Systematic construction of the Chinese marine oil pollution prevention and control legal framework in the context of 'dual carbon' goals
The imperative goals of reaching peak carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality have become integral to Chinese economic development and societal transformation.Simultaneously,these goals have spurred the need to define legal objectives and construct frameworks within the scope of environmental law.As Earth's largest carbon reservoir,the ocean plays a pivotal role in en-hancing ecosystem carbon sequestration capacity.With the increase in marine oil development activities,marine pollution incidents have risen.The imperative to imbue governance over marine ecological pollution with a structured legal framework has evolved into an essential choice for global ecological preservation.The legal framework for marine oil pollution prevention and control has its own dis-tinct characteristics.The governance of marine oil pollution is inherently international,and the current multi-polar era adds complexity to global marine pollution prevention and control.While diverse nations possess dissimilar marine oil pollution governance systems,a comparative analysis underscores a shared reliance on and alignment with national strategic imperatives.These frameworks emphasize value-guided principles and the establishment of cross-boundary legal implementation systems,based on clarified legal responsibilities.Chinese legal efforts to govern marine oil pollution prevention and control face three major challenges:technological intricacies,seam-less integration,and functional efficacy.This requires a cohesive approach to creating a multi-faceted legal normative hierarchy,includ-ing content delimitation,institutional coherence,and redressal safeguards.A comprehensive construction of the Chinese legal frame-work for marine oil pollution prevention and control requires a three-dimensional strategy:harmonizing a legal system that integrates statutory and non-statutory laws aligned with national responsibilities;establishing risk prevention,control,and regulatory mechanisms under the purview of cross-border governance;and creating a comprehensive governance-oriented legal remedial system.This approach aims to proactively respond to the evolving patterns of global marine pollution governance,effectively consolidating a consensus on glob-al marine pollution control.
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