On August 13, 2015, The Shanxi Cross-Department Session on Co-control Measures was successfully held in Taiyuan City. The meeting was organized by the Shanxi Department of Environmental Protection and Shanxi Academy of Environmental Planning, with the support of Clean Air Alliance of China and the Energy Foundation. Participants included representatives from Shanxi Economic and Information Technology Commission, Shanxi Department of Coal, Shanxi Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Shanxi Department of Public Security and Taiyuan Bureau of Environmental Protection.