英文: China to trial trading of sulphur dioxide emission quotas China is to start a trial sulphur dioxide emissions trading programme by allowing companies to buy and sell quotas that will be issued to them by the government, the China Daily reported, citing the State Enivronmental Protection Administration.
If succesful, the trial, put together with the help of US environmental agencies, will pave the way for a national emissions programme aimed at cutting China s sulphur dioxide emissions by 10 pct from their 2000 levels by 2005, the newspaper said.
The pilot programme will be launched in Shangdong, Shanxi, Jiangsu and Henan provinces and in Shanghai, Tianjin and Liuzhou in July and will run until May 2003, said Li Lei, director of SEPA s air and noise pollution control division.
Enterprises, who will be monitored to ensure fair trading, will be given quotas based on their currently emissions and will be able to trade credits, she said.