TAILIEUCHUNG - Comparative Analysis of Air Pollution Trading in the United States and China

Peroxyacyl nitrate (PAN) concentrations measured at a commercial site approximately 7 km north of the La Merced site were similar to those found in Los Angeles during the early 1970s. 16 PAN levels exceeded 30 ppb on five of the days sampled and exceeded 10 ppb on all but a few days of the study. 17 Although there is no air quality standard for PAN, high PAN concentrations are a good indicator of the organic oxidizing capacity of the urban air mass, since they are directly connected to organic peroxy radical formation and nitrogen dioxide (both ozone-forming precursors). PAN concentrations measured near the city center from 20 February. | Copyright 2006 Environmental Law Institute Washington DC. reprinted with permission from ELR http 1-800-433-5120. 36 ELR 10234 ELR 3-2006 NEWS ANALYSIS Comparative Analysis of Air Pollution Trading in the United States and China by Heather Jarvis and Wei Xu Editors Summary As in the United States acid rain is becoming quite problematic for the People s Republic of China. Unlike the United States however China does not have a comprehensive trading program for controlling sulfur dioxide SO2 a primary cause ofacid rain. After comparing the different legal regimes of China and the United States Heather Jarvis and Wei Xu examine the . acid rain SO2 emissions cap-and-tradeprogram. They then make several recommendationsfor a similar program in China taking into account the composition of market participants the decisionmaking powers of participants and the role of central government. They conclude that despite the political economic and social differences between these two nations China can learn from the . experiences and implement a highly successful cap-and-trade program of its own. I. Introduction Acid rain falls on China. Acid rain falls on the United States. Since it is unlikely that either country is going to stop burning hydrocarbons which produces acid rain on the contrary both countries are likely to increase their energy use in the coming years 1 then both countries need to act to prevent acid rain. Air pollution is a multifaceted problem in both China and the United States. This Article does not at This Article is the eulminAtion of collAborative reseAreh And cooperation between the Authors while Law students At Vermont Law School VLS in South RoyAlton Vermont United StAtes And Sun YAt-Sen University Law School in GuAngzhou GuAndong Province ChinA. The collAborAtive project was mAde possible by the LingnAn FoundAtion And Profs. Tseming YAng VLS And Li Zhiping Sun YAt-Sen University . Prof. RichArd Brooks VLS provided understAnding And insight

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