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BEIJING China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year, with worsening air pollution partly to blame.
In 2005, China’s air pollution death rate was as high as 2.6 million people annually. The smog that strangled Beijing prior ...
As early as 2007, a World Bank study found that the health costs of air and water pollution in China amounted to about 4.3 percent of China’s GDP.
China’s first concrete measure to curb air pollution from its coal fleet—which produces about 73% of the nation’s power—came into force in January 2012.
China's new energy strategy is primarily a response to the air pollution crisis, but will have major implications for greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). There is a large overlap between the sources ...
These air pollution problems are taking a relatively wealthy China 20 years to solve. China will reap ten to twenty dollars back from investments in fixing air pollution. Less money and effort are ...
Anthony: China’s air pollution has a heavy toll on its neighbors. Countries like South Korea, Japan, and the Philippines, all receive heavy doses of China’s air pollution.
Last month, China finally ended its coronavirus lockdown. While air quality improved dramatically during The Quiet Time, new data shows it was short-lived. What’s more, air pollution is coming ...
Air pollution in China is alarming much of the time, but earlier this year the problem became so acute that it made international headlines. In January, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing reported air ...
"This air pollution problem is on the scale of eastern China," she said. "It's definitely not just a Beijing problem. It's a national problem and it needs a national solution." ...