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China's 'Airpocalypse' Prompts Official Pledge to Cut Pollution

China's 'Airpocalypse' Prompts Official Pledge to Cut Pollution

by The Daily Eye Team December 5 2015, 3:09 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 24 secs

China will lower emissions from major polluting power plants by 60 percent by 2020, Chinese officials announced on Wednesday. The commitment?comes amidst ongoing climate change negotiations in Paris and renewed public health concerns about elevated?smog levels in Beijing and other Chinese cities. The country will also cut carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants by 180 tons per year by 2020, officials said. Chinese officials did not provide details on how the goals would be met.? Read More at www.news.vice.com




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