China has finalized a plan setting tough fuel standards for large ships in an effort to slash marine emissions, the Ministry of Transport said on Monday.When fully implemented, the coordinated effort will reduce oxysulfide emissions from ships by 65 percent and particula......
Since the beginning of winter, many of China's cities, including the capital, have been smothered in smog repeatedly. The horrendous air quality not only depresses people, it is also driving more and more of them to pack up and leave cities – and even to consider emigrat......
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Angst hit Liu Min on Thursday as severe smog returned to the eastern city of Jinan and the air quality index (AQI) gave a reading of 250.Luckily, a strong cold front helped to disperse the smog in the capital of Shandong Province. In December......
Air pollution levels fell by 10.3% in China last year. However, 80% of cities are still in breach of national standards, according to a new report by Greenpeace East Asia.China’s efforts to clean up air pollution appear to be having an effect. The average concentration o......
China's new five-year national development plan shifts the country's environmental focus and expands by two the airborne pollutants targeted for reduction in an effort to control severe smog.The 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) will establish binding limits for volatile o......
On January 19th, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced the 2015 Vehicle Pollution Prevention and Control Annual Report. Motor vehicles have become a key air pollution source, discharging 45.473 million tons of pollution emissions in 2014, including, 6.278 mi......
BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining has called for tough and targeted measure to ensure sound air quality in the first quarter of 2016, the remaining winter season.The minister listed several "feasible" measures for the g......
China's top pricing regulator is to introduce a more flexible method for pricing domestic fuel, with adjustments allowed if the international oil price fluctuates between $40 and $140 per barrel.The pricing of liquefied petroleum gas will be solely market-based, accordin......
While smog and haze continue to shroud Beijing, residents are advised to stay indoors as outdoor activities are deemed unsafe and unhealthy. But those who live in urban areas still have to get around, and in today's fast-paced society, the swiftest means of transport, a ......
Hebei is to meter central heating and charge for it based on the quantity each household uses, aiming to help improve the province's air quality.This is one of Hebei's newly added regulations on the prevention and control of environmental pollution, which are under discu......
