5. Six Support Systems

I. Regulations & Policies

Strengthen early-stage studies on climate change in the city while implementing the Regulations on State-supported Integrated Resource Utilization Identification, recycling economy trial management programs, mid- and long-term planning for clean production as well as plans for kitchen waste and construction waste treatment. This includes the formulation of economic incentive policies to encourage the elimination of high-emission vehicles while reducing discharge of main pollutants.

II. Index & Standards

Beijing will be the first city in the nation to implement the National IV vehicle emission standards. Local standards, such as energy-saving standards for fixed-asset investment projects and waste water treatment standards adjusted to water environment capacity will be formulated.

III. Evaluation & Examination Systems

Map out implementation schemes and measures on energy-saving and discharge-reduction statistics, monitoring and examination, to include the timely release of information on air and water quality and pollution reduction in all districts and counties (whose administrative responsibilities will also be clearly defined).

IV. Supervision & Law Enforcement

Strengthen energy-efficiency supervision on consumers of more than 5,000-tpa coal equivalent annually. Fixed-asset investment projects to include increased supervision on energy-saving evaluation, and reviews including strengthened supervision and law enforcement both of existing environmental protection, and of future programs due to be launched.

V. Market Service System

Foster professional service markets and intermediary systems and establish contractual energy management platforms. Efforts will also be made to boost clean production and improve the service platform for energy auditing and energy-saving evaluations. This includes promoting the cooperation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to formulate plans and set up a carbon trade market.

VI. Public Communication

Release of more environment-related information, including public interaction via an official website and public websites on environmental protection. Campaigns such as "Energy-saving and emission-reduction for the Olympic Games" and "Drive One Day Less" are well under way. This encourages the participation of industry associations and intermediary agencies, improved public communication, and the dissemination of information and consultation on technology. Entities and individuals achieving best-performance in energy-saving will receive public commendation and awards so as to further promote the understanding of the concept - "Conservation is also a means of development".

(China.org.cn May 7, 2008)