Developing a Circular Economy in China : Highlights and Recommendations

China's rapid economic growth over the past decades has been accompanied by substantial depletion of natural resources, degradation of major ecosystems, and serious environmental pollution with adverse impacts on human health. China's gov...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACID RAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COST ADVERSE IMPACTS AIR QUALITY BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BEST-PRACTICE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS MANAGERS BUSINESS OPERATION CAPACITY BUILDING CELL PHONES CERTIFICATION CIRCULAR FLOW CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COAL PRICES COD COLLAPSE COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPUTERS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CONSUMER PARTICIPATION CONSUMERS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE MANAGERS CURRENT LEGAL SYSTEM DECISION MAKING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISTORTED INCENTIVES DRINKING WATER E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GOODS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFLUENT FEES EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSION TAX EMISSIONS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE TAXES EXPORTS EXTERNAL COSTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TERMS FOSSIL FUELS FREE MARKET ECONOMY GAS GDP GENERAL PUBLIC GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNMENT OFFICES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS GROWTH PATH HARMONIZATION HEALTH PROBLEMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDUSTRIAL SOURCES INEFFICIENCY INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSPECTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRON IRRIGATION WATER KNOWLEDGE SHARING LABOR FORCE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LICENSES
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spelling	okr-10986-188892021-04-23T14:03:45Z Developing a Circular Economy in China : Highlights and Recommendations World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACID RAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COST ADVERSE IMPACTS AIR QUALITY BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BEST-PRACTICE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS MANAGERS BUSINESS OPERATION CAPACITY BUILDING CELL PHONES CERTIFICATION CIRCULAR FLOW CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COAL PRICES COD COLLAPSE COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPUTERS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CONSUMER PARTICIPATION CONSUMERS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE MANAGERS CURRENT LEGAL SYSTEM DECISION MAKING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISTORTED INCENTIVES DRINKING WATER E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GOODS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFLUENT FEES EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSION TAX EMISSIONS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE TAXES EXPORTS EXTERNAL COSTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TERMS FOSSIL FUELS FREE MARKET ECONOMY GAS GDP GENERAL PUBLIC GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNMENT OFFICES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS GROWTH PATH HARMONIZATION HEALTH PROBLEMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDUSTRIAL SOURCES INEFFICIENCY INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSPECTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRON IRRIGATION WATER KNOWLEDGE SHARING LABOR FORCE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LICENSES China's rapid economic growth over the past decades has been accompanied by substantial depletion of natural resources, degradation of major ecosystems, and serious environmental pollution with adverse impacts on human health. China's government fully recognizes that such trends cannot continue indefinitely and therefore is committed to building a resource-saving and environmentally- friendly society as a stated national policy. It has adopted the circular economy (CE) approach as a core component of its sustainable development strategy. The ultimate objective of the CE approach is to achieve the decoupling of economic growth from natural resource depletion and environmental degradation. The Chinese government has been promoting CE on a number of fronts - legislation, policy reform, pilot projects, and monitoring and evaluation activities. This briefing note highlights and recommends further actions the government should take to enhance the effectiveness of its efforts to develop a circular economy. Based on the findings and results from the World Bank-supported CE studies, the note focuses on four key areas that deserve greater attention: 1) a balanced mix of policy instruments; 2) participation by both industry and the public in the CE approach; 3) capacity building; and 4) the role of the government and governance. 2014-07-17T21:46:32Z 2014-07-17T21:46:32Z 2009-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/10818505/developing-circular-economy-china-highlights-recommendations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18889 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific China
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACID RAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COST ADVERSE IMPACTS AIR QUALITY BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BEST-PRACTICE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS MANAGERS BUSINESS OPERATION CAPACITY BUILDING CELL PHONES CERTIFICATION CIRCULAR FLOW CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COAL PRICES COD COLLAPSE COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPUTERS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CONSUMER PARTICIPATION CONSUMERS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE MANAGERS CURRENT LEGAL SYSTEM DECISION MAKING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISTORTED INCENTIVES DRINKING WATER E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GOODS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFLUENT FEES EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSION TAX EMISSIONS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE TAXES EXPORTS EXTERNAL COSTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TERMS FOSSIL FUELS FREE MARKET ECONOMY GAS GDP GENERAL PUBLIC GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNMENT OFFICES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS GROWTH PATH HARMONIZATION HEALTH PROBLEMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDUSTRIAL SOURCES INEFFICIENCY INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSPECTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRON IRRIGATION WATER KNOWLEDGE SHARING LABOR FORCE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LICENSES
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACID RAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COST ADVERSE IMPACTS AIR QUALITY BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BEST-PRACTICE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS MANAGERS BUSINESS OPERATION CAPACITY BUILDING CELL PHONES CERTIFICATION CIRCULAR FLOW CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COAL PRICES COD COLLAPSE COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPUTERS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CONSUMER PARTICIPATION CONSUMERS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE MANAGERS CURRENT LEGAL SYSTEM DECISION MAKING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISTORTED INCENTIVES DRINKING WATER E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GOODS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFLUENT FEES EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSION TAX EMISSIONS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE TAXES EXPORTS EXTERNAL COSTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TERMS FOSSIL FUELS FREE MARKET ECONOMY GAS GDP GENERAL PUBLIC GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNMENT OFFICES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS GROWTH PATH HARMONIZATION HEALTH PROBLEMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDUSTRIAL SOURCES INEFFICIENCY INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSPECTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRON IRRIGATION WATER KNOWLEDGE SHARING LABOR FORCE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LICENSES World Bank Developing a Circular Economy in China : Highlights and Recommendations
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description	China's rapid economic growth over the past decades has been accompanied by substantial depletion of natural resources, degradation of major ecosystems, and serious environmental pollution with adverse impacts on human health. China's government fully recognizes that such trends cannot continue indefinitely and therefore is committed to building a resource-saving and environmentally- friendly society as a stated national policy. It has adopted the circular economy (CE) approach as a core component of its sustainable development strategy. The ultimate objective of the CE approach is to achieve the decoupling of economic growth from natural resource depletion and environmental degradation. The Chinese government has been promoting CE on a number of fronts - legislation, policy reform, pilot projects, and monitoring and evaluation activities. This briefing note highlights and recommends further actions the government should take to enhance the effectiveness of its efforts to develop a circular economy. Based on the findings and results from the World Bank-supported CE studies, the note focuses on four key areas that deserve greater attention: 1) a balanced mix of policy instruments; 2) participation by both industry and the public in the CE approach; 3) capacity building; and 4) the role of the government and governance.
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title	Developing a Circular Economy in China : Highlights and Recommendations
title_short	Developing a Circular Economy in China : Highlights and Recommendations
title_full	Developing a Circular Economy in China : Highlights and Recommendations
title_fullStr	Developing a Circular Economy in China : Highlights and Recommendations
title_full_unstemmed	Developing a Circular Economy in China : Highlights and Recommendations
title_sort	developing a circular economy in china : highlights and recommendations
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/10818505/developing-circular-economy-china-highlights-recommendations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18889
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