Council Documents/Archives
The Council publishes a wide range of documents, including: Council Task Force Reports; Annual General Meetings; Issue Papers; Newsletters; Recommendations; and other related publications.
To find council documents by TOPIC AREAS click on the corresponding drop-down text box below.
Economics, Investment, Finance and Trade
The "Economics, Investment, Finance and Trade" topic area includes: pricing policies; market based environmental instrument; resource and environmental economics; green economy and green growth; green finance and taxation; insurance and risk management; trade and investment; natural resource and environmental accounting; and, market supply chains and green procurement.
Below are some related "Economics, Investment, Finance and Trade" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 1996 - Resource Accounting and Pricing Policy
- 1996 - Trade and Environment
- 2001 - Environmental Economics
- 2002 - China's WTO Accession and Sustainable Development
- 2003 - Financial Mechanisms for Environmental Protection in China
- 2005 - Environmental and Natural Resources Pricing and Taxation
- 2006 - Economic Growth and Environment
- 2006 - Eco-compensation Mechanism and Policies in China
- 2008 - Economic Instruments for Energy Efficiency and the Environment
- 2009 - China's Green Prosperity Future – Environment, Energy and Economy
- 2011 - China’s Green Economy
- 2015 - Green Finance Reform and Green Transformation
- 2018 - Green Urbanization Strategy and Pathways Towards Regional Integrated Development
- 2018 - Goals and Pathways for Environmental Improvement in 2035
- 2018 - Green Belt and Road and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Ecosystems and Biodiversity Conservation
The "Ecosystems and Biodiversity Conservation" topic area includes: conservation of species, ecosystems and ecosystem services; ecological restoration, ecological construction; eco-compensation; parks and nature reserve management; ecological redlining; invasive species; wildlife smuggling, habitat destruction and other illegal practices; sustainable fisheries, forest and grassland management; sustainable agriculture; China’s ecological footprint.
Below are some related "Ecosystems and Biodiversity Conservation" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 1996 - Biodiversity
- 2001 - Biodiversity
- 2002 - Forest and Grassland
- 2002 - Strategies for Controlling Invasive Alien Species in China
- 2004 - Using Protected Areas to Extend Economic Benefits to Rural China: Task Force on Protected Areas
- 2010 - Ecosystems and China's Green Development
- 2010 - Policy Framework Research on Improving Service Functions of Aquatic Ecosystems
- 2010 - China Ecological Footprint Report 2010
- 2010 - Ecosystem Service and Management Strategy in China
- 2015 - Special Policy Study on Institutional Innovation of Eco-Environmental Redlining
- 2018 - Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Conservation
- 2018 - Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization
- 2018 - Ecological Compensation and Green Development Institutional Reform in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
Energy, Environment and Climate
The "Energy, Environment and Climate" topic area includes: energy supply, generation and distribution systems; coal consumption; low carbon economy; alternative and renewable energy sources; greenhouse gas emissions; climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Below are some related "Energy, Environment and Climate" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 1996 - Energy Strategies and Technologies – Sustainable Energy for China
2001 - Energy for Sustainable Development in China - 2003 - Transforming Coal for Sustainability – A Strategy for China
- 2008 - Energy Efficiency and Urban Development
- 2009 - Sustainable Use of Coal and Pollution Control Policy in China
- 2009 - Rural Development and Its Energy, Environment and Climate Change Adaptation
- 2015 - Special Policy Study on Coordinated Actions for Addressing Climate Change
- 2018 - Global Climate Governance and China's Role
Governance and Rule of Law
The "Governance and Rule of Law" topic area includes: environmental laws, regulations and enforcement; environmental impact assessments process; public participation; government and civil society capacity for environmental governance; institutional and management innovation.
Below are some related "Governance and Rule of Law" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 2006 - Environmental Governance in China
- 2013 - Special Policy Study on Media and Public Participation Policies on Promoting
China's Green Development - 2014 - Special Policy Study on Chinese Environmental Audit System for the Government
- 2014 - Special Policy Study on Performance Evaluation of the Action Plan of Air Pollution Prevention and Control Regional Coordination Mechanism
- 2014 - Task Force on Institutional Innovation for Environmental Protection in the Context of Ecological Civilization
- 2015 - Task Force on the Rule of Law and Ecological Civilization
- 2015 - Task Force on National Governance Capacity for Green Transformation
- 2018 - Global Climate Governance and China's Role
- 2018 - Green Transition and Sustainable Social Governance
Individual and enterprise concerns and responsibilities
The "Individual and Enterprise Concerns and Responsibilities" topic area includes: sustainable consumption; health impacts of pollution; access to environment and development information and data; engagement in environmental hearings; monitoring and enforcement.
Below are some related "Individual and Enterprise Concerns and Responsibilities" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 2008 - Environment and Health Management System and Policy Framework
- 2013 - Special Policy Study on Media and Public Participation Policies on Promoting China's Green Development
- 2013 - Task Force on Sustainable Consumption and Green Development
- 2013 - Task Force on China's Environmental Protection And Social Development
Planning for Sustainable Development, Conservation and Environmental Protection
The "Planning for Sustainable Development, Conservation and Environmental Protection" topic area includes: regional planning; airshed and watershed management; integration of environmental concerns in China’s Five Year Plans; data requirements for planning; Ecological Civilization; green development and environmental management.
Below are some related "Planning for Sustainable Development, Conservation and Environmental Protection" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 1996 - Monitoring and Information Collection
- 2000 - Integrated Resource Management And Sustainable Agriculture Development In The Red Soil Area Of South China
- 2001 - Agricultural Structural Adjustment and Sustainable Development in China's Southeastern Coastal Area
- 2004 - Promoting Integrated River Basin Management and Restoring China’s Living Rivers
- 2007 - Policy Mechanism Towards Successful Achievement of the 11th Five-Year Plan Environment Targets
- 2011 - Practices and Innovation of Green Supply Chain
- 2012 - Regional Air Quality Integrated Control System Research
- 2012 - Strategy and Policies on Environment and Development in Western China
- 2013 - Special Policy Study on Corporate Social Responsibility in Green Development in China
- 2014 - Task Force on Evaluation and Prospects for a Green Transition Process in China
- 2015 - Special Policy Study on Eco-environmental Risk Management
- 2018 - Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Conservation
- 2018 - Green Urbanization Strategy and Pathways Towards Regional Integrated Development
- 2018 - Ecological Compensation and Green Development Institutional Reform in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
- 2018 - Goals and Pathways for Environmental Improvement in 2035
- 2018 - Green Transition and Sustainable Social Governance
- 2018 - Green Belt and Road and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Pollution Prevention, Control and Mitigation
The "Pollution Prevention, Control and Mitigation" topic area includes: all pollution-related topics (air, water, oceans, soil); agriculture and non-point pollution; Clean Production, Circular Economy; War on Pollution; drinking water, sewage, solid waste management; indoor pollution.
Below are some related "Pollution Prevention, Control and Mitigation" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 1996 - Monitoring and Information Collection
- 2000 - Integrated Resource Management And Sustainable Agriculture Development In The Red Soil Area Of South China
- 2001 - Agricultural Structural Adjustment and Sustainable Development in China's Southeastern Coastal Area
- 2004 - Promoting Integrated River Basin Management and Restoring China’s Living Rivers
- 2007 - Policy Mechanism Towards Successful Achievement of the 11th Five-Year Plan Environment Targets
- 2015 - Special Policy Study on Coordinated Actions for Addressing Climate Change
- 2015 - Special Policy Study on Soil Pollution Management
- 2018 - Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization
- 2018 - Goals and Pathways for Environmental Improvement in 2035
Regional and Global Engagement
The "Regional and Global Engagement" topic area includes: regional and global treaties, agreements and conventions; impacts of China’s external trade and investment on environment; environmental issues related to South-South cooperation including the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative; China and the World environmental relationships; international cooperation on environment and development.
Below are some related "Regional and Global Engagement" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 2002 - China's WTO Accession and Sustainable Development
- 2010 - China Ecological Footprint Report 2010
- 2011 - Policy Study on Mercury Management in China
- 2011 - Main Topics Report: Investment, Trade, and Environment
- 2012 - Regional Air Quality Integrated Control System Research
- 2018 - Global Climate Governance and China's Role
- 2018 - Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization
- 2018 - Ecological Compensation and Green Development Institutional Reform in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
- 2018 - Green Transition and Sustainable Social Governance
- 2018 - Green Belt and Road and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Urbanization, Industrialization and Transportation
The "Urbanization, Industrialization and Transportation" topic area includes: Energy efficiency for urban development; low carbon industrialization, green industrial production; good city models; green travel development.
Below are some related "Urbanization, Industrialization and Transportation" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 2003 - Development of China's Environmental Industry
- 2005 - Sustainable Transportation
- 2005 - General Report on Sustainable Urbanization Strategy for China
- 2009 - Energy Efficiency and Urban Development (Building Sector and Transport Sector)
- 2011 - China’s Low Carbon Industrialization Strategy
- 2013 - Special Policy Study on Promoting Urban Green Travel
- 2014 - Special Policy Study on Good City Models under the Concept of Ecological Civilization
- 2018 - Green Urbanization Strategy and Pathways Towards Regional Integrated Development
Science, Technology and Innovation
The "Science and Technology Innovation" topic area includes: new technologies for pollution control and mitigation; green chemistry; clean technology; green building construction; climate change and other sustainability technological innovations.
Below are some related "Urbanization, Industrialization and Transportation" documents. For all CCICED documents by year and theme, please visit: www.sfu.ca/china-council/council-documents.html
- 1993 - China's Scientific Research, Technological Development and Training
- 1995 - Scientific Research, Technological Development and Training – Cleaner Production and Use of Coal
- 1996 - Scientific Research, Technological Development and Training
- 2012 - Regional Air Quality Integrated Control System Research