What is being done to reduce air pollution in China?

Three years ago, at the Communist Party's annual congress, Premier Li Keqiang declared war on air pollution in China. At the party congress this past March, he renewed his vow “to make our skies blue again.” Among Li's main weapons: Reducing the production of steel and of coal-fired electricity. read more

Mun Ho: Economic slowdown is complicating anti-pollution efforts. Mun Ho is an economist at the Harvard University China project, specialising in Chinese environmental policies, and is a visiting scholar at Resources for the Future in Washington, DC. read more

China also has over 1 billion people who very effectively filter air pollution in their nose and lungs (and mask if they wear one) on a 24/7 basis at no cost to the government. Brilliant plan! Very effective. read more

China’s economic transformation over the last three decades can be measured not just in yuan, but also in the amount of potentially deadly air pollution the Chinese people inhale every day. In virtually every major urban area across China, concentrations of air pollutants exceed standards recommended by the World Health Organization. read more