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......
According to China’s Meteorological Administration, 2015 was the warmest year since 1961. The national average temperature was 10.5℃−about 1℃ higher than usual. Annual average concentrations of three key greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) were also slightly higher in Chi......
BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's air quality improved in 2015, despite the frequent winter smog covering the country's north and east, Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining said on Monday.The average PM2.5 density in 74 major cities dropped 14.1 percent fr......
The Ministry of Environmental Protection quietly began publishing air quality forecasts for three key regions (Jing-Jin-Ji, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta), all provinces (including autonomous districts and municipalities), and 36 cities. The 24- and 48-hour fore......
(Beijing) – The government of the capital is considering taking half of the city's private cars off the road for the rest of the winter in a bid to end the severe bouts of smog that have recently plagued the city, several people close to the matter say.The city's Communi......
On January 4th, the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau published the 2015 Beijing Air Quality Report, which found the annual average PM2.5 concentration had dropped by 6.2 percent compared to the previous year, but is still 2.3 times the national standard.......
