Cleaning up China “Cleaning up China” written by Rana Foroohar, informed Americans about environmentalist Ma Jun’s efforts to reduce pollution in China. Foroohar is an assistant managing editor for Time magazine. She also speaks to millions of television news watchers across the world for CNN. Foroohar recently traveled to Beijing and had the opportunity to extensively interview Ma, who has developed the strategy of publishing some of the polluting companies’ environmental data online. Using the Internet, he planned to expose to the entire world how foreign companies and their suppliers are polluting China, using that exposure to persuade those businesses to change their policies. Those records quickly went viral, producing a substantial impact. “ A 2011 report on Apple, for instance resulted in a major effort to clean up environmental violation in the company’s supply chain” (Foroohar, par. 4). Apple is just one of the many companies trying to change their environmental impact on China, principally because they care about the image they project to the world. However, Ma Jun’s strategic plan is not limited only to major corporations but to convince the entire world to jump on the environmental bandwagon. Foroohar wrote, “The initial goal is to coax the SOEs to grab the low-hanging fruit—retrofitting coal-fired power plants to reduce the worst emissions or stopping overproduction of steel” (Foroohar, par. 6). However, according to the news reports on CNN as late as October
However, China accounts for 33% of the worlds Greenhouse gas emissions, mainly arising as a result of rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, and the deforestation that occurs in its wake. China is also suffering from desertification, coastal reclamation and severe climate change as are result of their long time blasé attitude towards environmental issues. While the Chinese Government now do acknowledge that environmental oversight has occurred, strict censorship within China deprives outsiders of receiving the full story of the environmental calamity that is occurring within China. Citizens within China are becoming increasingly concerned with governmental policy that regards further unnecessary degradation of the environment. A retired party official revealed that there had been 50,000 environmental protests within China in 2012 alone. China has amended numerous government acts and implemented strict new regulations in an attempt to curb pollution and Greenhouse gas production. However, the problem China faces cannot be swept under the 'bureaucratic rug' so to speak. The problem rests with the lack of an alternative clean energy to the fossil fuels currently used to fuel China's resource hungry industry. China has implemented numerous 'real world' measures to reduce environmental impact. Perhaps the most well known of these projects is 'Green Wall of China', which is a 4,500 km green belt
Also, by using credible, well-known sources like the World Bank and the World Health Organization, the author establishes credibility. In addition, both these sources have the word ‘world’ in front of them, which indicates that China’s pollution problems are a cause for global concern. Therefore, Auslin’s use of the rhetorical appeals of logos and ethos helps him inform his readers on the enormity of the pollution.
Possibly damaging the company’s goodwill in terms of not playing their part in CSR by increasing the carbon foot print by using China’s cheap energy source.
Propaganda is defined by Merriam-Webster as “ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause” and throughout the 20th and 21st Century in the United States, artwork on posters, has been used to promote or protest a political or social idea. This exploration will focus on posters created by American artists, analyzing the design of the artwork to establish the historical context and messages surrounding the piece. World War One. April 6th, 1917, President Wilson (Trotter & Fegley) declared the United States would join in the war against Germany by announcing the beginning of the U.S involvement in the First World War with the target set on Germany. April 13th, 1917, President Wilson formed
One of China’s best successes has in turn been one of its biggest downfalls. One of the main problems is China’s greatest success which has been its phenomenal economic growth. This is one of the main drivers of the current environmental problems that the country faces. Factories dump pollutants into the air and water. It is difficult to see the Chinese government making the significant sacrifices required to improve their environment if it means slowing down their economic growth.
Factories in China are a primary enemy of clean air. Louise Watt, a writer for The Huffington Post News online, gives information about the war between the government and the factories in China. Watt writes, “Beijing's city government ordered 103 heavily polluting factories to suspend production.” However, many factories continue operating in different regions of China. Carol Huang, a writer for Taipei Times online, explains how a relocated factory called Fujia Dahua continues to produce pollution after the smog impacted China. Huang writes, “Smoke on Friday (Jan 25th) billows out of the chimneys of the Fujia Dahua factory, which was supposed to halt work and relocate 17 months ago.” China is the largest manufacturing country in the world
Many Americans are currently working in China, about 70,000 in mainland China alone. Most are in the medical or education field and are in the larger, more “Westernized” cities such as Beijing or Shanghai. My story is a little different. Mine is one of a FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics) inspector for FSE (Fiberglass Structural Engineering). The simplest way to explain to most people not in the industry is to refer to it simply as “Fiberglass Inspector” (and NO not the pick stuff in your attic). I was working at a facility located in Lianyungang which is located in the Jiangsu province of Eastern China. Located about halfway between Beijing and Shanghai. Lianyungang is mostly an industrial city.
This article describes the threat coal burning possesses towards China by vastly increasing air pollution, leading to many deaths. Furthermore, the article details both how effective the Chinese government’s response has been towards the increasing dangers of air pollution and the effect of heavy air pollution. The author, Edward Wong, a former TIME news foreign correspondent, has written many unbiased articles related to global crises for NY Times and TIMES News. Published by the somewhat reliable news source New York Times, the credibility of the author compensates for any issues. Covering many important issues around the world such as the Iraq war, the author’s credibility is vastly justified. This article provides detail into the damage
A Ghanaian and founder of Smart Youth Volunteers Foundation, Lailah Gifty Akita said “Laziness has made our cities unclean. If we begin to work and act appropriately, we will clean our cities of any dirt.” People’s self-centered personality had caused the pollution, and if people think more about the city and implicate to help then people can get rid of the pollution. So, as the city that suffers from one of the most serious pollutions, Beijing air quality is a getting worse every year because of the dearth of citizen support. Also, Beijing population is increasing and as people increase so do the number of cars. Unfortunately, the amount of trees shrinks, and the Beijing government cannot reduce the use of coal that is unnecessary. Consequently, Beijing suffers from air pollution as a result of high population density, commercial use of coal, and lack of citizen involvement.
For decades America has fought tirelessly to put a controlled cap on pollution, but surprisingly, America is not the problem when speaking in terms of pollution. World in the Balance- China Revs Up is a documentary on the continuously growing pollution rates in China. The documentary also explains what causes the rise in pollution and how it affects the environment around the world. The theme that follows this documentary is that, through the constant advances of China, pollution continues to grow and negatively impact the world. Cars and smoke created from coal is only two of the many ways pollutants enter the air in China, which makes it very difficult to breathe and even in some cases leads to health issues.
The Community and the Issue According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (2016), “One in 5 adults experiences a mental health condition every year. 1 One in 17 lives with a serious mental illness.
Plastic pollution is something that has plagued the world for decades, but no one has been able to figure out a viable solution for it, until now. Chãoyùe ping has a solution that first starts out locally, then globally. We are going to create youth groups using fundraisers, and send them out to China to clean beach shores of all of the filth created by big name companies who care nothing of their impact on the environment. The youth groups will also travel by boat out to China’s oceans and drag massive nets through the water to capture as much trash as possible. Many say that Chãoyùe ping can’t complete such a strenuous task, but we know we can. With the help of the community, and the goal to have a better tomorrow for everyone we can achieve any task. Plastic Pollution can be reduced drastically, but the only way we can do that is by we holding those accountable for their contribution to destroying our environment, and getting together as a community and cleaning up our beaches.
The economy today runs on an antiquated ritual of exploiting, plundering, devastation, and manipulation of land for material wealth, profiting the wealthy and condemning the poor. This mindset is no more sophisticated than feudalism, a system so bad it had to be outlawed along with witchcraft. The idea that exploitation of land is justified has brought plastics to the ocean and leveled rainforests. Large corporations have grown larger by manufacturing and production, depleting the planet’s resources in the process. Now, companies must make a combined effort to put the environment first, before profit. Because of their harmful practices, consumers have the right to know where products come from, how they’re made, and the impact on the environment. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the large corporations to change their harmful practices, to make strides towards ending climate change and use clean, sustainable methods.
In 1998, China signed the Kyoto Protocol and, like all other signatory countries, its enforcement period started in 2005. However, China, together with other developing countries like India, is exempted from complying with the Protocol, since imposing limits on GHG emissions would imply restricting the high industrial growth the country has been undergoing. Although China has made efforts towards mitigating the effects of its economy on the environment, it still has a leading position in global emissions, accounting for 29% in 2011. China’s main efforts are an increased participation in world negotiations, increased ETS trading and increased transparency requirements for the main emitters of GHG.
Nearly two centuries ago, Great Britain watched it’s environment deteriorate from the pollution caused by the rapidly expanding factories of the industrial revolution. Today, China is one of many countries who see it’s growth in industry and modernization of the economy cause similar environmental issues. The country, along with its capital of Beijing, has become the poster boy of the decline of quality of life when pollution is allowed to be emitted unchecked. Health issues related to this have been on the rise, and many individuals in China had devoted time in educating the public on these issues, with the government slowly catching up. The pollution in China is one of many examples of the issues of modern industrialization, but the responses by individuals and the government are starting to have some serious results in recent years.