Posted: Friday, February 01, 2008, 3:55PM
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China moves to ease looming environmental crisis
China is stepping up its drive to ease the country’s crippling environmental pressures by banning the use of some plastic bags and forcing consumers to pay for others, the country’s state council has announced.In another radical move aimed at protecting the environment, the biggest polluters are to be named on a new website to shame them into action. China has already put in place plans to punish companies that continue to pollute by cutting off credit, suspending licences and jailing repeat offenders.
An air pollution map published by the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, includes more than 4,000 of the country’s biggest air polluters.
On the list are 40 of the world’s biggest multinational companies operating in China, including the brewer, Carlsberg, French tyre producer Michelin, and German chemical company, BASF.
Firms can be removed from the list by addressing their current issues and asking a third party to audit their operations.
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