China's first consolidated Ecological and Environmental Code is now in force. The state-run Global Times says it turns national ecological goals into everyday rules for industry and sets the targets for building a "Beautiful China" through 2030.
China has regulated pollution, resources and nature protection through a patchwork of separate laws. The Ecological and Environmental Code is the country's first attempt to bundle them into one body of law, tied to the leadership's "Beautiful China" programme, which it wants industry to implement rather than treat as a slogan.
China's first consolidated Ecological and Environmental Code came into force, the state-run Global Times reported on Saturday. According to the outlet, the code turns national ecological goals into everyday rules for industry and sets key targets for building a "Beautiful China" from 2026 to 2030.