This report provides recommendations and toolkits for Chinese policy-makers, development finance institutions and investors to continue strengthening their environmental governance and vision of a green BRI.
The Government of the People's Republic of China submitted its first nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC on 2 September 2016.
In the pursuit of a more environmentally friendly economy, the Chinese government laid out a blueprint on pollution reduction goals between 2011 and 2015. Experts believe the new plan will shift the future investment focus in China from infrastructure development to “green” projects. The “National 12th Five-year Plan on Environmental Protection,” released by the State Council on December 15, complimented China’s achievement in pollution control over the past five years and set new goals for the future.
In the pursuit of a more environmentally friendly economy, the Chinese government laid out a blueprint on pollution reduction goals between 2011 and 2015. Experts believe the new plan will shift the future investment focus in China from infrastructure development to “green” projects. The “National 12th Five-year Plan on Environmental Protection,” released by the State Council on December 15, complimented China’s achievement in pollution control over the past five years and set new goals for the future.
2016 is the opening year of the key period for China to build a well-off society in an all-round way, and the crucial year of promoting structural reform. All regions and departments had firmly implemented the decisions and arrangements made by CCCPC and the State Council to scale up China’s Five-in-one general strategy and promote Four-pronged Comprehensive strategy. Efforts have been made to carry out new concept of development. With the improvement of environment as the core, we have focused on solving prominent environmental problems and steadily promote environmental protection in all aspects so as to make substantial progress.