First is necessary to clarify that the Chinese government (Christiansen & Rai,1988:214) tried to determine the economy by ideology. However, Mao ideas did not work at all and kept China as an underdeveloped country contrast to Xiaoping who clarified the challenges and did enormous reforms to rise china’s economy to one of the world leaders. But these economic reforms also developed unfamiliar problems for China. What the whole world deals with till nowadays. At present China is paying huge cost environmentally and socially for these developments (Tang et al.,2015) the economic developments and employment stability clashing with the environmental pollution and the people needs for higher living standards, and it leads to an ecological …show more content…
Nowadays, the most critical issue is the water supply unsustainable usage. The companies do not adopt the existing technology to clear the water, their wastewater returns into the river (Economy, 2010) with no consequences. This water is toxic to the plants, human consumption even for industrial use. Inapprehensible, why they do not take account of their interests. Irresponsible water usage causing water shortages than the cities are drying out (Economy,2010). Local governments realized it is more economical to use the technology to clear their own water than get it from contaminated rivers. On the other hand, it is also causing food shortages which is why China rely on imported grain is increasing.
Another important environmental issue is the air pollution. This problem causing worldwide and domestic problems for China. In the last 30 years of industrial development, China became a net coal importer of the world (Tang et al.2015) but the production of energy is increasing. Especially, the outcomes on the environmental, economic levels are forcing the interest for sustainable developments (Hu et al.,2013). However, it takes a long time to see its benefit. Meanwhile, it is questionable how long China can use coal (Lin& Liu,2010), as an option China tries to participate in the oil and gas industry. The world feeds China hunger for energy supplies which is worsening the international energy security. In addition,
However, China accounts for 33% of the worlds Greenhouse gas emissions, mainly arising as a result of rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, and the deforestation that occurs in its wake. China is also suffering from desertification, coastal reclamation and severe climate change as are result of their long time blasé attitude towards environmental issues. While the Chinese Government now do acknowledge that environmental oversight has occurred, strict censorship within China deprives outsiders of receiving the full story of the environmental calamity that is occurring within China. Citizens within China are becoming increasingly concerned with governmental policy that regards further unnecessary degradation of the environment. A retired party official revealed that there had been 50,000 environmental protests within China in 2012 alone. China has amended numerous government acts and implemented strict new regulations in an attempt to curb pollution and Greenhouse gas production. However, the problem China faces cannot be swept under the 'bureaucratic rug' so to speak. The problem rests with the lack of an alternative clean energy to the fossil fuels currently used to fuel China's resource hungry industry. China has implemented numerous 'real world' measures to reduce environmental impact. Perhaps the most well known of these projects is 'Green Wall of China', which is a 4,500 km green belt
China’s water supply is in danger. Throughout time, there many glaciers, rivers, and other sources of water until scarcity reigned. Due to Population rapidly growing, Global Warming, and developing industries, China’s water supply decreased significantly. Population was growing to quickly, Global Warming melting and shrinking our main sources of water, and lastly, development of industries requiring a big supply of water for their business such as manufacturing. As you can see, these factors has been affecting China greatly. There are three main causes of China’s water scarcity crisis: Global Warming, Population Growth/Urbanization, and Industrialization. Of these, the biggest driver is Industrialization.
A nation with a lot to lose. The huge, industrial and overpopulated country we know as China, is going through a water scarcity crisis. North China’s lack of water affects more of the region than anyone can imagine. Causing negative problems for food supply, economic development, political stability, and international relations, including drying up their major rivers. What are creating these complications? Global Warming, Urbanization and Population Growth, and Industrialization are the three main causes of China’s water crisis. Of these, the biggest driver is Industrialization.
Environmental concerns are ¬-defined as plant activities that impact the air, water and soil quality and environmental policy are the policy to improve and prevent more pollution. Global warming and climate change are big issues faced by both countries. Pollution and carbon dioxide emission can be measured by tonnes per capita however this maybe an inaccurate measure as larger country such as China with an immense population the pollution will be affected in a larger basis. China's pollution is in a substantial amount where air pollution, coal burning, flying dust and car emission is at its highest leading to smog to majority states of the country a substantial number of citizen has been affected. However, China's government is working to decrease the use level of environmental resources and more use of solar energy.
The major problem concerning China is over population. Due to overpopulation, the demand for energy to light every house and for petrol to fuel every car is becoming too great. With added pressure of providing for the people, more natural
One of China’s best successes has in turn been one of its biggest downfalls. One of the main problems is China’s greatest success which has been its phenomenal economic growth. This is one of the main drivers of the current environmental problems that the country faces. Factories dump pollutants into the air and water. It is difficult to see the Chinese government making the significant sacrifices required to improve their environment if it means slowing down their economic growth.
Plato’s “Allegory of of the Cave” can easily be compared to the way people in modern society take in information. The passage clearly defines how we as human beings face the conflict of what is enlightenment, and whether we want to pursue this concept in our lives after being exposed to it. However, education and information are more easily accessed in the present than the time in which Plato’s story was written, though the concept of it still holds true to this day. It is thanks to new technology and the steady flow of ideas through social media that I have been exposed to a newer understanding of how the world functions.
Its market reforms still aren’t complete and its per capita income is still much lower than any advanced country, which has led to China’s high inequality. Along with economic issues, the rapid economic growth has caused multiple other issues. China’s main focus has been solely on its economic aspects for so long that it almost seems as if they have been blind to the environmental degradation, increasing rural crisis, growing unemployment and poverty, government corruption, deteriorating public services, as well as escalating social unrests that is and has been occurring for a while now. Although all of these issues at hand are important, the issue that I will be focusing on is the massive environmental degradation and how it has been affected by the increases in Buddhist religious freedom and ecotourism.
China has faced this water crisis for decades yet have not anything extremely effective to combat the turmoil as a result of a corrupt government, political issues and lack of money in cities needing help the most. The state have made evident effort to combat water shortages yet limited efforts have been made to improve their water quality, consequently resulting in the water pollution worsening. The Chinese government, to reduce the amount of toxic waste and sewage polluting drinking sources, has built water treatment facilities. However, these have not worked as these facilities are abandoned by their local operators because of the high cost of operating them. The Chinese civilians have been alarmed by the amount of pollution in its rivers, that the government have started enacting new environmental regulations and laws and taking more action to clean up its rivers. Beijing is closing polluting factories, building new sewage treatment plants and changing agricultural practices. By placing these regulations all the government must do is ensure that they are followed to see a positive effect, however these laws are widely ignored. Money set for wastewater projects is often re-appropriated to build power plants. The Chinese government have admitted that China has serious water pollution problems and designated $132 billion for cleaning up and improving China 's water supply. Allocations included $30 billion for urban water supply projects and $50 million in wastewater
China is a region that has experience substantial growth over the years in areas of industry, living standards, and population. But this success has resulted in the depletion of one of the greatest natural resources water. Industrial growth means an increase demand for water used in production processes and much of the water being used is not being reclaimed. A higher living standard means a greater demand for electricity that is lowering water levels in rivers used for generation. The population growth increases this nation's basic living need for water. Of China's 640 cities, 300 of them are suffering from inadequate water supplies (News Service Reports). Other issues related to water shortages within this nation are the
In Brian Tilt’s book, The Struggle for Sustainability in Rural China: Environmental Values and Civil Society, he addresses the topic of attitudes and issues associated with sustainable development in China. Based on the contents of this work, sustainable development refers to preserving nature, people’s way of life and their community. The majority of this book is focused on the effects of pollution on the environment and how to affects people’s ability to live a sustainable lifestyle by these standards. This book addresses two main assumptions that tend to be made when considering why China has had difficulties with reducing their level of pollution. The first assumption is that people in China do not care about pollution because they are too focused on the need for economic development. The second assumption is that even if Chinese citizens did care about pollution, they would not be able to prevent it due to powerful central government that makes economic growth its top priority.This work disproves parts of these assumptions by showing that people do care about pollution and that they have taken some actions to try and change the current situation.
The economy of China currently stand as the second-largest economy in the world only beaten by that of the United States of America. However, the Chinese GDP stands also to be rising fast — up 12.4% in dollar terms was recorded in 2013. For various other nations, such a figure would be much of a stellar year. Example is the United States of America managed merely 3.2% in the fourth quarter of last year — compared to China which had registered 18% or more each year from 2006 to 2011 (Gough, January 19, 2016). Nonetheless, such massive growth of the nation stand widely clouded by a dark sky of biting inequality and massive concerns of environmental dilapidation. Biting human inequality and Environmental pollution has been for long time and continues to be a serious problem in China. These two closely tied problems are evident mostly in education, health, economic situations, politics and the Chinese labor which is more of Modern Slavery (Chen, 2005). Putting these to context, the themes most relating to these Chinese contemporary issues are those of human and environment and inequality. Consequently, this paper seeks to look at the historical roots of environmental dilapidation and human inequality as a contemporary issue through time and across space paying attention to China and other world destinations.
In last twenty years, China has grown into a dominant supplier of manufactured exports around the globe. Although, it increases the interest of rural Chinese manufacturers to get settle in urban areas. It results in an escalation in demand for electricity that is met via burning coal and use of other fossil fuels because it is the cheapest way to meet the burgeoning need of electricity at the lowest price. Hence, it increases the air pollution by the emission of green gases like Carbon dioxide (CO2) in China (You & Xu, 2010, p. 4471). The environment has to face the tragic significant of increased economy of China. The Ministry of Environment Protection of China has proclaimed that the industrial productions, coal burning and the dust from construction sites causes the 80-90% of the pollution in China (You & Xu, 2010, p. 4473). This data is collected from the sources analyzed from the nine different cities of China. The key element of air pollution is the excess coal consumption in Shijiazhuang and Nanjing. In winter, eastern parts of China are affected by a hazardous haze. This dust-haze is a cumulative outcome of the natural factors and economic factors. The coal-fired power plants, factories, and vehicles cause the dust-haze. The crude from oil giants is also the cause of decreased quality of air and water. The rapid development of China with
China has been the world 's leading coal producer and consumer in recent years.(2,28) China accounted for 47 percent of total global coal consumption and 20 percent of world energy-related CO2 emissions in 2012. (1,3) China held an estimated 126 billion short tons of recoverable coal reserves in 2011, the third-largest in the world behind the United States and Russia. Coal comprised 69% of China 's total energy consumption in 2011. (2,28) Characterized by increasing domestic production and import, coal’s dominance in China’s energy consumption sector is likely to sustain in recent future. Thus, the regulatory and price reform regarding coal played the most significant role in transforming China’s energy sector. The gradual reform in
When you walk into a store and pick up a few manufactured items, odds are— they were produced in china. That being said, it is safe to say that china is a global leader in manufacturing and international exports. But what does this mean for china and its residents? In recent years, its population has seen that it means increased pollution as well as health risks. As China has become more globalized, it’s major cities have shot up, and pollution has gone through the roof. Resulting from the industrial revolution, China and its cities have both grown and been destroyed.