Air pollutionPollution reductionPoliciesChallengesAdministrative powerChina's rapid economic growth has caused severe air pollution, raising serious concerns about the growing evidence of its negative health, environmental, and economic impacts. Consequently, the Chinese government has implemented a number of ...
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The density of major air pollutants in Chinese cities saw a decrease in February, data from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment showed. For the 339 cities monitored by the ministry, the average density of PM2.5, a key indicator of air pollution, decreased ...
In 2012, a spokesperson for the China Medical Association warned that air pollution would become the biggest threat to the nation’s heath unless steps were taken to redress the situation. One of the most noticeable reductions in pollutants was the reduction of sulphur dioxide (SO2). This could...
Air pollution reduction policies can simultaneously mitigate CO2 emissions in the industrial sector, but the extent of these co-benefits is understudied. We analyse the potential co-benefits for SO2, NOx, particulate matter (PM) and CO2 emission reduction in major industrial sectors in China. We ...
This study integrates the first Chinese survey of human activity patterns and the spatially continuous high-resolution PM 2.5 concentration maps to reveal the spatial and temporal variations of China's air pollution exposure risk from 2013 to 2017. More importantly, the effects on risk reduction ...
Greenstone relived pollution reduction effort in the U.S., saying it took about a dozen years and a vicious recession for the U.S. to achieve what China has done in just four years, and the progress has come with its share of costs because of the engineering-style fiat approach used th...
et al. Author Correction: Air pollution reduction and climate co-benefits in China’s industries. Nat Sustain 4, 188 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00683-w Download citation Published15 January 2021 Issue DateFebruary 2021 DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00683-w Subjects...
showed that the maximum (minimum) temperature difference significantly increased (decreased) by 0.32°C (0.40°C) in winter (summer) between P1 and P2, indicating an increase (decrease) of the maximum (minimum) temperature in winter (summer) in Lanzhou caused by the reduction in air pollution....
VOC reduction targets were set in China’s 13th Five-Year Plan, and laws have been established to strengthen emission regulations. After VOC reduction measures have been applied (activated carbon, combustion, catalysts, etc.), the emissions of companies subject to VOC regulations are constantly moni...
The decrease in NO3− concentrations was limited because the decrease in SO2 emissions and the stable NH3 emissions facilitated the formation of NO3− from HNO3, which partially offset the reduction in NOx emissions driven by the power sector. To mitigate PM2.5 pollution more effectively, future...