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■ President Xi Jinping pledges not to implementation of a functional zoning sacrifice environment strategy, he said. The government should set and strictly President Xi Jinping on May 24th pledged observe an ecological "red line" which that China will not sacrifice the environment requires all regions to optimize, prioritize, for temporary economic growth, calling for restrict or prohibit their industrial 1 all-round efforts to conserve resources and development according to their defined curb pollution. nature, he said. China will have to carefully balance The concept of the ecological "red line" economic development and environmental should be firmly established, Xi said, adding protection, Xi said, at a study session on that more space should be provided for promoting ecological progress with members nature to restore itself. of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. "On issues of ecological and environmental protection, people should not "We have to understand that to protect cross the line or they will get punished," he the environment is to preserve our said. productivity and to improve the environment is to develop our productivity. The functional zoning strategy should be Such concepts should be deeply rooted," Xi carried out to advance urbanization, said. agricultural development and ecological security in a scientific and balanced way, he The country will consciously promote a added. green, sustainable and low-carbon development pattern, he said. According to Xi, conserving resources is the basic policy for protecting the ecological "We should be fully aware of the urgency environment. and difficulty of protecting the environment and reducing pollution as well as the Efforts should be made to use resources significance and necessity of improving the more economically and promote ways to environment," he said. "We should take the dramatically cut the consumption of energy, responsibility for the sake of our people and water and land, he said. our children." In addition, Xi called for comprehensive The country is committed to this cause, he efforts to prevent and curb pollution, urging added. focus on areas surrounding rivers and lakes as well as major air-polluting industries. During Friday's session, Xi vowed to set and strictly observe an ecological "red line" "A sound eco-environment is the basic amid the country's rapid urbanization to foundation for the sustainable development protect the environment. of humans and society...our environmental protection and rehabilitation efforts should China should accelerate the focus on solving obvious issues that harm “he who violates should be responsible”. We people's health," Xi said. should adjust and optimize the existing over capacity, sizing up the situation, developing Stressing that only "the strictest system targeted program，actively addressing the and most tightknit law enforcement" can provide a reliable guarantee for China's problem step by step based on the principle ecological progress, Xi urged for a of “respecting the law, dispensing policy， responsibility-pursuing mechanism targeting implementing multitasks, addressing both those behind irresponsible decision-making the symptoms and root causes” and the that leads to severe environmental requirements of “digestion, shift, integration 2 consequences. and phase-out”. Meanwhile, we should vigorously develop competitive industries According to Xi, an evaluation system with hi-tech, high added-value and strong should be set up to incorporate the waste of driving force, and facilitate green resources, environmental damage, ecological development, cyclic development, low carbon benefits and other aspects reflecting development and sustainable development. ecological conditions for the overall development of the economy and society. pointed out that we should insist on “people first” policy. To carry out Xi called on people to cultivate a lifestyle the “People first” policy, we should in the and production pattern incorporating first place care people’s health. To ensure resource conservation and environmental people’s health, we must protect our protection. environment, resources and ecology. We China must be determined to curb should attach great importance to prominent environmental pollution, build a sound pollution problems with strong public ecosystem, and strive to usher in a new era of reactions such as haze. With greater socialist ecological progress, he said. determination, we should research carefully, take comprehensive measures, focus on （Sourse: www. gov. cn） controlling air pollution of -- and their ■ Zhang Gaoli requires addressing surroundings, promote economic excess capacity and strengthening restructuring and optimization, develop environmental protection when he science & technology and encourage makes investigation in Inner innovation, conduct conservation of Mongolia Autonomous Region resources and protection of the environment, gradually address the environmental Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli made problems that people concerns, bring investigation in during May benefits to our posterity and make our 13-14 to have a better understanding of contributions to the development of a economic operation，industrial restructuring Xiaokang society in comprehensive way and and environmental protection. achievement of the Chinese Dream of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. (Source: Zhang Gaoli stresses that we should, www.gov.cn） taking addressing excess capacity as a hold, accelerate upgrading industrial structure ■ meets with Mr. and enhancing the vitality of economic Clini, CCICED Member and development. We should strengthen the control of capacity increment banning any former Environment Minister of approval of new project in industries with Italy excess capacity such as iron & steel, cement, electrolytic aluminum, plate glass and ships， Mr. Zhou Shengxian, CCICED Chinese strictly stopping any illegal on-going Executive Vice Chairman and MEP Minister construction project, and properly handling met with Mr. Corrado Clini, CCICED the violations according to the principle of Member and former Environment Minister of Italy in Beijing on May 20, 2013. Ms. Ek expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and highly appreciated the Zhou Shengxian gave a brief introduction achievements China made in environmental to Mr. Clini about the major policies and protection. achievements of our country in environmental protection as well as the Both sides reviewed the cooperative guidelines of “greatly facilitating the history in environmental protection between development of ecological civilization” and China and Sweden, and exchanged views on the goal of “building Beautiful China” such topics as further cooperation, chemical identified by the 18th National Congress of management, and especially the Minamata 3 Communist Party of China. Convention on Mercury and the cooperation between Sweden and the CCICED. Both Zhou Shengxian and Mr. Clini exchanged sides agreed that the cooperation between their views on the implementation of the China and Sweden in environment MOU between China and Italy on protection is pragmatic, positive and Environmental Cooperation and China-Italy effective, and expressed their wills for more Action Plan for Green Economy signed in exchanges and cooperation in related fields 2012 and made clear the specific activities in to benefit both sides and make greater areas such as establishment of cooperation contribution to global sustainable platform, promotion of achievements of development. China-Italy environmental cooperation and development of green economy. After the meeting, Mr. Zhou Shengxian and Ms. Ek witnessed the signing of the Zhou Shengxian said, the Chinese Memorandum of Understanding for Government attached great importance to Long-term Strategic Cooperation by the the development of environmental CCICED and the Stockholm Environment cooperation between China and Italy，hoping Institute. Swedish ambassador to China that with previous strong support of Mr. attended the meeting. (Source: China Clini, China-Italy environmental Environment News ) cooperation will obtain greater achievements and make greater contributions to the ■ MEP Intensifies Effort in Drafting sustainable development of China and Italy Plans for Pollution Prevention and and even the whole world. (Source: China Environment News) Control

An important speech delivered by General ■ Zhou Shengxian meets with Sweden's Minister for Environment Secretary Xi Jinping during the sixth group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee once again signaled Zhou Shengxian, CCICED Chinese the strong will and determination of the Executive Vice Chairman and MEP Minister, government to promote ecological progress met with a delegation led by Ms. Lena Ek, and environmental protection. Following the Sweden's Minister for the Environment on speech, the Ministry of Environmental May 27th in Beijing. Protection speeded up related initiatives, Zhou Shengxian firstly welcomed the including formulating plans for air and delegation on behalf of the MEP, then water pollution prevention and control. briefed major policies and achievements in On May 28th, MEP Minister Zhou environmental field in China, explained the Shengxian presided over a meeting to convey new concepts of ecological progress and the important speech of General Secretary building beautiful China formulated in the Xi Jinping. He stressed that, environmental Eighteenth National Congress of the workers need to have a clear understanding Communist Party of China and introduced of the urgency and difficulty in related arrangements. environmental protection and pollution control, and to be fully aware of the protection serves as a fundamental significance and necessity of promoting guarantee for the success of all initiatives in ecological progress, so as to do a great job in protecting soil environment and in pollution control and ecological comprehensively treating of soil pollution. improvement. To speed up the legislative process is to bring the soil protection decisions and Zhou outlined current key tasks of MEP. arrangements of the CPC Central The first, speeding up the preparation for Committee and the State Council into drafting the Action Plan for Prevention and concrete actions, to meet essential Control of Air Pollution and team up with requirements of curbing soil pollution, and 4 related departments to complete the task; to lay a foundation for clarifying the the second, administering the draft of a responsibilities of government, enterprises, water pollution prevention and treatment general public and other relevant parties. plan and a comprehensive treatment plan for rural environment; the third, forcefully emphasized that, in the legislative addressing pressing environmental issues process, we must take China’s specific affecting public health, especially, giving national conditions into full consideration priority to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and adhere to the guiding principle of pollution, drinking water pollution, soil “protection first, combining prevention with pollution, heavy metal pollution and treatment, managing and controlling risks, chemical pollution; the fourth, assisting the ensuring safety”. We must have a clear NPC in amending the Environmental understanding of the nature and strategic Protection Law and pushing forward the position of the legislation, so as to effectively revision of the Law of the People's Republic protect soil environment, prevent, treat and of China on the Prevention and Control of reduce soil pollution, ensure a safe soil Air Pollution and other environmental laws environment, and thus guarantee the quality and regulations; finally, strengthening of agricultural products, build a good living environmental management and supervision, environment, and ensure sustainable use of enhancing routine supervision and law soil resources. We must take full enforcement inspection, and seriously consideration of the pertinence, dealing with environmental and ecological practicability and effectiveness in the incidents that arouse strong public legislative process, and effectively solve complaint. (Source: www.Xinhuanet.com) current pressing problems by formulating and enacting the law. We shall make full use ■ A Symposium Held for NPC of our current research achievements, learn Deputies and CPPCC Members to from advanced foreign experiences, and on Discuss the Legislation on Soil that basic, make our own creative Environment Protection ——Li explorations to establish a stringent system Ganjie Chairs the Symposium and of soil protection. gives a speech At present, positive progress has been made in the legislative process. A leader A symposium was held in Beijing by MEP team and a working group, led by MEP and on April 27th for NPC deputies and CPPCC joined by government departments including members to discuss the legislation on soil National Development and Reform environment protection. MEP Vice Minister Commission, Ministry of Land and Li Ganjie chaired the symposium and Resources, Ministry of Industry and delivered a speech. Information Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Housing and Li pointed out that the state of the soil Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of environment affects not only the health of Science and Technology, National Health current generation but also that of future and Family Planning Commission (the ones. Sound legislation on soil environment former Ministry of Health), have been organized for the drafting of the law. Also, a concentrated and compound, and featured panel of experts on environmental legislation with structural characteristics. On the other and soil environment has been set up. With hand, as green economy, low carbon the joint efforts, a preliminary draft of The development and circular economy have Soil Environment Protection Law has been become the trend of the world, the way a formulated.（Source: China Environmental country engages in green development shows News） their comprehensive competence and determines whether the country can take a strategic lead over others. China’s ■ Li Ganjie Calls for a New Path to International Environmental environmental work faces pressure and 5 challenges both home and abroad. We must Cooperation at the 2013 National have a clear understanding of the huge Work Meeting on International influence environmental issues may have Environmental Cooperation both domestically and internationally, take full consideration of the vital interest of both The 2013 National Work Meeting on China and the international community, International Environmental Cooperation recognize the close connection between was held on May 21. MEP Vice Minister Li China’s environmental work and its Ganjie attended the meeting and made international image, shoulder China’s remarks. responsibility as a big country, and take up Li reviewed the progress and both challenges and opportunities. achievements China made in carrying out Li stressed that under new situation, international environmental cooperation in environmental workers should take account recent years, analyzed current situation and of both international and domestic situations existing problems and made arrangement when carry out international cooperation, for primary tasks in international formulate a international cooperation environmental cooperation in the last three strategy that is conducive to ecological years of the 12th Five-Year Plan period as progress, attach more importance to well as the time beyond. top-down design while actively promoting Li approved the progress and innovations and good practice. To do so, achievements China made in carrying out firstly, environmental workers must reach international environmental cooperation. He consensus and deepen understanding on noted that international environmental important issues, so as to rigorously adhere cooperation should be carried out to serve to the general guidelines on international the overall interests of political and foreign environmental cooperation. Secondly, affairs, and be integrated into the general environmental workers should press ahead framework of domestic environmental with joint effort to achieve the goal of protection to fulfill primary tasks in international environmental cooperation for environmental field. Since the 11th the 12th Five-Year Plan period. Third, they Five-Year Plan period, international must focus on key tasks and take innovative environmental cooperation has been initiatives to explore a new path to attached growing strategic importance, with international environmental cooperation. related institutions and facilities effectively (Source: China Environment News) established and remarkable progress made in various aspects. ■ Li Ganjie Takes Part in International Day for Biodiversity Li continued that during recent three Commemorative Activities decades’ of fast development, as a developing country, China experienced rapid emergence Mr. Li Ganjie, CCICED Secretary of environmental problems which once rose General, Secretary General of China in developed countries over a span of one to National Committee on Biodiversity two hundred years. These problems are

Conservation (CNCBC) and Vice Minister of NPC supervision with public participation, Ministry of Environmental Protection took he said, and played an active role in part in the “May 22 International Day for promoting the resolution of important issues Biodiversity” commemorative activities on in environmental and resource fields and May 23, 2013. facilitated the introduction of related policies. It helped us to focus our efforts on those Li Ganjie pointed out that up to the end issues that affect the vital interest of or of of 2012, China has established 2669 nature great concern to the public, he pointed out. reserves, accounting for 14.9% of national He hopes this year’s campaign will vigorous land, exceeding the world average of 12%. boost the public awareness of ecological 6 The biodiversity in-situ conservation progress, raise public attention to key tasks network with nature reserves as the of environment protection, and help to forge principal part has taken shape. a favorable climate of public opinion for Li Ganjie stressed that from global building a beautiful china. (Source: China perspective, there is no fundamental change Environment News ) of overall decline of biodiversity and the situation is not optimistic. The ■ The Plan for Protection of Lakes’ implementation of 2020 Global Biodiversity Ecology for Good Water Quality Strategic Plan is still the common task of all approved in principle countries in the world. Conservation of biodiversity is our common responsibility MEP held an executive meeting that and obligations. The conservation of reviewed and adopted in principle the Plan biodiversity depends on the coordination of for Protection of Lakes’ Ecology for Good all members of CNCBC; close cooperation of Water Quality (2011-2020) (hereinafter all provinces and autonomous regions; called the Plan) on May 10, 2013. This Plan exchanges and cooperation of all countries, will be submitted to the State Council for international organizations and international review and approval after further institutions; strong publicity of media as well amendment. The meeting also approved the as active participation of all stakeholders Limits and Measuring Methods for and the public.(Source: China Environment Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles (V). News) This principle will be jointly released by MEP and General Administration of Quality ■ Xu Qinghua attends the launching Supervision ， Inspection and Quarantine ceremony of the 2013 after further amendment. Trans-Century Cross-China Environmental Protection Tour The Plan gives an overview of the lakes across the country, analyzes the situation of Mr. Xu Qinghua, CCICED Deputy lakes’ ecological protection for good water Secretary General, chief engineer on Nuclear quality, comes up with the guidelines, Safety of the Ministry of Environment principle, scale and time limits, objectives Protection attended the launching ceremony and indicator system and region-specific of the 2013 Trans-Century Cross-China protection strategy of protection of lakes’ Environmental Protection Tour on May 17th. ecology for good water quality; defines the In his speech on behalf of the organizing main tasks for investigation and assessment committee member departments, he spoke of lakes’ ecological security, adjustment of highly of the achievement and increasing industrial structure and layout, reinforcing positive influence of the campaign since its pollution prevention and control, protection launch in 1993, which, he said, has created and conservation of lakes’ ecology , successful brand image among public in appropriate utilization of water and soil promoting environmental protection. It set a resources of lake basins and capacity good example of comprehensive involvement building for supervising lakes’ environment in environmental protection by combining and lists relevant supporting measures.

The meeting also announces the ■ European Commissioner for the performances of each individual province, Environment Rebutting the Notion autonomous region and municipality as well that Green Model Damaging as 8 central enterprises in terms of emission Economic Growth reduction of major pollutants last year. In last year, total COD discharge across the In a speech at the Hay Festival on May country was 24.237 million t, down by 3.05%; 27th, Mr. Janez Poto č nik, European total ammonia nitrogen discharge was 2.536 million t, down by 2.62%; total SO2 emission Commissioner for the Environment, pointed out that a transition to a Green Growth was 21.176 million t, down by 4.52%; total 7 NOx emission was 23.378 million t, down by model is not only necessary for global 2.77% compared with that of last year. The sustainable development, but actually reduction of the above four major pollutants conducive for the EU to boost its economy and provide more jobs. He rebutted the met the annual target. Particularly, there is a turning point of reduction of NOx emissions notion that many economic problems were in 2012 against the background of 5.73% caused by environmental laws and that if annual increase in 2011. (Source: only the so-called ‘Green Tape’ was removed www.xinhuanet.com) our economies could recover and create jobs and growth. The EU imported most of its material resources, he said, and on average, ■ releases its Blue Paper — the EU used 16 tons of raw materials per Report on Resources, person per year, threw away 6 tons of that, Environment and Development 2013 and half of the waste, 3 tons per person every year, is buried in the ground as landfill. On Recently, Shanghai Academy of Social top of that, he continued, real prices for Sciences released the Blue Paper ── resources increased by more than 300% “Report on Resources, Environment and between 1998 and 2011, an enormous Development of Shanghai in 2013” . With increase in the cost of economic growth. resource and development risks and Planning the transition to a sustainable development transition as the main line, five economy was the only sustainable way potential risks are discussed and evaluated, forward, he said. including scarcity of clean water, soil pollution, mixed atmospheric pollution, Mr. Janez Poto čnik stressed that, the dependence on exterior energy and fossil European eco-industry alone had created 1.2 energy, rising frequency of emergency million new jobs since 2000, employing today incidence in the process of transitional around 3.4 million people, and evidence development of Shanghai. This report not pointed to a projection of 20 million new only puts forward solutions to reduce risks green jobs. In addition, with the global but also provides scientific basis for market for clean technologies forecast to promoting city transition and harmony double by 2020, as one of the world’s leaders between man and nature. in this field, he said, the EU can build on its current strengths to benefit from the Green According to the Blue Paper，in order to trend and boost its economy significantly. minimize the above five potential resources and environmental risks, Shanghai should Mr. Janez Potočnik continued that, it was reduce sources of risks of environment & the only way to avoid going from a financial resource by transforming industrial to an “environmental credit crunch”. “This development, lower the probability of was not just a ‘green growth’ agenda,” he environmental risks by enterprises transition said, “it is a growth agenda that happens to and raise the efficiency of environmental be green.” (Source: Xinhua Net) risks management by management transition.(Source: www.cenews.com.cn)

● CCICED Activities ■ CCICED Held High-level Seminar assessment criteria in different levels and for on Green Supply Chain different grades of products, downstream Management enterprises would be compelled to improve their technology and apply higher The High-level Seminar on Green Supply environmental standards to their products, Chain Management was held on May 30th, so as to achieve the goal of reducing adverse in Pudong, Shanghai by the CCICED. Mr. impact on environment, he said. Xu Qinghua, CCICED Deputy Secretary Ms. Ek appreciated the long time close General, Chief Engineer on Nuclear Safety cooperation between China and Sweden. As of the Ministry of Environment Protection, one of the major donors and partners of the and Ms. Lena Ek, Sweden's Minister for the CCICED, she said, Sweden would like to Environment, attended the seminar and carry out more extensive cooperation with delivered speeches. About 80 people attended China, and jointly contribute to China’s the seminar, including representatives from transition to green development and its Swedish Embassy to China, Shanghai 8 ecological progress. At the same time, Environmental Protection Bureau and other Swedish enterprises operating in China related governmental agencies, enterprises, would be encouraged to play a leading role CCICED partners and news agencies, as well in promoting green economy and low-carbon as Chinese and foreign scholars. development, she said. Under the theme of “The Value of Actions: Some conclusions were arrived at the Developing a Management System for Green seminar. The first, green supply chain Supply Chain”, the findings of the management is an important instrument to CCICED’s Special Policy Study on Green help enterprises increase their Supply Chain and valuable experience in environmental management capacity and improving green supply chain management pilot programs on green supply chain in Shanghai were shared at the seminar. management should be carried out more Good practices in developing green supply widely. In the process, lessons and chain were also discussed, especially those in experience can be drawn to formulate Swedish furniture group IKEA and in industry standards and codes of conduct, so Shanghai Century Lianhua Supermarket as to encourage good practice of downstream Development Co., Ltd. of Bailian Group. enterprises and regulate their environmental In his speech, Mr. Xu Qinghua pointed out actions. The second, China should make that, as the biggest developing country in the explorations and innovations in formulating world, China has made remarkable environmental policies to accelerate achievements in economic and social ecological progress. Since the environmental development in the past several decades, but issues confronting China are concentrated the pressure of environmental pollution and and compound, and featured with structural ecological degradation is enormous. As an characteristics, China has to make policy important instrument adopted worldwide to innovations continually, improve support green economy and, especially, environment management capacity, so as to sustainable production and consumption, guide enterprises as well as the whole society green supply chain management should be onto the path of environmentally friendly promoted in pilot programs in key industries development and low resource consumption. and sectors, he said, and encourage The third, more international exchanges and multinational enterprises and industries’ dialogs should be carried out, since leading players to play demonstrative role in environmental issues have both regional their respective regions and industries. By characteristics and common attributes. establishing environmental standards and Valuable concepts, lessons and experience developed by advanced countries during past environmental challenges in its development one hundred years, can be very useful for process. China to vigorously face up its own ● CCICED Policy Studies

■ Workshop on Chinese NGOs on pubic communication and Environmental NGOs and Public participation in environment issues and Participation & the Second Work problems and obstacles encountered, which provided useful ideas and inputs for the 9 Meeting of CCICED Special Policy Study on Promoting Social Media research work. and Public Participation in China’s The work meeting mainly discussed the Green Development held in Beijing following three topics including “Governmental communication of CCICED Special Policy Study on environmental information in the context of Promoting Social Media and Public new media”, “System development to Participation in China’s Green Development facilitate public participation in held a Workshop on Chinese Environmental environmental protection” and NGOs and Public Participation & the “Communication and response system for Second Work Meeting of the Special Policy current environmental issues and major Study Project was held in Beijing on May environmental events”. It identified outline 9-10. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Jia of the study report and framework of the Feng, Chinese Co-chair of the Special Policy primary policy recommendations. Study and Director General of MEP Center According to plan, the Third Meeting of for Environmental Education and the Special Policy Study Project will be held Communications and Ms. Isabel Hilton, in early September. International Co-chair of the Special Policy

Study and Chief Editor of Chinadialogue. Ms. Fang Li, CCICED Assistant Secretary ■ CCICED Special Policy Study on General and DDG of MEP FECO addressed Promoting Urban Green Travel the meeting. Over 50 people attended the Held Seminar meeting including representatives from Global Village of Beijing, Public A seminar was held in Beijing by the Environmental Research Center, project team of the CCICED Special Policy Association for Green Volunteers, Friends of Study on Promoting Urban Green Travel Nature, the Chinese Society for during May 16th to 17th. Mr. Zhou Wei, a Environmental Sciences, Green Beagle Council member of the CCICED, Environment Institute, Peking University Director-general of the Research Institute of Environmental Organization, Highway under the Ministry of Transport, Environmental Protection Bureau of Chinese Co-chair of the Study, and Dr. Jiang Province, Southern Weekend and Yulin, Executive Co-chair of the Study, the Beijing News, and Chinese and Chief Engineer of Research Institute of international experts of the Special Policy Highway, presided the seminar on the 16th Study and staff of CCICED Secretariat. and the 17th respectively. Officials and experts from the Beijing Municipal On the Workshop, representatives of the Transportation Administration Bureau, the environmental NGOs made special Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, presentations, international experts the Centre of Beijing Energy Saving and introduced practices of international NGOs Emission Reduction in Transportation and on environment public participation, and other related agencies were invited to the participants exchanged viewpoints seminar. Mr. Lönnroth, former Vice systematically on practices of domestic Chairman of the CCICED, Mr. Mark Major, a senior official of the Directorate-General Green Development held in Beijing for Transport of the European Commission, the International Co-chair of the Study, The Second Work Meeting of the along with representatives from the CCICED Special Policy Study on Corporate EU-China Policy Dialogues Facility and the Social Responsibility (CSR) in Green CCICED Secretariat, as well as more than Development was held in Beijing on March 30 Chinese and foreign experts from the 31st, 2013. Ms. Hao Fanghua, Vice President project team of the Study attended the of Beijing Normal University, Chinese seminar. Co-chair of the Study and Mr. Bill Valentino, Vice Director of the China Institute for 10 Officials and experts from the Beijing Municipal Transportation Administration Social Responsibility at Beijing Normal Bureau, the Beijing Environmental University's School of Social Development Protection Bureau and the Centre of Beijing and Public Policy, International Co-chair of Energy Saving and Emission Reduction in the Study presided over the Meeting Transportation gave presentations on such respectively. More than 20 people attended topics as Beijing’s macro policy on the Meeting, including Chinese and foreign transportation management, Beijing’s members of the Study team, an expert panel subsidies to public transportation, the state and representatives from the CCICED of Beijing’s public transport service, vehicle Secretariat. caused air pollution in Beijing, current and The five sub-topics of the Study and future policy tools for vehicle emission related preliminary findings were introduced control in Beijing and Beijing’s at the meeting. They include the current transportation related policies on energy status and evaluation of corporate saving and emission reduction. Foreign environmental responsibility in China, the experts introduced sustainable pricing international trend in corporate schemes on transport services and funding environmental responsibility and related methods for transportation. The valuable case study and empirical research, the experience of using advanced investment framework of corporate environmental vehicles and financing tools to develop responsibility in green development, the road comprehensive urban transport system in map and policy recommendations for German was also shared in the seminar. promoting corporate environmental Participants of the seminar had in-depth responsibility and so on. Through discussion, discussions on such topics as financial policy a basic framework for the final report has recommendations for urban public been established. A consensus was reached at transportation on the framework of the Meeting that the interim progress on providing basic public service, the each sub-topic would serve as a solid preliminary research results of the Green foundation for the final report and compiling Travel Index, the draft policy teams needed to be built to draft executive recommendations of the Study and the reports and the final report based on the overall framework of the Study Report. basic framework for final report and reports According to the working plan of the on sub-topics. Study, the project team will make a study A time schedule was planned at the tour to Europe at the end of June to have Meeting that tentative policy investigations on such topics as urban public recommendations should be proposed by transportation and congestion charges, and a each sub-topic team by June 5th; the first, high-level round table conference will be second and third levels of the titles should be convened at the end of July. formulated for every part of the final report and corresponding contents formed by June ■ The Second Work Meeting of 10th; coordination meetings would be held CCICED Special Policy Study on for the Study team to discuss policy Corporate Social Responsibility in recommendations and the first draft of the sub-reports on June 16th and 23rd; and final sub-reports should be submitted during the policy recommendations and all the first week of July.

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