Aspartofacomprehensiveenvironmentalmanagementsystem,manycountriesestablishemissioncontroltargetsformassemissionsofapollutant.Suchtargetsareoftenthekeyobjectiveofanenvironmentalpolicy,suchasanemissiontradingprogram.InChina,however,itismorethanjustanobjectiveofoneparticularpolicy;ithasbecomeaconceptthathasinfluencedmanynationalenvironmentalpoliciesandactivities.Theobjectiveofthisarticleistoreviewtheimplementationofthetotalemissioncontrolpolicyinthepast10yearsandexploreemergingissuesinitsimplementation.Thearticlehasthreesections:asummaryoftheimplementationexperience,issueswiththedesignandimplementationofthepolicy,andpolicyrecommendations.
