EU–China Environment Project PHASE ONE RESULTS (JAN 2018 – JUN 2021)

The EU–China Environment Project (2018–2021) facilitated policy alignment and knowledge exchange between the EU and China across several key environmental domains. Major achievements include supporting the development of China's National Pollutant Discharge Permitting Regulation, contributing to the drafting of the Yangtze River Protection Law, and co-hosting workshops to inform the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework ahead of COP15 in Kunming. The project also provided research and workshops that influenced China's 14th Five-Year Plan and the 'Guiding Opinions on Integrating and Strengthening Efforts in Climate Action and Ecological and Environmental Protection'. Additionally, the initiative addressed plastic pollution, global deforestation in supply chains, and carbon leakage, while promoting a green economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The project supported the creation of China's National Pollutant Discharge Permitting Regulation, issued in January 2021, which serves as the foundation for the country's pollution management system. This was achieved through comparative studies, training workshops, and policy visits to Europe.
• The project contributed to the development of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for COP15 in Kunming by co-hosting six workshops and producing five short papers, focusing on areas such as nature financing, protected areas, and access and benefit-sharing (ABS).
• EU experience in river basin management and cross-jurisdictional coordination was shared with Chinese legislators to support the drafting of the Yangtze River Protection Law, the first Chinese legislation dedicated to a specific river basin.
• Research and workshops on integrated environmental policies supported the drafting of the environmental chapters of China's 14th Five-Year Plan and the January 2021 policy document titled “Integrating and Strengthening Efforts in Climate Action and Ecological and Environmental Protection”.
• The project provided analysis and recommendations to help China combat plastic pollution, specifically focusing on the management of express delivery plastic packaging waste driven by the growth of e-commerce.
• The project facilitated high-level dialogue on global environmental governance, including discussions on a potential carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to prevent carbon leakage and efforts to tackle deforestation within global supply chains.

APA

ClientEarth (2021). EU–China Environment Project PHASE ONE RESULTS (JAN 2018 – JUN 2021). https://www.clientearth.org/media/yaej0n2c/eu-china-environment-project-highlights.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. EU–China Environment Project PHASE ONE RESULTS (JAN 2018 – JUN 2021). 2021. https://www.clientearth.org/media/yaej0n2c/eu-china-environment-project-highlights.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2021euchina, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{EU–China Environment Project PHASE ONE RESULTS (JAN 2018 – JUN 2021)}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/yaej0n2c/eu-china-environment-project-highlights.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }