The willingness to comply with the law or rule is a litmus test of the quality of legislation.Without compliance,there is no rule of law,no matter how well the laws or regulations are designed.Regulatory compliance continues to be one of the greatest challenges for energy industry due to factors such as central protectionism,inadequate legal system and weak law enforcement.To meet the challenges of achieving environmental compliance,it is proposed that the environmental compliance system should incorporate three subsystems:a primary environmental compliance system,a primary environmental compliance system,and an environmental noncompliance response system.