Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection in the Outline of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the P. R. China Prof. Wang Xi and Dr. Fu Lu Environmental and Resources Law Institute School of Law Shanghai Jiao Tong University

1. General Introduction to The 12th FYP 2. Targets and Requirements related to Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection 3. Prospects for China Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection

1. General Introduction to The 12th FYP

1.1 The Purpose of the 12th FYP The 12th FYP highlights the national strategic intentions, specifies priorities of government work, and guides the behaviors of market entities. For the next five years in China, the 12th FYP is a magnificent blueprint for economic and social development, an action program for all ethnic groups of the nation, and an important basis for the government to perform its functions of economic adjustment, market regulation, social administration and public service provision.

1.2 The Central Theme of the 12 th FYP: Scientific Outlook on Development. Definition ： Takes development as its essence, putting people first as its core, comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development as its basic requirement, and overall consideration as its fundamental approach. —— Report of the 17th National Congress of the CPC ， 2007 Five basic requirements, among which establishment of resources-conserving and environment-friendly society is the key point of strength. More specifically, this requirement is referred to as 1 ， deeply applying the basic national policy of resources conservation and environmental protection ； 2 ， saving energy ； 3 ， reducing emissions intensity of greenhouse gases, ； 4 ， developing circular economy ； 5 ， promoting low-carbon technology ； 6 ， actively responding to global climate change ； 7 ， advancing the economic and social development in harmony with population, resources and environment, and taking the road of sustainable development.

1.3 Main Targets of 12 th FYP Steady and relatively fast economic development, with annual GDP growth at 7% Important progress of transformation of economic growth pattern Remarkable upgrading of scientific education level Prominent effect of resources conservation and environmental protection Continuous improvement of people’s life Remarkable reinforcement of social building Constant deepening of reform and open

2. Targets and Requirements related to Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection

2.1 Targets on Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection

2.2 Requirements for Transformation of Mode of Energy Production and Utilization to promote the diversified clean development of energy to optimize energy exploration layout to strengthen the construction of energy transportation channels Six key areas: exploration and conversion of coal stabilize the oil and gas production and increase the utilization of coal gas nuclear energy renewable energy oil and gas pipe system electricity grid

2.3 The Strategy of Development Priority Zones 1, to optimize land space development layout 2, to implement the regional policy of categorized management 3, to implement various performance evaluation with different focus 4, to establish and improve coordination mechanism For categories of Development Priority Zone: Zone of Optimizing Development Zone of Restricted Development Zone of Major Development Zone of Development Prohibited

Landscape of China

Vulnerability Appraisal

Areas with Important Ecological Services

Development Prohibited Areas

2.4 Green Development: Building a Resources Conserving and Environment Friendly Society to actively fight against global climate change. to strengthen resources conservation and management. to strongly develop circular economy. to strengthen environmental protection supervision and enforcement. to promote ecological protection and rehabilitation. to enhance the construction of water conservancy and disaster prevention and mitigation systems.

2.5 Economic Incentives for Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection to improve price formation mechanism for resource products to promote the reform of environmental protection charge to establish and improve trading scheme of environmental property rights

3. Prospects for China Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection

The Chinese government has decided to seriously change the economic development ways, and resources conservation and environmental protection will be attached great importance. The policy formulation in China with respect to resources conservation and environmental protection has progressed towards a more scientific approach, which will guide the formulation of more specific policies and regulations in the future. The Chinese government is taking the climate change issue seriously. Various approaches are to be applied to assist the achievement of the obligatory targets.

Planning for Agriculture

Planning for Urbanization

Average Rainfall

Ecological Importance Evaluation

Planning for Ecological Safety

The End. Thanks.