint law enforcement office was officially BEPA 2015 6 4 R21 FJA R22 inaugurated. BTMB CPC Politburo Air pollution control coordination group special topic (70 anniversary activity in MOEP 2015 8 17 R19 memory of the world anti-fascist war victory) meeting in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei IJA BG R23 and the surrounding area. TG HP CPC Politburo MOEP The fifth meeting on air pollution control coordination mechanism in Beijing- 2015 11 16 R18 LEDC BG R24 Tianjin-Hebei and the surrounding area. TG HP 4 BEPA Environment law enforcement joint action working mechanism in Beijing- 2015 11 27 R24 FJA TEPA R25 Tianjin-Hebei area. HEPA BEPA Environment law enforcement joint action leading group office is established 2015 11 27 R25 FJA TEPA R26 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. HEPA BEPA A cooperation agreement for the breakthrough framework of environmental 2015 12 4 R17 FJA TEPA R27 protection in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. HEPA Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area started the environment law enforcement joint BEPA action mechanism for the first time and thus the work of environment law 2015 12 7 R25, R26 FJA TEPA R28 enforcement joint action in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area was formally HEPA implemented. Coordinated development plan for ecological environment protection in 2015 12 31 R17 FJA NDRC R29 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. The consultant group and overall expert group of air pollution control is 2016 1 22 formed in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and regional air pollution control joint FJA BTHAPCLG R30 research rules are formulated. In order to further prevent the trans-Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area Fenghexizhi, Longhe water pollution conflict and crisis event of water pollution, effectively prevent and treat the trans-Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area basin crisis event of water pollution and guarantee the water quality safety inside the region, therefore, Beijing municipal bureau of environment protection, Tianjin BEPA 2016 2 19 R16 municipal bureau of environment protection, Hebei provincial department of FJA TEPA R31 environment protection, under the guidance of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regional HEPA coordinated development, jointly signed the trans-Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area Fenghexizhi, Longhe environment pollution joint treatment agreement, and thus officially set up the joint law enforcement mechanism for the trans- Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area Fenghexizhi, Longhe water pollution. The first meeting of the consultant group and overall expert group for air 2016 2 24 R30 IJA BTHAPCLG R32 pollution control joint research in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. 5 BEPA R29, R30, 2016 4 11 Air quality forecast information sharing mechanism. FJA TEPA R33 R32 HEPA CPC Politburo The sixth meeting of air pollution control coordination group meeting in 2016 5 24 R24 IJA SC R34 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the surrounding area. BTHAPCLG BEPA 2016 6 14 R28 Joint investigation work hidden environmental danger in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. FJA TEPA R35 HEPA MOEP Strengthened measures for air pollution control in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (2016 BG 2016 6 20 R34 FJA R36 -2017) TG HP BEPA Joint meeting for environment joint action law enforcement in Beijing-Tianjin- 2016 6 21 R28 IJA TEPA R37 Hebei. HEPA BEPA Limit standard for volatile organic compound concentration of adhesive agent 2016 10 7 R34 FJA TEPA R38 and construction coating HEPA CPC Politburo BG The seventh meeting of air pollution control coordination group is held in MOEP 2016 10 20 R34 IJA R39 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the surrounding areas. HP NEA TG BEPA TEPA HEPA 2016 12 2 R27, R38 Regional cooperation mechanism for environment protection standards. FJA R40 BQSB TQSB HQSB 6 Part B: Autonomous actions in Beijing Method of Beijing to implement "China Air Pollution Control Law" was 2000 12 8 approved on the 23th-session of Beijing municipal 11th standing committee of LPA BPC B1 national people's congress. Acceptance technical specification for the continuous monitoring and 2001 3 B1 LPA BEPA B2 observing system for the gas emission from fixed pollution source. Method of Beijing to implement "China Water Pollution Control Law" was 2002 5 15 approved on the 34th-session of Beijing municipal 11th standing committee of LPA BPC B3 national people's congress. A notice by Beijing bureau of environment protection on the installation of BEPA 2004 7 6 B3 continuous and automatic monitoring and observing water quality and LPA B4 BEMC quantity equipment for urban sewage treatment plant. 2005 3 31 B1 11th-period measures for air pollution control in Beijing. LPA BG B5 Special environmental inspection was carried out for the environment BEPA protection measure and construction vehicle exhaust gas emission for 2005 5 19 B5 MEA BUMLEB B6 Maliandao residence community of Xuanwu district and reconstruction BTMB worksite of the reconstruction project of Qingqi west plant area. Three key industrial pollution resources (Shougang group, Jingneng thermal 2005 5 20 B5 power plant, Gaojing thermal power plant) in Shijingshan region were MEA BEPA B7 inspected. An acceptance check was carried out for sulfur dioxide monitoring and observing for the on-line monitoring and observing instrument of installed boilers in Beijing. The measured data may be taken as basis for later environment management. BEPA 2005 9 15 B2 MEA B8 Those units which failed to reach standard would be punished in accordance BEMC with their tonnage of boiler, degree of exceeding standard and number of times of exceeding standard according to law. A notice of carrying out deadline correction would be sent to them simultaneously. 2006 3 16 B5 12th-period measures for air pollution control in Beijing. LPA BG B9 7 From this year on, the environment protection bureau, transportation bureau BEPA 2006 3 31 B9 and urban management bureau will jointly carry out inspections overnight MEA BUMLEB B10 running vehicles.