Chinas Environmental Policy and War on Air Pollution

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Calvin Quek, based in Beijing, China, is head of Greenpeace East Asia’s Sustainable Finance Program and leads its engagement of the financial community. Calvin served as the first Executive Director of the Beijing Energy Network, and is currently a Board Member of the China Carbon Forum. Prior to joining Greenpeace, he was with Citigroup for about a decade, with the investment research team in Singapore, and led Citigroup Singapore’s CSR & Volunteerism committee in 2008. Calvin has an MBA from Peking University, and an MSc in Wealth Management from Singapore Management University. China’s infamous smoggy skies spurred the government into action that has made waves in both domestic heavy industry and global energy markets. This has brought new opportunities & risks in a variety of sectors. In this talk, Calvin speaks on these energy trends that China’s war on pollution has instigated, and the implications for investors.

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China’s War on Air Pollution Calvin Quek & Enrique Fang, Greenpeace In Collaboration with Green Initiatives, at Haworth, Shanghai 11.11.2014

Global  PM  2.5  levels

PM  2.5  and  Public  Health

Source  of  Air  Pollu;on

Ranking  Q3  2014

Beijing  PM  2.5  levels

Top  10  most  polluted  ci;es  (AQI)

Hebei

Overcapacity  in  China

Shanghai’s  Performance

Where  direc;on  does  it  come  from?

Top  10  Ci;es  with  PM  2.5  level  increase

A  most  unfortunate  situa;on

A  shiSing  economic  landscape

2014  Jan  to  Sept  Hebei:  2.9  %  down Jiangsu  9.3%  up

Long  Term

Sept  12,  2013:  The  Massive  Ac;on  Plan

Reduce  PM  2.5  levels  in  the  following  regions,  from  2012  levels  by  2017    a.)  "Jing-­‐Jin-­‐Ji"  region  (Beijing,  Tianjin,  Hebei):  -­‐  25%  drop    b.)  Yangtze  River  Delta  (Shanghai,  Jiangsu,  Zhejiang)  -­‐  20%  drop    c.)  Pearl  River  Delta  region  (Guangdong)  -­‐  15%  drop    

Regional  Plan:  Sept  17th  2013

NaAonal  Plan:  Sept  12th  2013

Beijing  Plan:  Sept  17th  2013 Tianjin  Plan:  Sept  28th  2013

Hebei  Plan:  Sept    6th  2013

6  key  facets

-­‐  AdministraAve    -­‐  Top  Down  -­‐    Industrial  Reform

-­‐  LegislaAve  -­‐  BoPom  Up  -­‐  Regulatory  Reform

It  doesn’t  make  cents  to  be  in  heavy  industry

It’s  not  just  about  pollu;on

(2016  –  2020)

13th  Five  Year  Plan  

It’s  Pollu;on  +  Reform

(2011  –  2015) (2013  –  2017)

aka  Humankind’s    last  hope

Beijing’s  Plan

Beijing  Air  Pollu;on  Plan

Beijing  Air  Pollu;on    Ac;on  Tasks

6.  Eliminate  coal  burning  from  all  boilers  in  all  6  districts  By  2013,  modify  2100蒸 (approx  1.47GW)  of  coal  fired  boilers  By  2014,  modify  2200蒸 (approx  1.54GW)  of  coal  fired  boilers  By  2015,  modify  600蒸 (approx  0.4GW)  of  coal  fired  boilers  In  total,  reduce  coal  consump;on  by  12  million  tons    Responsible  party:  District  heads  of  Chaoyang,  Haidian,  Fengtai,  Shijing  Hill,  and  the  head  of  Beijing  EPB  

Coal  Cuts

2012  Coal  ConsumpAon  by  Province/City  (millions  tons)

Source:  China  data:  Chinese  Bureau  of  Sta;s;cs  Yearbook  2013  Interna;onal  data:  US  Energy  Informa;on  Administra;on  

Assuming  GDP  grows  at  2/3  speed  of  previous  5-­‐years  average  GDP  growth  rate    

Tackling  Air  Pollu;on  is  leading  to  broader  structural  shiSs  in  global  coal  energy  markets

Global  Implica;ons

6  key  facets

-­‐  AdministraAve    -­‐  Top  Down  -­‐    Industrial  Reform

-­‐  LegislaAve  -­‐  BoPom  Up  -­‐  Regulatory  Reform

Public  Disclosure

Public  Disclosure

Accountability

Emergency  Response  Protocols

So  it’s  all  good  news  right?

Wrong..

•  East  to  West  Pollu;on  Transfer  •  Focus  is  on  richer,  coastal  provinces  •  Environmental  Ministry  is  s;ll  weak  •  Environmental  laws  are  s;ll  weak  •  Air  Pollu;on  Plan  has  faced  many  issues  and  headwinds  

•  There  is  no  clear  economic  plan  B  •  Energy  reform  s;ll  stalling  •  What  about  water?  What  about  carbon  emissions?  

•  Make  no  mistake  –  China  is  coal  and  carbon  emissions  king

Resources

•  Shanghai  Air  Pollu;on  Plan:  hip://www.envir.gov.cn/info/2013/10/20131018001.pdf  

•  Jiangsu  Air  Pollu;on  Plan:  hip://www.js.gov.cn/jsgov/tj/bgt/201401/t20140123_419410.html  

•  IPE  Air  Pollu;on  Map:  hip://www.ipe.org.cn/Pollu;onMapApp_DownLoad.aspx  

•  Greenpeace  wechat:  绿色和平    

Thank You Calvin Quek Calvin.quek@greenpeace.org Enrique Fang Fang.yuan@greenpeace.org