China : Air Pollution and Acid Rain Control - The Case of Shijiazhuang and the Changsha Triangle Area
This study, and the associated technical assistance project, has three main objectives. The first is to help localities in China address several questions related to the planning, and implementation of SO2 emissions, and acid rain control: What are...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2779027/china-air-pollution-acid-rain-control-case-shijiazhuang-changsha-triangle-area http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19650 |
| Summary: | This study, and the associated technical
assistance project, has three main objectives. The first is
to help localities in China address several questions
related to the planning, and implementation of SO2
emissions, and acid rain control: What are the environmental
consequences, specifically for localities of different
pollution control strategies, in terms of the impacts on
human health, agricultural productivity, and other sectors
and activities? What are the relative costs of different
sulfur emission reduction plans? Will the proposed
strategies enable localities to meet the environmental
targets set by the central government? The second objective
is to assist with capacity building, and training in China.
to enable cities and regions to carry out environmental, and
economic analyses of sulfur emission impacts, and control
programs. The third objective is to provide a forum for
discussion with the central government, primarily the State
Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), on the
results of the case studies, and the implications for
national policy with respect to sulfur control. This study
analyzes China's national sulfur pollution control
program, looking at local implementation plans, and actions
for reducing sulfur emissions in two municipalities-
Shijiazhuang and Changsha. The city of Shijiazhuang in Hebei
Province was chosen for a case study on ambient SO2
pollution control, representing a northern Chinese city,
while the tri-city region of Changsha, Zhuzhou, and Xiangtan
in Hunan Province, was chosen to represent a southern area
experiencing serious levels of acid rain. The clear divide
between northern and southern cities and regions, indicate
that emission control efforts in the north will benefit from
access to significant quantities of low sulfur coal, the
lack of which in the south, will significantly increase the
cost of sulfur emission control. Other findings suggest that
gaining a better scientific understanding of the impacts of
sulfur emissions, and improving estimates of the relative
benefits of different control options, are two important
pieces of information for leveraging local implementation
efforts. While promoting policies with multiple benefits, is
an effective way of cutting sulfur pollution without
reliance on regulatory policies, or institutions. |
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