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May 1, 2008, China still has a long way to go in terms of providing environmental data transparently.Researchers at Chinese NGO the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs and the USbased Natural Resources Defense Council found that most big cities in China failed to publish adequate pollution information in 2011 in the third edition of the Pollution Information Transparency Index (PITI), released last month. Only 19 out of 113 cities received passing scores for information transparency. The authors concluded that environmental information disclosure is an “innovative system” in China that does not, so far, go beyond the initial stages.It is our belief that the value of both the PITI and our report, “Towards an Environmental Performance Index in China”, lies in being able to provide transparency to environmental data and results in China. Transparency and access to information are fundamental tenets of sound environmental policymaking. Greater transparency can stimulate research and policy for developing innovations that can only help China navigate the difficult path of sustainable development. Angel Hsu is a doctoral student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and project director for the 2012 Environmental Performance Index.Homepage image byRiskindTags: Green_monitor Governance Print articleEmail this article to a friend Share 分享此 Share This Facebook Digg MySpace StumbleUpon分享此 Share This Facebook Digg MySpace StumbleUpon9 /