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Ma Jun
Chinese Environmentalist
Born: May 22, 1968
China Environmental People Pressure Water Will
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Globalisation has powered economic growth in developing countries such as China. Global logistics, low domestic production costs, and strong consumer demand have let the country develop strong export-based manufacturing, making the country the workshop of the world. Ma Jun
World Strong Country Logistics Costs Economic Economic Growth Consumer Develop Developing Developing Countries Powered Demand Countries Global Globalisation Making Domestic China Low Production Manufacturing Workshop Growth
We firmly believe the environmental issues cannot be addressed without extensive public participation, but people need to be informed before they can get involved. Ma Jun
Environmental People Before Believe Environmental Issues Firmly Participation Involved Without Issues Get Cannot Informed Public Extensive Need
Even the government understands that the environmental challenge is so big that no single agency can handle it. It needs collaboration among all the stakeholders - companies, governments, NGOs and the public. Public accountability will be the ultimate driving force. Ma Jun
Environmental Government Needs Challenge Will Single Big Accountability Collaboration Driving Driving Force Force Understands Ultimate Governments Handle Public Stakeholders Agency Companies Even Among
We can't go to courts in China, so we have to find alternate ways, like working with brands to try and create a level playing field by identifying the most obvious polluters. Ma Jun
Try Field Ways Find Like Most Identifying Obvious Alternate Courts Go Brands China Create Working Level Level Playing Field Playing Playing Field
I think its time to change and balance the environment and growth. If we don't do that, we're going to suffer a hard landing one day very soon. Ma Jun
Time Day Change Balance Think One Day Environment Soon Very Going Landing Hard Suffer Growth
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
Environmental Quality Win Care Will Corners Local About Only Price Suppliers Developing Developing Countries Countries Major Contracts Cut Standards Companies Lured
China is bearing the environmental cost for much of the world because China is the factory of the world. Ma Jun
Environmental World Cost Bearing Factory Because China Much
No matter how rich you are, you can't get healthy air. Ma Jun
You Matter Healthy Rich Air How Get
Everyone knows the link between the environment and their own health. Ma Jun
Health Own Everyone Environment Between Knows Link
In America, you complain about job losses because of China, but here, we carry all of the environmental costs. Ma Jun
Environmental You Job Complain Job Losses Carry About Costs Because Losses America China Here
Everyone else has some interest in economic growth and development, which often happens at the expense of the environment and community. We need the other side to join this to check and balance. Ma Jun
Balance Community Other Else Side Everyone Everyone Else Some Economic Join Economic Growth Environment Development Check Often Expense Happens Which Interest Growth Need
We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement remains weak, and environmental litigation is still quite near impossible. Ma Jun
Environmental Impossible Weak Laws Remains Countries Still Western Western Countries Quite Litigation Enforcement Regulations Near Copied
Ever since we published the first Apple report, we've had some other brands turning more proactive. Ma Jun
First Other Some More Had Since Brands Report Proactive Turning Ever Published Apple
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
Environmental Problems Resolved Other Other Countries Way Solved Per Environmental Problems Countries Court Heard Happen Cent Cannot Here
I tell them the rules are made by the government. Every firm should comply. It doesn't mean they can't compete. Ma Jun
Government Made Every Rules Tell Comply Firm Mean Them Should Compete
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
Environmental Nature Heavy Metal April Jobs Institute Steve Steve Jobs Metal Affairs Questioned Friends Green Heavy Pollution Chinese Public Sent CEO Organizations Including Letter
What we aim to do, through public pressure, is help the environment protection bureau to enforce the law. Ma Jun
Law Protection Pressure Aim Through Environment Bureau Public Enforce Help
Apple has made this commitment that it's a green company. So how do you fulfill your commitment if you don't consider you have responsibility in your suppliers' pollution? Ma Jun
You Commitment Responsibility Made Consider Suppliers How Green Pollution Fulfill Your Company Apple
China should cut heavy industries' share in gross domestic output by 9 percentage points between 2013 and 2030 to meet its pollution cuts target. Ma Jun
Meet Percentage Output Points Share Between Industries Domestic Target Heavy Pollution China Cut Cuts Should Gross
Regulatory failings mean that the cost of breaking the law is far below that of obeying it - businesses are happier to pay fines than to control pollution. Ma Jun
Law Control Pay Obeying Fines Cost Failings Than Pollution Happier Breaking Mean Far Regulatory Businesses Below
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
Environmental Alone Government Will Changes Citizens Solved About Given Join Allow Environment New Concerned Within Affected May Which China Plan Communities Mechanisms Needed
At the end of the day, the government, local government all bow to public pressure. Ma Jun
Government Day End Of The Day Pressure Local Local Government Bow End Public
The situation is quite serious - groundwater is important source for water use, including drinking water, and if it gets contaminated, it's very costly and difficult to clean. Ma Jun
Water Drinking Important Situation Difficult Costly Clean Drinking Water Contaminated Source Very Gets Quite Use Serious Including
China's energy is very much focused on coal, and the economy is very focused on heavy industry, which is carbon intensive, so restructuring won't be easy. Ma Jun
Energy Focused Easy Restructuring Economy Industry Very Intensive Heavy Which China Much Coal Carbon
To deal with local pollution, China has put on the agenda the capping of coal, which has long been a sensitive issue. Ma Jun
Long Local Put Deal Issue Been Pollution Which China Sensitive Agenda Coal
We're manufacturing to meet the demands of our own people but, in the meantime, for the entire world as well, and that definitely put a lot of extra pressure on our environment. Ma Jun
People World Pressure Own Extra Meet Our Definitely Entire Entire World Put Environment Demands Well Lot Meantime Manufacturing
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