China issues nearly 51,000 pollutant discharge permits
2019-07-02 17:04:59 [Print]
Since the release of "Plan for Controlling the Implementation of the Pollution Discharge Permit System" by State Council, China has issued nearly 51,000 pollutant discharge permits for 24 industries, according to Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of China
. MEE also confirmed that it will speed up the approval process for pollutant discharge permits in the future and aims to cover all stationary pollution sources by the end of 2020 . It is predicted that more than 200,000 permits would be issued in 2019.