Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “Environmental agencies in China are hamstrung by local officials who put economic growth ahead of environmental protection; even the courts are beholden to local officials, and they are not open to environmental litigation.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “China’s environmental conundrums will not be solved by changes within government alone. New mechanisms are needed to allow the communities which may be affected by a given plan, and citizens concerned about the environment, to join in.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “It has been shown that public participation can limit powerful interest groups, while competing interests can help find a reasonable balance between development and environmental protection.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “If major companies sourcing in developing countries care only about price and quality, local suppliers will be lured to cut corners on environmental standards to win contracts.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “On April 16, 2010, 34 Chinese environmental organizations, including Friends of Nature, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Green Beagle, questioned heavy metal pollution in a letter sent to CEO Steve Jobs.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “Environmental problems cannot be resolved here the way they are resolved in other countries. I heard that 80 per cent of the environmental problems in the U.S. are solved in court. That can’t happen here.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there’s an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “When I look at China’s environmental problems, the real barrier is not lack of technology or money. It’s lack of motivation.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “In America, you complain about job losses because of China, but here, we carry all of the environmental costs.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “China has leapfrogged into this information age, and Web users have grown very significantly, which knocked down the cost of doing the environmental transparency.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “Brands who come to China, often they just care about price – so they actually drive the suppliers to cut corners on environmental standards to win a contract.”
Ma Jun best Environmental Quotes – “We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement remains weak, and environmental litigation is still quite near impossible.”
Jeremy Corbyn best Environmental Quotes – “What I remain opposed to is the idea that David Cameron could go around and give up workers’ rights, give up environmental protection, give up a whole load of things that are very important.”
Philippe Cousteau, Jr. best Environmental Quotes – “Truly, we do live on a ‘water planet.’ For us, water is that critical issue that we need. It’s the most precious substance on the planet, and it links us to pretty much every environmental issue, including climate change, that we’re facing.”
Philippe Cousteau, Jr. best Environmental Quotes – “Helping people understand the impact of key environmental and human issues worldwide is something that I’m passionate about. CNN’s ‘Going Green’ series of specials are engaging viewers around the world through important messages of conservation and hope.”