Category Archives: China

China Battles Worst Air Pollution of the Year

China suffered its worst air pollution of the year recently. More than 70 Chinese cities released warnings to citizens in the last few days about pollution reaching dangerous levels. The poor air quality led the government to order factories, some … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Beijing’s Air Pollution is Frightening. This Video Shows Just How Bad It Gets 

Winters in Beijing are grim. It’s not just the subzero temperatures and shortened days that feel so oppressive; the year-end chill means even more coal is burned for heating, blanketing the Chinese capital in thick smog. City authorities this week … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Northern China suffocates under blanket of hazardous air pollution

Air pollution in northern China including the capital city of Beijing reached hazardous levels for the fourth straight day on Tuesday, highlighting the fallout from resurgent coal production and related demand in the world’s second largest economy. The world’s largest coal … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Air pollution costs trillions and holds back poor countries, says World Bank

Study finds dirty air takes huge economic toll on poor countries and costs the world more than $5tn annually in lost work days and welfare costs Air pollution costs the world trillions of dollars a year and severely impedes development … Continue reading

Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, China, India, Latin America, World News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

China: 40 cities reel under heavy smog, air pollution for third day 

The ministry has sent 13 inspection teams to check whether local governments have taken appropriate measures to address heavy pollution and sanction illegal factory emissions. Heavy smog continued to engulf 40 Chinese cities for the third day on Sunday, with … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Beijing issues red alert for severely high air pollution due to incoming smog

Beijing city government has issued a red alert for severely high levels of air pollution in the city for three days from December 17 to 21, according to a post on the Beijing environmental protection bureau’s official Weibo account. Beijing … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Beijing issues red alert for severely high air pollution 

Beijing city government has issued a red alert for severely high levels of air pollution in the city for five days from late on Friday until Dec. 21, the Beijing environmental protection bureau said on its official Twitter-like Weibo account. … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Air pollution export map reveals where to target clean-up

Take any city in the UK, and you’ll likely find that the skies are cleaner today than they were 40 years ago. Sophisticated scrubbers on power station chimneys, catalytic converters on vehicle exhausts and cleaner fuels have all helped to … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Europe, UK | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment