China’s Environmental Disaster: Social Problem and Business Opportunity
China’s Environmental Disaster: Social Problem and Business Opportunity

Author(s): Marcin Przychodniak
Subject(s): National Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Governance, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, Health and medicine and law, Economic development, Environmental interactions, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: People’s Republic of China; economic development; environmental pollution; health of Chinese inhabitants; climate policy; environmental protection; green economy;
Summary/Abstract: China’s economic development model has led to significant environmental contamination. The scale of the damage endangers the life and health of China’s inhabitants. The authorities are aware that their lack of action in the past has undermined their credibility and harmed China’s image worldwide. In 2015, the Chinese government declared a “war on pollution” and signed up for commitments under the Paris climate agreement. Simultaneously, China aims to develop the green sector of its economy. Actions it’s taken so far include a reduction in smog in 2017, but a lasting improvement in the country’s environmental condition is slowed by the huge costs of it and the resistance of local authorities. China can be expected to be moderately engaged in the implementation of the Paris agreement.

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