A Brief Analysis of Government Failure on Environment and its solution

Abstract

The main reason for China's environmental problems lies in the existence of market and government failure on environmental management. The the main methods of market mechanism to solve environmental pollution are Pigou means and Coase means, the government’s methods to solve environmental pollution are economic means, legal means and administrative means. It is suggested China should make clear the government’s responsibility, should gradually practice and perfect the emission trading system,, mobilize the whole society to participate in environmental protection.