Tag Archives: Beijing

China to unveil £180 billion anti-pollution plan

Zhou Shengxian, the environment minister, said Beijing would publish a five-year plan in the coming weeks which would include a commitment to pump an additional 100 billion yuan into his ministry’s coffers each year. Speaking at an environmental forum in … Continue reading

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

Beijing Tells Residents to Reduce Time Outdoors on Air Pollution

Beijing advised the young, elderly and ill among its 20 million residents to reduce time spent outdoors as a U.S. Embassy pollution monitor showed air quality in the Chinese capital at “heavily polluted” levels today. Concentrations of PM2.5, fine air … Continue reading

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

Northern China’s air pollution reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years – study

Air pollution causes people in northern China to live an average of 5.5 years shorter than their southern counterparts, according to a study released on Monday which claims to show in unprecedented detail the link between air pollution and life … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PM stands for Particular Matter

It is the term for particles found in the air including dust, dirt, soot, smoke and pollen.  Particles can be suspended in the air for long periods of time. Some are large or dark enough to be seen such as … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Singapore | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

China launches new measures to tackle air pollution

China’s cabinet has outlined measures aimed at improving the country’s air pollution problems, which have plagued many of its larger cities over recent years. One of the main measures, announced in state media over the weekend, is a target to … Continue reading

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

Two Major Air Pollutants Increase in China

In the first three months of this year, levels of two major air pollutants increased by almost 30 percent here in the Chinese capital, over the same period in 2012, according to a report on Wednesday by a Chinese news … Continue reading

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

Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Deaths in China

Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new summary of data from a scientific study on leading causes of death worldwide. Figured another way, … Continue reading

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

Worst air pollution in the world: Beijing, Delhi, Ahwaz, and Ulaanbaatar

I wake up and suck a bowl of charred asbestos through a dirty bong. Well, that’s what it feels like most winter mornings when I open the door of the fourth-floor New Delhi apartment that I currently call home. Fog-drenched … Continue reading

Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, China, India, Iran, Middle East, USA & Canada, World News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment