The Chinese government intends to introduce restrictions on granting loans and the use of land for companies, which emit carbon dioxide higher than prescribed by law. The Chinese government is planning to take the same measures against companies that build factories and enterprises without the necessary ecological expert examination. Ministry of Environmental Protection has agreed for sanctions for violators with 30 agencies, including the Central Bank. According to the ministry, departments in the near future will make a list of the worst offenders of environmental legislation.

China in recent years dramatically increased the fines for violation of environmental standards, but the main problem is the prosecution of large-scale enterprises, which in some regions are the main providers of jobs. Despite the tightening of standards in the field of ecology, large companies in China, as a rule, manage to avoid liability for infringement. According to research conducted two years ago by the order of the Chinese government almost any city in China does not meet environmental standards. Also, according to the Chinese government, about 70% of the country's rivers and lakes are heavily polluted. 

The Chinese government, about 70% of the country's rivers and lakes are heavily polluted.

Rapid economic growth in China has led to numerous environmental problems. Environmentalists in China and abroad regularly protest, trying to draw the attention of the public and international institutions to the problem of environmental pollution in China.

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