BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- China will implement a plan to control the country's major air pollutants, PM2.5 and ozone (O3), the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said Tuesday.While reducing the level of hazardous fine particle matter PM2.5 is still the top pri......
Stress hormones appear to increase; changes seen in blood componentsChinese scientists have discovered that exposure to PM2.5 could significantly increase stress hormones in humans, as well as cause metabolic changes in blood glucose, amino acids and lipids.The team, led......
China’s urbanization is transitioning from an era of sprawling expansion to the pursuit of livability. Only cities that are designed and constructed for people can be livable and sustainable. In an effort to understand how changes to the urban physical environment can im......
China's National Development and Reform Commission plans to establish a national carbon-trading system and launch a carbon emissions market this November, according to a report by Scientific American.The NDRC said in its report a carbon emissions quota control system wil......
Peter Liang urges the government to follow some foreign countries' example and gives a cut-off date on fossil fuelsWhile Hong Kong drags its feet in combating worsening air pollution, the Chinese mainland and other major economies such as France, the United Kingdom and I......
Managing the decline of coal dependent cities will be a tricky balancing act for the government, writes Feng HaoEditor's Note: This article forms part of a Special Report on economic decline and rejuvenation in China's former coal belt. In part two photographer Stam Lee ......
As a former air regulator, I’ve come to the conclusion that China must integrate its energy and environmental policymaking in order to meet its ambitious goals in both areas. Although the path to clean air and efficient electricity markets extends beyond any particular F......
BEIJING, Jul. 31-On Jul. 31, Zhang Gaoli, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, presented and delivered remarks at the tenth meeting of the regional cooperation mechanism for the air......
Although Beijing's PM2.5 average rebounded nearly 70% year-on-year in January and February, the contaminant concentration in Beijing reached 1.5% year-on-year as of July 24, and the level of overall pollution in Beijing declined.（Source：Beijing Business Daily）......
The Ministry of Environmental Protection recently announced the air quality of first half of this year. The proportion of the average number of days with good air quality in 338 prefecture-level cities and above was lower than that of the same period last year, PM2.5 con......
