In 1962, the famous book – “Silent Spring” written by American marine biologist Rachel Carson evoked a public sense of environmental crisis. The complexity of environmental issues determines that the compulsory measures alone are not enough. The “government failure” on environmental issues let us realize that the role of environmental protection can 't just be the environmental protection department. The solution of the environmental problem still needs to depend on the consciousness of the whole civil society and the sense of environmental responsibility. Environmental NGOs as the carrier of an organizational group, provides a broad platform for the public to participate in the environmental protection. However, the development …show more content…
APEC is the abbreviation for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization, it is the most influential official forum for the Asia Pacific economic cooperation. After a lapse of 13 years, 2014 APEC conference is the second one held in China. The theme of the summit in the Asia Pacific Partnership to build a future Asia Pacific, and a word has become a common object that we often talk about, namely, “APEC blue ". During the APEC meeting, the government take metres with reference to the "Olympic Mode". Limiting pollutant discharge, production and other measures to control the pollution to ensure Beijing 's air quality during the meeting. APEC during the meeting, the Beijing blue sky has been sustained. Beijing’s sky was used to be grey haze days, all of a sudden changed for clear sky. This kind of blue sky, in the past we don 't think differ, but now many feel the blue sky in the haze frequently struck the moment of China, especially in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei region, is precious. In addition to this situation, environment protection draws everyone’s attention.
Recently, a documentary called “Under the dome” was released by the Chinese investigation journalist Chai Jing in late February about China’s air pollution. In the documentary, Chai addressed her concerns and investigations in a style similar to a TED talk, with regular interludes for animations and footage of smoke-belching factories and thick lines of traffic …show more content…
Engels (1940) said in “Dialectics of Nature" that: "We should not be too intoxicated with the victory of our nature, for each such victory nature have its revenge on us." Facts have proved that over the past one hundred years, as industrial processes continues to accelerate, the destruction of human activities on the environment were even devastating (Benjamins, 2013).
As for my country, China is not only the world 's largest developing country, and is the world 's most populous country. 30 years of reform and opening up, changes in China 's economic and social development has attracted a worldwide attention. At the same time, environmental degradation, air pollution, resource scarcity, biodiversity is destroyed and a series of environmental and ecological issues have influenced people 's lives and even poses a great threat to survival. We cannot take the "first development then to protect"