Full citation and abstract? This document doesn’t have a standard citation structure since the document issued by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
STATE COUNCIL AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACTOIN PLAN (English Translation by China Clean Air Updates PREPARED BY CAAC Secretariat Tonny XIE, Yu BAI, Juan DU Sicong KANG)<http://en.cleanairchina.org/product/6346.html>
The original document is in Chinese. Issued by State Council on 10th September, 2013 (Document NO. GUOFA[2013]37)
No Abstract but it has introductory paragraph as follow: “The protection of atmospheric environment assures the people’s welfare, the sustainable development of economy, enhances a well-off society and the great rejuvenation of the China Dream. Currently the air pollution issue is serious in China. Regional air quality problem characterized by the inhalable particulate matter (PM10) and fine particles (PM2.5), has become increasingly prominent, which harms people’s health and affects social harmony and stability. As the deepening of the industrialization and urbanization, energy resource consumption keeps growing, and the pressure of air pollution prevention and control continues to increase. This action plan is developed in order to improve air quality in China.”
Where do the authors work, and what are their areas of expertise? Note any other publications by the authors with relevance to the 6Cities project. The author is State Council of the People's Republic of China. No specific author mentioned.
What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article or report? The main purpose of this plan is to introduce various methods to control air pollution in China and let the governments of each province, autonomous regions and direct-controlled municipality to implement those methods. As a result, the national air quality will be improved in five years. The heavy polluted days will be gradually eliminated and national air quality will be improved dramatically after another five years or longer.
Describe at least three ways that the argument is supported. The AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACTION PLAN has another name called 10 point plan in air pollution because the action plan consists of ten comprehensive approaches to reduce air pollution. 1. INCREASE EFFORT OF COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL AND REDUCE EMISSION OF MULTI-POLLUTANTS
2.OPTIMIZE THE INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE, PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURE 3. ACCELERATE THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION, IMPROVE THE INNOVATION CAPABILITY
4. ADJUST THE ENERGY STRUCTURE AND INCREASE THE CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY
5. STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLDS AND OPTIMIZE INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT
6. BETTER PLAY THE ROLE OF MARKET MECHANISM AND IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC POLICIES
7. IMPROVE LAW AND REGULATION SYSTEM. CARRY ON SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT BASED ON LAW
8. ESTABLISH THE REGIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISM AND THE INTEGRATED REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
9. ESTABLISH MONITORING AND WARNING SYSTEM. COPE WITH POLLUTION EPISODES
10. CLARIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, ENTERPRISE AND SOCIETY. MOBILIZE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
What three (or more) quotes capture the message of the article or report? “The ultimate goal is to achieve environmental, economic and social benefits, and strive to build the beautiful China.”
“By 2017, the urban concentration of Particulate Matters (PM 10) shall decrease by 10% compared with 2012; annual number of days with fairly good air quality will gradually increase. Concentration of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta region shall respectively fall by around 25%, 20% and 15%. Fine particulate matter annual concentration in Beijing shall be controlled below 60 micrograms per cubic meter.”
“As the deepening of the industrialization and urbanization, energy resource consumption keeps growing, and the pressure of air pollution prevention and control continues to increase. This action plan is developed in order to improve air quality in China.”
What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report? There is no information on government websites or from general search on the Internet that relates to how this plan was produced.
How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report? No equity issue is addressed in the article. But the plan states that in order to advance the clean use of coal, the government will give compensation to shantytowns and other areas with low income to promote the use of natural gas instead of coal.
Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed? (In some journals, you can see this in a sidebar.) Since it’s an action plan issued by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the chief administrative authority, the action plan is referenced and implemented by provincial government and municipal government. Each level of government was assigned air pollution reduction quota and they need to draft more specific plans to meet the quota.
Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced? This article doesn’t have a bibliography. But Uses of general concepts such as “Deng Xiaoping’s Theory” and “Scientific Development” suggests that the plan is produced by policy makers and served for political purposes. However, it mentions specific quota for example By 2017, “Fine particulate matter annual concentration in Beijing shall be controlled below 60 micrograms per cubic meter.” The quota need to be decided by comprehensive research to ensure whether they are practical or not. However, the research needed isn’t mention in the plan.
What three points, details or references from the text did you follow up on to advance your understanding of how air pollution science has been produced and used in governance and education in different settings? The action plan states that local government need to disclose air quality policies and measures to the public. I found that the State Council announced that they added air quality reports of another 116 cities to established reports of 74 cities in July 2013, which means the public would have more information about the air quality. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-07-10/151227630594.shtml
This document doesn’t have a standard citation structure since the document issued by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
STATE COUNCIL AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACTOIN PLAN (English Translation by China Clean Air Updates PREPARED BY CAAC Secretariat Tonny XIE, Yu BAI, Juan DU Sicong KANG)<http://en.cleanairchina.org/product/6346.html>
The original document is in Chinese. Issued by State Council on 10th September, 2013 (Document NO. GUOFA[2013]37)
No Abstract but it has introductory paragraph as follow:
“The protection of atmospheric environment assures the people’s welfare, the sustainable development of economy, enhances a well-off society and the great rejuvenation of the China Dream. Currently the air pollution issue is serious in China. Regional air quality problem characterized by the inhalable particulate matter (PM10) and fine particles (PM2.5), has become increasingly prominent, which harms people’s health and affects social harmony and stability. As the deepening of the industrialization and urbanization, energy resource consumption keeps growing, and the pressure of air pollution prevention and control continues to increase. This action plan is developed in order to improve air quality in China.”
Where do the authors work, and what are their areas of expertise? Note any other publications by the authors with relevance to the 6Cities project.
The author is State Council of the People's Republic of China. No specific author mentioned.
What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article or report?
The main purpose of this plan is to introduce various methods to control air pollution in China and let the governments of each province, autonomous regions and direct-controlled municipality to implement those methods. As a result, the national air quality will be improved in five years. The heavy polluted days will be gradually eliminated and national air quality will be improved dramatically after another five years or longer.
Describe at least three ways that the argument is supported.
The AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACTION PLAN has another name called 10 point plan in air pollution because the action plan consists of ten comprehensive approaches to reduce air pollution.
1. INCREASE EFFORT OF COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL AND REDUCE EMISSION OF MULTI-POLLUTANTS
2. OPTIMIZE THE INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE, PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURE
3. ACCELERATE THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION, IMPROVE THE INNOVATION CAPABILITY
4. ADJUST THE ENERGY STRUCTURE AND INCREASE THE CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY
5. STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLDS AND OPTIMIZE INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT
6. BETTER PLAY THE ROLE OF MARKET MECHANISM AND IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC POLICIES
7. IMPROVE LAW AND REGULATION SYSTEM. CARRY ON SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT BASED ON LAW
8. ESTABLISH THE REGIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISM AND THE INTEGRATED REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
9. ESTABLISH MONITORING AND WARNING SYSTEM. COPE WITH POLLUTION EPISODES
10. CLARIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, ENTERPRISE AND SOCIETY. MOBILIZE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
What three (or more) quotes capture the message of the article or report?
“The ultimate goal is to achieve environmental, economic and social benefits, and strive to build the beautiful China.”
“By 2017, the urban concentration of Particulate Matters (PM 10) shall decrease by 10% compared with 2012; annual number of days with fairly good air quality will gradually increase. Concentration of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta region shall respectively fall by around 25%, 20% and 15%. Fine particulate matter annual concentration in Beijing shall be controlled below 60 micrograms per cubic meter.”
“As the deepening of the industrialization and urbanization, energy resource consumption keeps growing, and the pressure of air pollution prevention and control continues to increase. This action plan is developed in order to improve air quality in China.”
What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report?
There is no information on government websites or from general search on the Internet that relates to how this plan was produced.
How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
No equity issue is addressed in the article. But the plan states that in order to advance the clean use of coal, the government will give compensation to shantytowns and other areas with low income to promote the use of natural gas instead of coal.
Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed? (In some journals, you can see this in a sidebar.)
Since it’s an action plan issued by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the chief administrative authority, the action plan is referenced and implemented by provincial government and municipal government. Each level of government was assigned air pollution reduction quota and they need to draft more specific plans to meet the quota.
Beijing Municipal Government Plan: <http://www.bj.xinhuanet.com/bjyw/201309/13/c_117351459.htm>
Hangzhou Municipal Government Plan: <http://www.hangzhou.gov.cn/main/wjgg/zxwj/zxwj/T484665.shtml>
Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?
This article doesn’t have a bibliography. But Uses of general concepts such as “Deng Xiaoping’s Theory” and “Scientific Development” suggests that the plan is produced by policy makers and served for political purposes. However, it mentions specific quota for example By 2017, “Fine particulate matter annual concentration in Beijing shall be controlled below 60 micrograms per cubic meter.” The quota need to be decided by comprehensive research to ensure whether they are practical or not. However, the research needed isn’t mention in the plan.
What three points, details or references from the text did you follow up on to advance your understanding of how air pollution science has been produced and used in governance and education in different settings?
The action plan states that local government need to disclose air quality policies and measures to the public. I found that the State Council announced that they added air quality reports of another 116 cities to established reports of 74 cities in July 2013, which means the public would have more information about the air quality.
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-07-10/151227630594.shtml
State Council of the People's Republic of China,