Application of cost-benefit analysis to further promoting the nationwide battle to prevent and control pollution
Pollution prevention and control in China has entered a critical period and a deep-water zone."The rest is the hard nut to crack."In particular,not only to achieve pollution prevention and control objectives,but also to avoid achieving the goal in a cost-regardless manner,it takes more hard work than before and requires to adopt more targeted,appropriate strategies,tactics and methods,which take into account both effects and efficiency,that is,the battle against pollution must be not only"accomplished",but also"tactfully".Therefore,under the conditions of the current economic situation,the tightening of financial budgets and the limited human and material resources,it is urgent to carry out comprehensively and in-depth cost-benefit analysis(hereinafter referred to as CBA)on various policy measures for further promoting the nationwide battle to prevent and control pollution,seeking low-cost and effective pollution control strategies,measures and policies which can achieve pollution control objectives.It has a great significance to carry out comprehensively and in-depth the CBA on pollution prevention and control.It is conducive to achieving the goal of tackling the problem and ensuring the effectiveness of the tough battle;it is favorable for reducing the cost of achieving the goal and ensuring the economic rationality of the tough battle;it is beneficial to optimize the measures which solve the problems and ensuring the scientific nature of the tough battle;it is propitious to preventing and resolving the risk of project and ensuring the stability of the tough battle.CBA is widely used in the formulation and implementation of foreign environmental policies.In recent years,it has gradually gained attention and applied in decision-making of China's environmental policy.However,it also faces a series of problems and challenges,such as imperfect theory and methods,relatively weak data foundation,and insufficient professional talents.It is suggested that the CBA of pollution prevention and control should be vigorously promoted from four aspects:first is to incorporate the CBA into the whole process of decision-making and implementation of the tough battle,the second is to build a complete theoretical framework and technical method for CBA,the third is to integrate the basic data of CBA,and the last is to strengthen the construction of the team of CBA analysts.
pollution prevention and controltough battlecost-benefit analysisenvironmental policy