The last is an example in solving the problem of “externalization” in economics - the
undesirable external effects of production or consumption, the cost of which is not born
by the producer or consumer responsible. An economic solution to the problem of
externalities is to charge the cost to the producer or consumer who is responsible.
In section 2, we describe the energy-environment problems during China’s recent
economic development. In section 3, we discuss the laws, government agencies
established and the policies introduced by the Chinese government to protect the
environment and reduce energy consumption. Section 4 deals with difficulties in
implementing China’s environmental policies. Section 5 discusses three most important
issues related to the attempts to solve the energy-environment problem. Section 6
concludes.
issues related to the attempts to solve the energy-environment problem. Section 6
concludes.