Posts Tagged ‘air pollution’
Beijing Vehicle Restrictions Extended and Improved
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 23:58 No CommentsIn what is clearly another step in right direction for a program based approach to sustainability, officials have announced that it will extends vehicle limits for another year.
Fantastic.
further, there are some updates to the program that suggest they have been taking the time to learn and improve the program, another good sign which I believe [...]
Global Crisis Brings Blue Skies to Beijing
Monday, April 6, 2009 2:28 1 CommentWith China’s energy production closely tied to the global economy, it should come as no surprise that Beijing’s skies have cleared up recently as a result of the downturn:
In the second half of last year, a period that included the Olympics in August, Beijing recorded its lowest air pollution readings since 2000, according to data [...]
Olympic Pollution Controls Worked. So What.
Saturday, December 20, 2008 5:52 No CommentsThere have been a ton of articles in the past week on the effectiveness of the pollution measures that were put in place prior to the Olympics.
According to Science Daily’s coverage:
During the two months when restrictions were in place, the levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) — a noxious gas resulting from fossil fuel combustion (primarily [...]
Beijing Meets 2008 Clear Sky Deadline a Month Early
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 5:53 No CommentsIn yet another example of just how anything is possible in China (especially when you close factories by the dozens), the good folks in Biejing have announced that they have meet their 2008 blue sky air targets a month early.
As part of the clean air program, the authorities shifted most of the high-polluting plants, including [...]
China Air Quality Levels Published
Friday, August 22, 2008 1:25 No CommentsXinhua has recently begun reporting the air quality levels of China’s largest cities. It is a topic that has received a lot of attention lately as the Olympics brought several thousand reporters to Beijing, but it is an issue that China has been dealing with and will continue with for a long time.
According to the [...]
