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 yesterday that has dented Chinese middle class confidence in the government, as noted earlier this month. 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.