...The China Cancer Villages Shuiman Di Introduction In the modern world, cancer has become a common ailment and cause of death for millions of people worldwide, but it is frightening when human settlements are identified with the disease due to the high magnitude at which it strikes the populations. Cancer villages may appear like any other human settlements and people go on with their daily lives as if life was just in its normal state. However, upon scrutiny, these villages have striking characteristics that lead towards the indication that life in these areas may not be normal. In some of these villages, the water from rivers and wells is polluted to the extent that people have to rely on bottled drinking water. In others, some sections that are close to major sources of pollution have been vacated, while other areas are no longer agriculturally productive. In some of these villages, the villagers have turned to dumping garbage into ponds or rivers that are considered ruined by pollution. The level of pollution around the cancer villages has been so rampant that crops die off, fish, shrimp and other water creatures vanish from the rivers, animals become infertile or deformed and children suffer extensively from respiratory diseases. Most of China’s cancer villages have been turned into death pots by the effects of industrial pollution that have increased since 1990s. Therefore, the emergence of China’s cancer villages can be attributed to the rampant industrialization...
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...countries and these countries began to make strict standards to restrict the entry of foreign products below their standards of environmental protection. Key words：Green Barriers; products; Trade In recent years, green consumption has become a main trend of the consumption in many developed countries and these countries began to make strict standards to restrict the entry of foreign products below their standards of environmental protection. These regulations have many unfavorable influences on the export of developing countries and are generally known as "Green Barriers to trade". In accordance with the provisions of the Agreement on Green Barriers to Trade of WTO, "Green Barriers to Trade" is defined as the compulsory and arbitrary Green regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures of the importing countries in the name of the protection of human health and environment that actually form barriers to trade with an aim to protect its home market and domestic products. 1. Analysis on the causes of formation of "Green Trade Barriers" Firstly, the worsening of ecology is the major reason for "Green Barriers". With the development of industry and technology, the economy increases very fast and the human life has been improved. But at the same time, the development of economy is at a cost of the destruction of environment. The environmental problems have aroused public attention and the international society has begun to make laws to protect environment. In June...
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...businesses and governments are starting to understand the reality of globalisation, and how it is affecting their environment. The implications from industrialisations which results in over exhausting natural resources, has caused environmental degradation, and most of this is done by human activity especially international business activities. This essay will look at the impact of economic globalisation on China while focusing on China’s ecological environment. To start off, the essay will look at the definitions of globalisation and economy, followed by China’s change from being an agriculturally farming intensive country towards rapid industrialisation. Because of this activity pollution, emissions as well as environmental degradation resulted in serious ecological problems. International bodies such as the Kyoto Protocol, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme, have stressed the importance or reducing pollution and emissions in developing countries in order to maintain sustainability. Cancer villages are becoming a major concern in China and that was enough to make the Chinese political party to take responsibility and change their views on the ecological environment. The question here is can China implement these changes to maintain sustainability for future generations, and if so what methods are they using to achieved this by? According to Morrison (2011), globalisation is the “process by which products, people, companies...
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...Course : Environmental Science The primary air pollutants in China Associate Professor : XU Bin Student: Dragan Cigoja Student number: 1593686 Mentor: Lecturer WU Bing The primary air pollutants in China API Air Pollution Index China State Environment protection Agency started with daily pollution monitoring from 2008 and it was covered 86 most important cities. Its purpouse is to check daily air quality by measuring the level of six atmospheric pollutants (table 1). Air pollutant Particle pollution Formula Source Health implication PM2.5 Particular matters of 2,5 micrometers or smaller. motor vehicles, power plants, residential wood burning, forest fires, agricultural burning Bring toxic chemicals and heavy metals into the body and with them risk of cancer as well as heart and lung diseases Particular matters larger than 2,5 micrometers and smaller tha 10 micrometers in diametar. Near roads and dusty industries irritation of the eyes, nose and throat coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath,reduced lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks,heart attacks, premature death in people with heart or lung diseas. Short term exposures result with an multiplicity of harmful effects including bronchoconstriction and increased asthma symptoms. These effects are partialy important during the exercising or playing. long-term exposure to NO2 levels currently observed in Europe may decrease lung function and increase the risk of respiratory symptoms such as acute...
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...regulations and legal issues and define both formal and informal rules under which firm must operate. And it is claimed that the political force is probably the most turbulent force in the environment (Fahey & Narayanan 1986). In the past one decade, the Chinese government attaches great importance and focus to the development of e-commerce in the most populous country, for example, on issuing the Summaries of the Middle/Long Term Science and Technology Development Plans of China and the Development of Information Industry Plans in the Eleventh Five-year and Long Plan in 2020 Years in The Ministry of Information Industry, the “application of e-commerce platform technology” has been listed as a key point (Li 2010, p.260). In term of the legal system, the Chinese legal framework for e-commerce is still in its nascent stage and has already experienced several problems. China has limited experience with drafting e- commerce legislation for issues such as transactional security, intellectual property rights protection and tax. And regulations supporting areas critical to the development of e-commerce such as the privacy, consumer rights, and validation of electronic contracts and recognition of digital signatures have yet to be written...
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...The concern of the relationship between international trade and the environment can date back to the United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment in early 1970s (UN,1972). As the international trading activities increase in both frequency and magnitude, the relationship between world trade and environmental conservation becomes closer and closer. The extent of globalisation is now spreading across every parts of the world. At present, human is facing an important yet complicated problem climate change. In order to address this problem and promote sustainable development, the globalisation becomes a key focus. As one of the drivers of globalisation, international trade receives more public awareness than before. Nowadays, whether or not the trade-driven globalisation conflicts with preservation of the environment and natural resources environmental is a controversial topic (Heywood, 2014). However, in this essay I will argue that promoting globalisation through international trade creates both conflicts and opportunities to conservation of the environment and natural resources. From an economic point of view, both world trade and environmental protection are important because they are the essential for promoting sustainable development, due to this reason it is possible to reconcile their continued levels. Hence, addressing the conflicting aspects and maximising the opportunities between them are necessary. After discussing the relationships, I will also give the relevant...
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...Similarities of Green Consumption in China and the U.S Green consumption has become a common practice among businesses around the world. The concept of green consumption is the manufacturing and selling of products that are environmentally friendly and sustainable for society and people. It also means recycling materials as well as being energy efficient. By practicing green consumption, companies are able to create products that can inflict less harm to the environment and to people. Green consumption alone cannot help improve the environment quickly. Green marketing helps to promote and reinforce the idea of sustainable products that green consumption is about. Everywhere around the world that practice green consumption has different ways of promoting it. In countries, such as United States and China, they share a common idea of what green consumption is, but practice and promote it differently. In China, their ultimate goal is to achieve sustainable consumption in choosing green products that are uncontaminated, good for public health and avoid pollution with the awareness of its people. China Origin The idea of green consumption was not immediately accepted in China. The United States started green consumption before China, so they have a better grasp and understanding on how to approach the problem on how to be environmentally sustainable. Over recent years, the concern of the environment rapidly has been increasing in China. The concept of green consumption has been...
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...economic development slow down. - High inflation rate and high property prices. * - Minimal wage is rising . S - More internet access - People are becoming more educated T - Lack of a stable and secure online payment systems, so people still stay away to online purchases E - Increasing environmental awareness in the public L - China’s push for unionization of Foreign Investment Enterprises Political factor The Chinese government its increasingly open market to foreign investors by reducing the barriers of entry. In 2010, the State Council of China has altered the foreign investment policies, encouraged and supported the foreign investment on the service sector, especially the labour intensive but environmental friendly business in low developed central or western China . In 2009, the government permitted the foreign investors to set up partnership business with local firms rather than formerly approved options of joint venture and wholly owned. But, the current government and communist party are working to ease the social inequality. The minimum wage and annual income protection have been approved and increased in China at present. Economic factor At present, the Chinese economy has partly recovered from previous strike of global economic crisis. With sizable fiscal stimulus in public sector and release of massive lending in recent years, the growth of Gross Domestic Product is nearly 8%; the growth rate of industrial production...
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...2007 Forum: China’s Rapid Economic Growth and Resultant Negative Externalities 867 CHINA’S RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH AND RESULTANT NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES PATRICIA BLAZEY* I INTRODUCTION China’s economic growth over the past fifteen years has turned it into the world’s major manufacturing base, making it one of the world’s four largest economies.1 During this period, China’s average annual real Gross Domestic Product (‘GDP’) grew by 9.7 per cent peaking at 11.9 per cent up to the second quarter in 2007, the highest growth rate over that period of time.2 At the same time the negative environmental externalities of economic growth have escalated and are causing concern not only within China itself but also globally. China has suffered severe ecological destruction and serious environmental problems which threaten both its economy and the health of its people. Apart from air and water pollution, unprecedented growth in household and industrial waste, loss of biodiversity, felling of rain rainforests and overfishing has occurred. On a global level, China’s air pollution levels have contributed substantially to the negative effects of climate change. China’s rapid growth has been accelerated through its membership of the World Trade Organization (‘WTO’)3 and policies of trade liberalisation. Foreign investment has escalated due to preferential tax treatment and the relaxation of bureaucratic obstacles which in the past had slowed down the process of getting projects...
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...Riordan China Considerations Memo Solange Dal Santo University of Phoenix . Memo To: | Robert Lord, Director of Plant Operations in China | From: | Solange Dal Santo | Date: | January 23, 2016 | Re: | Riordan China Considerations | | | | | Mr. Lord, I have been doing some research on the U.S. federal regulations that affect U.S. operations and I wanted to share the results and thoughts with you. In the US there is a law named “Clear Air Act” this law was passed in 1963 and amended twice in 1970 and 1990. The purpose of this law is to control air pollution on a national level and it requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and enforce regulations to protect general public from exposure to airborne contaminants. EPA does inspections and evaluations to facilities for the purpose of gathering information to determine whether it is in compliance. The inspections conducted by EPA generally include pre-inspection activities such as obtaining general site information before entering the facility or site. The main responsibility of EPA is to enforce many of the environmental statutes and regulations of the United States this Agency is granted explicit enforcement authority in environmental statutes. In a similar way China has implemented the “China Compulsory Certification (CCC Mark)” which is a safety license requirement by the government of China that requires manufacturers to obtain the CCC mark before exporting or selling products...
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...business they want their share of its profitability (“Privatization with Chinese characteristics; Government and business in China,” 2011) (Yang, 2012) * More of an authoritarian Government – nationwide law making * Implementation by local areas * (Lo & Tian, 2004) * Political control by a relatively small group * Control on wage rates, money supply and inflation * Control of key sectors of the economy * (Cheng, 2014) * Direct Political interaction with business * Policies to encourage local private companies * Companies owned by the government: hotels and trading corporations * Effectively local politicians become “partners” * (Yang, 2012) Economic: * low labor costs * relatively equitable distribution of income among the population * a long term goal of economic development * (Cheng, 2014) * Centrally planned to a market based economy * Increasing economic and social growth * Second largest economy – 1.3 billion people * GDP growth on average 10% * Goal in 5 year plan is 7% * Still considered a Developing country with 98.99 million still under the national poverty line (“China Overview,” 2015) Social: * Confucian Ethics (a basis to start) * The Basis it what sets apart china and other developing countries and the expansions that they have seen * Creates dedicated,...
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...Many discuss coal in terms of the jobs that it can bring to a region. Some discuss the fact that it is a natural resource that America has and should use. Others will discuss the fact that burning coal and other fossil fuels increases problems of climate change. Now, some are actually talking about "clean coal? Two ways this discussion can go: 1. What would you have done if you were in Governor Quinn's position in Illinois? Be sure to explain fully based on the knowledge gained during this week's readings. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0815-leucadia-exit--20120815,0,7834384.story 2. What is clean coal? Is it really clean? Why or why not? Be sure to use additional new sources to support some of your answer. http://www.cleancoalusa.org/ http://coalisnottheanswer.org/notclean.html When we look at the cost of using various types of energy, we don't always want to think only about the financial cost. While this is important, it is fleeting. You pay the bill and you are done. The other effects of using various energies are long term. I was Reading Destiny of a Republic, the story of President Garfield's shooting and death in office. After 2 months of sweltering heat in the White House, he was not doing well and they prepared a train to take him to the Jersey shore for cooler weather and better views. They knew he was in bad shape. They created a special train that burned "cleaner Anthrocyte coal" to avoid getting pollution into his infected...
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...Carrefour- a Comparison of the behaviour of Carrefour in and outside China in terms of CSR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Table of contents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Executive summary I. Chapter – Introduction 1. Purpose of the Study 2. Objective of the study 3. The setup of the study II. Chapter – Carrefour’s position in China 2.1 Chinas retail market at a glance 2.2 Carrefour’s role in China III. Chapter – The purpose of CSR for multinational companies 3.1 The definition of CSR 3.2 The growing importance of CSR in China 3.3 The importance of Human Rights 3.4 Human Rights in China 3.5 Carrefour’s general employment practice standards 3.6 Carrefour Europe vs. Carrefour China 3.7 Conclusion VI. Chapter – Environmental concerns and CSR 4.1 Environment 4.2 Environmental Problems in China 4.3 Carrefour Europe vs. Carrefour China V. Chapter – Food Safety problematic and CSR 5.1 Food Safety 5.2 International Food Standards and Initiatives 5.3 Food Safety in China 5.4 Carrefour Europe vs. Carrefour China Literature Internet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Executive summary China is one of the countries where globalisation has led to a significant change of the economical as well as the social frameworks. Multinational corporations are expending in...
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...in one or more of these areas, including but not limited to, women and children empowerment, refugee advocacy, education, disaster response, emigration and immigration, policy and decision making, health care, poverty and economic justice, and environmental conservation (Gibbons, 2012). There are many aspects of the environment that affect our global society. It is crucial for organizations of all types to understand their role in environmental issues. Although, there are groups of individuals taking steps to improve these issues, these efforts will not be successful until everyone works together on a common goal of environmental sustainability. Boyd and Osbahr assess international organizations that are addressing concerns related to climate change (2010, p.629). The authors stressed the need for action in the area of the environment. The goal of this project is to gain a greater understanding of how three different organizations have taken measures to address climate change. There are many aspects of the environment that affect our global society. As globalization progresses, the earth’s natural systems will change local environmental issues into global problems. Nations all over the planet will be affected by all environmental problems including acid rain, air pollution, climate change, ozone depletion, smog, water pollution, production of food, overpopulation, and rain forest destruction. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change stated that people are experiencing...
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...specific background of the incident, followed by the analysis of the two major issues raised from the incident, which are China’s deadly water problem and corporate responsibility deficiencies. Finally, conclusions will be drawn, and recommendations will be provided to organisations in terms of the management of social responsibility. 【Background of the Issue】 The development of the incident follows the following timeline: * On 7th March 2013, a user on Weibo (known as Chinese Twitter) posted few photos showing that there were lots of dead pigs floating on the river near his home. Suddenly, the post was forwarded by over eight hundred users that caught the public and even the government’s attention. Shanghai Ministry of Environmental Protection promptly started to salvage pig carcasses, however, the number of dead pigs were far more than what had been expected. * By 11th March, the number of pig carcasses found increased rapidly, which from initial few dozens to thousands. The ministry first time responded to the incident, and released the report suggested that the dead pigs may have been dumped from pig farms from Jiaxing, where is the upstream of Shanghai. * On 13th March, the officials announced the number of pig carcasses...
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