Category Archives: China

Beijing to spend £76bn to improve air quality

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In an attempt to clean up the smoggy air in the Chinese capital, Beijing’s authorities have introduced a new set of measures to cut emissions and allocated 760 billion yuan (£75.8 billion) to improve the city’s air quality by 2017. … Continue reading →

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Shipping Could Suffer From Land Air Pollution

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

There’s a lot of talk about how polluting air emissions from shipping can affect the health of people living in coastal regions. An estimated 200,000 people die prematurely. However, it’s not a one-way street. Extreme air pollution in Asia appears … Continue reading →

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Shanghai considers arming residents with anti-pollution masks

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai is considering distributing protective masks to its smog-choked residents, according to reports in the local media. The proposals were made by Zhu Junbo, a local representative of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s mayor announces ‘all-out effort’ to tackle air pollution

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

There appears to be no end in sight for China‘s air pollution problems as Beijing issued its first pollution warning of the new year. The capital, along with Tianjin and a number of cities in Hebei province are again enveloped … Continue reading →

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Beijing hit by first bout of ‘off the charts’ air pollution of 2014

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing issued this year’s first air pollution warning on Wednesday night as pollution readings reached “beyond index” levels. The Air Quality Index (AQI) measured at all six Beijing downtown districts and every southern suburban region on Thursday morning far surpassed … Continue reading →

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Amazing Time-Lapse of Shanghai Smog

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

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Central Hong Kong Sees Near-Record Pollution Levels in 2013

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Roadside pollution worsened in Hong Kong’s Central district last year as vehicular emissions helped send nitrogen dioxide concentrations to near-record levels, an environmental advocacy group said. Citywide levels of the pollutant, linked to damaged lung function, were the second-highest on … Continue reading →

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China’s ‘airpocalypse’ kills 350,000 to 500,000 each year

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The equivalent of the population of Bristol dies each year in China because of lethal air pollution, according to Chen Zhu, who was the country’s Health minister until last year. Mr Chen, who is also a professor of medicine and … Continue reading →

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