The incentive for the government in looking at limits to pollution may be the realization that even the leaders in the government would like to see China as it once existed in the past with respect to clean air, soil and water. China cannot be China to the Chinese unless efforts are made to restore its environment. Since the government itself owns most of the coal thermal facilities, decisions to tax only mean that they would like some of ther profits used to clean up the environment. However, proposing such actions and then acting upon them are two different things since the enforcement aspect of any regulations which cut down on profit-making are generally frowned upon. Yet, there is hope that even the leaders are getting tired of breathing in polluted air and not being able to see a blue sky and cries for clean water from their own people must be ringing in their ears. If they can only gain some control over their own greed, then there should be some improvements implemented.