#  Blue Map 

 



   ![china-pollution-feature](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/datasmart/files/blue_map_feature.png?itok=ANgQJoPV) 

 

The Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) engages the public in data, and holds governments and manufacturers accountable, through maps that show air and water quality across China. The map gathers the data and puts it into the context of compliance with the environmental standards that the country has set, making it painfully clear who is living up to standards and who is falling behind.



 

##  Stats 

Dataset(s): Ministry of Environmental Protection, Provincial and Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau Websites, supplier data is from companies in China

Visualization: Map

Jurisdiction: China

Developed by: The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs



 

 



 [ Project link arrow\_circle\_right ](http://wwwen.ipe.org.cn/index.html) 

 

 

 

 

  [### Map Monday: Environmental Compliance in China

 ](/news/article/map-monday-environmental-compliance-china) July 02, 2018 

 July 2, 2018 Data Visualization In 2007, China became the world’s biggest producer of carbon dioxide, pushing the United States back to second place. During the same year, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that diseases caused by air pollution... 

 

 

   ![Map of China with many areas of poor air quality flagged](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/china_air_quality_listing_0_1.png?itok=psU3kuZt)