Reasons for insufficient demand of environmental liability insurance in China--A case study of Baoding, Hebei province

Abstract

Environmental liability insurance is one of the "green policies" adopted by China government to deal with the deteriorating environmental pollution problem. Although there has been some development of it due to government pushing, the product is still not very attractive to potential polluters. This study looks into this problem and aims at finding reasons for it and making some development suggestions by conducting in-depth interviews in Baoding, Hebei province in China.