In pace with the high-speed development of real estate, green building has a good prospect in China. As a rising concept, green building is accepted by more and more Chinese people. There are too many standards in the market, whether overseas or internal. As time goes on, the development of green building will be stagnated. The biggest obstacle is lacking a suitable evaluation system for green building. Too many new buildings need a authoritative assessment. Therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to evaluation system of green building. The paper introduces some evaluation systems for green building and analyze them in China especially, and then makes some recommendations to solve the problems of evaluation system of green building, and discusses how to promote the green building.

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Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) has become the subject of one of the most heated environmental debates in mainland China. While government officials and industry representatives are in favour of this technology, claiming that incineration is the most advanced and effective way of managing waste and that the risks are minimal, residents in the vicinity of incinerators are concerned about toxic pollutants, particularly dioxins. This article traces the rise of the anti-incineration movement in China since 2006. It shows how citizens have mobilised, gathered evidence, and informed themselves with the help of internet bulletin board systems; joining forces with NGOs and independent scientific experts, they have petitioned the government and called on government representatives to respond to their concerns in public debates. Dioxin pollution from MSWI continues to be a problem, but the controversy has demonstrated the resourcefulness and determination of Chinese citizens in making their voices heard.

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