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SUBJECT: Waiting to Inhale: Important First Steps in South China's
Pollution Control Efforts (Part Two of Two)
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REF: A) Guangzhou 27482
B) Hong Kong 3633
¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial and municipal governments have
implemented many pollution-control measures, most notably installing
desulfurization equipment, closing factories, developing an
emissions trading scheme, implementing a "credit system," and
increasing regional cooperation. Despite these efforts, however,
the enforcement of control measures remains a major obstacle due to
a lack of funding, personnel, and a perceived conflict between
environmental enforcement and economic development. However, the
local Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) officials with whom
Congenoffs met appear to be dedicated to their efforts, despite the
overwhelming task ahead. Now that the central government has
brought environmental protection forward as a priority, EPB
officials may finally have the political backing to effectively
enforce environmental regulations. END SUMMARY.
Unprecedented Policy Measures Taken by Beijing
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¶2. (SBU) Because of the mounting economic and health costs
attributed to pollution, the Chinese government at the national
level has pledged to spend 1.6% of its GDP annually over the next
five years to clean up the environment and to prevent further
degradation, according to a National People's Congress official. In
China's 11th Five-year Plan, a target was set to reduce major
pollutant emissions by 10% over the next five years. For the first
time, "pollution reduction" was included along with "economic
growth" to serve as an indicator of provincial and local
governments' performance. The central government is also setting
ambitious targets for energy conservation, has tightened
fuel-economy standards for vehicles, and has encouraged construction
of more energy-efficient buildings. China is striving to develop
alternative energy sources such as wind, geo-thermal, and solar
power.
So What is South China Doing About the Problem?
--------------------------------------------- --
¶3. (SBU) According to South China EPB officials and media reports,
several initiatives are being undertaken to fight pollution. The
following programs are illustrative of South China's efforts.
GUANGDONG-HONG KONG COOPERATION
¶4. (U) Hong Kong and Guangdong officials met on August 2 for a
cross-border conference on joint cooperation to discuss, among other
issues, efforts by both sides to set regional emission reduction
targets. Under emission and effluent quotas assigned to individual
provinces by the State Council, Guangdong should lower its sulfur
dioxide emissions from 1.29 million tons in 2005 to 1.1 million tons
by 2010.
¶5. (U) Guangdong and Hong Kong officials have pledged to review the
progress and effectiveness of the control measures laid out in 2003
in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) regional air quality management plan.
In a joint statement issued in April 2002, the two sides pledged to
put in place additional measures to reduce the regional emissions of
sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), respirable suspended
particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) by 40%,
20%, 55%, and 55% respectively by 2010, using 1997 as the base year.
Environmental groups, however, have criticized these standards for
being too low. The two sides have also publicly pledged to enhance
cross-border cooperation on environmental protection and agreed to
continue both the operation of the PRD Regional Air Quality
Monitoring Network and the daily release of the Regional Air Quality
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Index (RAQI) to the public.
¶6. (SBU) The South China Morning Post reported on August 15 that
Hong Kong and Guangdong are using different calculations to measure
emissions reduction. As a result, Guangdong has set pollution
emission targets that are significantly higher than Hong Kong's
targets. The 2002 cross-border agreement sets the 2010 target
mainland SO2 emissions at 312,000 tons, but in 2005 the Guangdong
Government set the target at 398,000 tons, a difference of 27.6%.
Guangdong's target for NOx is 16.1% higher than the 2002 agreement,
and the target for PM is 154% higher. This has angered Hong Kong
lawmakers and will decrease the likelihood of effective cooperation
on an emissions trading scheme. Hong Kong Environmental Protection
Department officials explained that Guangdong has a different way of
estimating emissions. Guangdong authorities have not disclosed in
what way their methods of estimating emissions differ from Hong
Kong's. It is more likely that Guangdong will be unable to meet the
target emission levels as agreed in 2002, and is attempting to
readjust its targets accordingly.
FACTORY CLOSURES
¶7. (U) Guangdong EPB Director, Li Qing, said that over the past
three years more than 1,500 factories in South China, mainly
concrete manufacturers and small-scale power plants, have been
closed because of the pollution and environmental hazards they
posed. These closures create a framework for future environmental
enforcement efforts and represent a significant step in the right
direction.
DESULFURIZATION EQUIPMENT
¶8. (U) Li also said authorities are offering subsidies to power
plants in the region for installing devices that remove sulfur from
flue gas. (Note: A Hong Kong academic explained that subsidies are
necessary because the devices decrease the power generation of a
plant by roughly 10%. Since power plants cannot independently raise
rates to cover this loss, they have no incentive to install the
devices without a subsidy. End note.) Academics estimate that
installing these devices could reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide
(SO2) by up to 90%. Only 18% of factories in the region are
currently using these devices, which have helped to reduce emissions
by up to 200,000 tons a year, according to Hong Kong press reports.
At least half of Guangdong's large power plants are expected to be
equipped with the devices by the end of next year, according to
environmental officials. Wu Qianchao, the chief engineer of the
Guangzhou EPB, told Congenoffs that while Guangzhou is promoting
desulfurization technologies, more funding is needed to purchase
advanced pollution control equipment.
¶9. (U) The Shajiao C power plant in Humen, operated by Guangdong
Yudean Power Company, pledged to install sulfur-reduction devices by
the end of 2006. It is estimated that these devices will cost RMB
600 million (approximately USD 75 million).
EMISSIONS TRADING PILOT SCHEME
¶10. (SBU) Hong Kong and Guangdong officials have also agreed to
finalize later this year an emissions trading scheme for thermal
power plants in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Under the scheme,
emitters would be allowed to buy the rights to pollute, or sell
rights if their emissions are lower than their quotas. The scheme
would allow trading in three main types of pollutants: sulfur
dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and particulate matter (PM).
The extent of trade will be largely determined by the emissions caps
imposed on power plants. The trading deals will be reached
privately between the parties, and they will not be obliged to
publicly disclose the details of these deals. Wu Qianchao from the
Guangzhou EPB told Congenoffs that the scheme is a sensitive issue
in the region, in part because private industries want to protect
their emissions data. Wu noted that the Guangzhou EPB has agreed
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not to publicly release this data. Emissions data will be monitored
by regulatory bodies in Guangdong and Hong Kong.
¶11. (U) Guangdong's largest power producer, the Yudean Group, said
it would consider joining the scheme. Hong Kong power companies CLP
Power and Hong Kong Electric, however, have recently expressed
reservations about the scheme, which is not mandatory.
¶12. (U) Guangdong officials have expressed hope that this scheme can
help them reach emissions reduction targets by 2010, as scheduled in
the PRD Regional Air Quality Management Plan. Guangdong and Hong
Kong plan to release details of this scheme in the third quarter of
2006 for presentation to power plants on both sides of the border so
that prospective participants can identify trading partners and draw
up emission trading agreements.
CREDIT SYSTEM
¶13. (U) On 1 January 2006, the Guangdong EPB implemented a "credit
system" to target enterprises with high pollutant emissions,
according to the EPB website. The EPB selected approximately 200
Guangdong enterprises to monitor under this system, including large
coal and fossil fuel-fired power plants, as well as other key
industrial polluters. Under the credit system, the Guangdong EPB
evaluates enterprises on 13 indicators, including pollution control,
enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, and public
supervision, then issues a color-coded card based on the results. A
green card indicates an "honest" enterprise, a yellow card signifies
a "warning," and a red card means the company requires "strict
management." To encourage the public to participate in the system,
the EPB publicizes the evaluation information on the Guangdong and
Guangzhou EPB websites, as well as in other public media outlets.
The public can then call a hot line to register complaints about an
enterprise's pollution.
ON-LINE MONITORING SYSTEM
¶14. (U) Concurrent with the implementation of the credit system,
Guangdong also plans to invest RMB 12 million (USD 1.5 million) by
the end of 2006 to set up an on-line monitoring system covering 120
key pollution sources. This system would provide regulatory
agencies real-time information about the volume of discharged
sewage, the density of primary pollutants, and the operating
conditions of the pollution prevention equipment. The system
reportedly will raise an alarm if an enterprise illegally discharges
pollutants, and enforcement personnel would be dispatched to the
site to investigate.
RELOCATION
¶15. (U) In late July, officials from the Guangzhou EPB released the
Environment Protection Standards and Requirements for "Tuier"
Enterprises in Guangzhou. (Note: The term "tuier" refers to seven
types of polluting industrial enterprises located in old districts
of Guangzhou which do not meet environmental protection standards
and are slated to be moved out gradually by 2010. End Note.) The
plan, in the works since 2005, will soon be submitted to the
Municipal Government for approval. According to EPB officials, a
list of the companies to be included in the program is being drawn
up and contains 151 enterprises so far. According to an EPB
official, Mayor Zhang Guangning said that moving the enterprises
does not mean that pollution will merely move to another place; it
means that the companies will also undergo industrial upgrades and
technological reforms.
¶16. (U) The Guangdong Government has also published guidelines
requesting that new projects in the electro-plating, chemical, and
paper industries be located in designated industrial parks. The
Guangdong EPB is also investigating 10 major polluting industries,
including the dyeing and chemical industries, to incorporate them
into a database of heavily polluting industries. The EPB hopes to
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establish a plan to locate these industries in designated industrial
zones in order to more easily monitor and control environmental
damage.
CLEANER ENGINES AND FUEL
¶17. (U) Beginning September 1, newly registered cars must now have
engines that meet Euro III standards. While this is a positive step
to reduce future vehicular emissions, older cars and trucks still on
the road will prevent significant reductions in vehicle emissions in
the short-term. The sale of leaded gasoline was banned in Beijing,
Shanghai, and Guangzhou in 1999. In July 2000, its sale was banned
throughout the country. At the same time, the government introduced
new unleaded gasoline quality standards. Diesel fuel must now meet
the Euro III standard in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. There
are plans to extend this to the rest of China in 2008, by which time
the Chinese Government is aiming for Euro IV fuel standards in the
three major cities. However, according to a Hong Kong think-tank
report, it appears that manufacturers are able to buy non-standard,
higher-pollution fuel oil from local private refineries. One
estimate suggested these private refineries supplied as much as 40%
of the fuel oil in the Guangdong market in 2004-2005.
FIELD STUDY
¶18. (U) A field study called Campaign of Air Quality Research
Experiment (CARE-PRD) studied the formation and transport of key
pollutants that make up the photochemical smog in the PRD region.
This study, led by Peking University and the Guangdong Environmental
Monitoring Center (EMC), was funded by China's National Science
Foundation (NSF). More than 100 Chinese and foreign scientists
participated in this study throughout the month of July. Three
"super sites" were set up in Guangzhou, Qingyuan, and Panyu to
measure the key photochemical pollutants, particulate matter, and
ozone (and their precursors), as well as meteorological data. More
than 20 local EPBs in the PRD participated in the study. The
results of this study are expected to be published in international
journals in 2007. The same team of scientists planned a similar
campaign in Beijing (CARE-Beijing) for the month of August.
PAN-PEARL RIVER DELTA COOPERATION
¶19. (U) Since 2004, annual conferences regarding Pan-Pearl River
Delta (PPRD) regional environmental protection cooperation have been
held to discuss issues related to air and water pollution
prevention, information sharing, public outreach and education. In
addition, "environmental protection" has been included as a key
element under the framework of the PPRD regional cooperative
protocol.
Comment: Slow Start?
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¶20. (SBU) Most EPB officials with whom Congenoffs have met appear to
be very dedicated to their jobs and committed to cleaning up the
environment. They are, however, hamstrung by a lack of funding and
personnel. In addition, our academic contacts in this field are
willing to voice their disagreement with certain policy issues to
Congenoffs and to Chinese officials, but they believe that their
views are often ignored by officials. They have eagerly responded
to efforts by post's Science Fellow to increase bilateral
communication and cooperation. Post is seeking new EPA Science
Fellows for FY '07 to continue this communication and cooperation.
¶21. (SBU) While these efforts are an important first step, they do
not seem designed to effect any notable reductions in pollution
levels in the near term. Moreover, the temptation to overlook
environmental concerns in favor of economic development is stronger
in this region, the showcase of economic reform and opening, than
any pollution abatement efforts. Guangdong authorities, for
example, recently took an unusually hard-line in demanding that big
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polluters who did not meet standards for waste water treatment
comply or risk being shut down. While the original compliance
deadline was the end of June, authorities relented just before the
deadline and postponed compliance checks until the end of the year.
While the reasons behind the postponement are not entirely clear,
the backpedaling does not project an image of a government willing
to require tough action at any cost. South China cannot politically
afford to set standards it cannot hope to meet. As a result, it
must set lower standards that it may be able to achieve in the near
future, implementing stricter standards as its enforcement capacity
improves and the political will for such enforcement strengthens.
GOLDBERG