environmental protection lottery

Environmental Protection Lottery

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An environmental protection lottery has been proposed by a deputy at this year's National People's Congress (NPC).

It aims to raise funds to improve air quality and curb water pollution in China.

According to Chen Fei, a deputy from East China's Zhejiang province, China's environmental protection faces a shortage of funds, limiting the efforts to curb environmental problems.

He says the lottery would solve the capital shortage and raise awareness among the public.

Currently, China's lottery can only be used to raise funds for social welfare and sports projects.

But Chen's proposal has not met with universal support. People have a lot to say online regarding the matter:

Feng Yongfeng, founder of Green Beagle, a Beijing-based environmental NGO, said on ,

The key to improve air quality and curb water pollution lies in the harsh punishment of polluters. What we lack at the moment is an accountability system, rather than investment. A lottery would do little to benefit environmental protection.

While Su Xiaoxuan said on ,

If the environmental protection slogans can be printed on every

environmental protection lottery ticket made from recycled paper, it would be a fantastic way to publicize environmental protection ideas among the public. I fully support the idea of issuing such a lottery.

And Daixin wrote on ,

Though at present there are only two types of lotteries in China (social welfare lottery and sports lottery), the profits gained from their sales have already been applied to every social field, including the

environmental protection field. Issuing an environmental protection lottery specifically would no doubt be an unnecessary repetition.

Zhou Yan, a teacher from East China's Jiangsu province, said on ,

The proposed lottery would see a transfer of the government's

responsibility to the public. It's just like collecting money from private pockets for state revenue. Why should we folks cough up for something that should have been done by the government?

Wang Yu, a 26-year-old Beijinger, also disagreed with Chen's proposal on ,

Issuing lottery is a quick way to raise funds, but we cannot take it as a solution to all social problems. Problems in a social field should be solved within this field. Taking lottery issuance as the solution of social problems will only end in gambling addiction.

But Lin Fei, an official from China's Southwest Yunnan Environmental Protection Bureau, feels it's an excellent idea. He says on ,

China's environmental protection relies too much on governmental investment rather than the market mechanism. Issuing environmental protection lottery will be an excellent way to introduce private funds into the field of environmental protection. And it will effectively ease the shortage of environmental protection funds in some regions.

That wraps up today's Online Unleashed. Thank you Zengliang.

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