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Response to a Cityâs Smog Points to a Change in Chinese Attitude
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The action taken by local and government officials to address the high PM 2.5 pollutant levels and smog in Harbin, China, in October 2013. For the first time the Ministry of Environmental Protection has powers to take serious action. It is sending out inspection teams to cities across China for the winter to make sure environmental regulations are enforced. One big change is that cities now report in real time the change in pollutant levels for PM 2.5, the worst pollutant. By Oct. 2013 113 cities in China carried the live reports on websites. The Ministry has published a list of the 4189 factories in China that create 65% of total industrial air pollutants in China. The Jinping-Li Keqiang administration supports the stronger enforcement and has set a goal of reducing PM 2.5 levels by 15- 25% each year for Tianjin, Beijin and Hebi province in northern China, compared to 2012 levels. These three regions have been given the target of reducing coal use by 80 million tons a year.
Air pollution in Harbin, China in 2013 and action by local and national authorites to address problems
01/14/2013
For the first time public officials in local and national government coordinate efforts to tackle smog in Harbin in October 2013, with visibility so low that the whole city had to be shut down. Evidence of greater transparency in environmental information with pollutant 2.5 levels shown on state websites for 113 cities in October 2013. The Jinping-Li Keqiang administration has set the goal of reducing pollutant 2.5 levels by 25% each year for Beijing, Tianjin and the Hebei province region in northern China.The Ministry of Environmental Protection is given powers to take action to control pollutant levels.
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