Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)

Promote transparency and public participation in environmental affairs; further improve mechanisms of environmental protection.

Major Projects

• March 2011 - Present, Pollution Information Transparency Index (PITI)
• January 2011 - Present, Green Choice Promotion
• July 2011 - Present, Listed Company Research and Website Development

Major Achievements

• Through March 19th 2012, the Water Pollution Database and Air Pollution Database comprehensively collected information about water quality, air quality and pollutants emission in 31 provinces and 339 cities since 2004.
• In 2011, our work was reported by the media in China as well as overseas, including People’s Daily, China Environment News, Caijing Megazine (财经杂志), Nanfang Weekly, and The Financial Times.

Major Partners

EnviroFriends Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, East Asia Environmental Information Center, SEE Foundation, NRDC, China Dialogue, Friends of Nature

Distinctions

We analyze environment information released by the government through historical as well as regional comparison. During these processes we focus on public participation in environmental protection.