Six highlights of the new environmental protection law in 2015

1 History

1962

American marine biologist, Rachel Carson, "The Silent Spring" ( DDT pesticides on environmental pollution and destruction), the starting point of environmental ecology in the 20th century.

1972

Launched by the United Nations, the "First United Nations Conference on the Human Environment" was held in Stockholm, Sweden, and the famous "Declaration of the Human Environment" was put forward.

China's environmental protection has only just begun.

2 legal support

In 1979 , China passed the first environmental protection law - "Environment Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Trial)".

In 1973 , China's first environmental standard, the "Triple Waste" emission standard for industrial use, was born.

In 1995 and 1996 , the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress separately passed the decision to amend the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law and the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law.

In March 1997, the revised "People's Republic of China Criminal Law" to increase the provisions relating to "sabotage protection of the environment resources".

In 1998 , the legal system for environmental protection law with Chinese characteristics was gradually established.

Second session of the eighth meeting of the NPC Standing Committee voted through the 24th, "Environmental Protection Law of People's Republic of China," the revised law will be effective as from January 1, 2015.

3 new environmental protection law six highlights

I. Strengthening information disclosure and public participation

1. Article 6 of the General Principles of the New Environmental Protection Law stipulates: “All units and individuals have the obligation to protect the environment.” “Citizens should increase their awareness of environmental protection, adopt a low-carbon, thrifty lifestyle, and consciously fulfill their environmental protection obligations.”

2. A necessary change in thinking and full mobilization. It truly embodies the concept of "environmental pollution control".

3. Right to know, supervise and participate.

Second, environmental protection is given priority

1. New Environmental Protection Law Article 5 Environmental Protection The principle of protection priority, prevention, comprehensive management, public participation, and liability for damage shall be adhered to.

2. It is not at the expense of the environment for the temporary development of the economy.

3. Adhere to the coordination of economic development and environmental development.

III. Ecological Protection Compensation Mechanism

The establishment of an ecological compensation mechanism is to protect the ecological environment as a fundamental starting point and conduct accounting based on various factors such as ecological function value, ecological protection cost, development opportunity cost, etc., and comprehensively use administrative and market means, according to who develops who protects and who benefits The principle of compensation is to adjust the interests of all parties involved in the region.

Fourth, delimit the ecological protection red line

The scope of the red line includes: representative natural ecosystem types, rare and endangered wildlife natural distribution areas, important water conservation areas, geological structures with significant scientific and cultural value, famous caves and fossil distribution areas, Natural relics such as glaciers, volcanoes, and hot springs, as well as cultural relics, ancient trees, and famous trees.

For the first time, the ecological protection red line was included in the newly revised “Environmental Protection Law”, and the red line of ecological protection was delineated from the perspective of legislation .

In many areas involved in national security, the status of ecological security is of utmost importance. It is an important guarantee for national security and fundamentally relates to national and ethnic security and sustainable development. Once the ecological environment is overwhelmed and ecological security is not guaranteed, people’s survival and development will also be threatened. In serious cases, it will even result in the disintegration and disappearance of a society.

V. Punishment is Large and Daily Punishment

The BP Oil Company, the perpetrator of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico , will receive compensation of 30 billion U.S. dollars.

Chevron USA was fined $ 9.5 billion for water pollution 18 years ago .

China is relatively "light penalty."

Increasing the cost of corporate pollution punishment will force companies to increase investment in environmental protection technologies and equipment, which lays a solid foundation for the long-term rapid development of the environmental protection industry.

Sixth, regional joint defense to prevent pollution transfer

In Article 20 of the new environmental protection law , the state establishes a coordination mechanism for the prevention and control of environmental pollution and ecological damage in key regions across administrative regions and implements unified planning, unified standards, unified monitoring, and unified prevention and control measures.

The characteristics of pollution in China show the characteristics of complex pollution and regional influence.

The information in this article comes from the Internet and was reorganized and edited by China Rescue Equipment Network.