Chinese lawmakers are discussing a new air pollution law that could see punishments given to negligent local authorities and industrial enterprises that fail to abide by these new pollution rules. The draft of the law, which is expected to be approved in coming days, would require companies with more than 50 employees or 10 percent of their workforce located within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of major cities The authorities are to also look at controlling pollution from coal combustion which will provide a legal mandate to impose caps on coal consumption.
Chinese lawmakers are discussing a new air pollution law that could see punishments given to negligent local authorities and industrial enterprises that fail to abide by these new pollution rules. This follows the Tianjin explosion earlier this month that has dented Chinese middle class confidence in the government, as noted yesterday. The authorities are to also look at controlling pollution from coal combustion which will provide a legal mandate to impose caps on coal consumption.