China China’s Shanghai announces Action Plan on Controlling New Pollutants

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China’s Shanghai announces Action Plan on Controlling New Pollutants

On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Shanghai announced an Action Plan on Controlling New Pollutants. The program, which is based on a national program for new pollutant control, includes measures and targets for 2025. It came into effect Feb. 1, 2023.

 

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Author / Responsibility

LIU Yake

Researcher, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

Business Performance

worked as a research assistant at Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, and then joint in Envix in April, 2022, currently is mainly responsible for consulting on EHS regulation compliance in East Asia.

Background

MA, Environmental Econimics, Hiroshima University

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