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The immense population growth in the People's Republic of China since the 1980s has resulted in increased soil pollution. [citation needed] The State Environmental Protection Administration believes it to be a threat to the environment, food safety and sustainable agriculture. 38,610 square miles (100,000 km 2) of China's cultivated land have been polluted, with contaminated water being used ...
The severe smog is raising awareness in re-assessing China's air pollution. On 12 February 2014, China's cabinet announced that government will implement a series of measures aimed at shifting the primary energy source from coal to natural gas and renewables. Pricing mechanisms will be used to favor cleaner alternatives to coal.
The Indian Ocean brown cloud or Asian brown cloud is a layer of air pollution that recurrently covers parts of South Asia, namely the northern Indian Ocean, India, and Pakistan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Viewed from satellite photos , the cloud appears as a giant brown stain hanging in the air over much of the Indian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean every ...
Authorities issued their highest warnings for fog and haze on Tuesday as smog enveloped major cities in northern China, warning the public that visibility could drop to less than 50 metres (164 feet).
Wildlife in China share habitat with and bear acute pressure from the world's largest population of humans. At least 840 species are threatened, vulnerable or in danger of local extinction in China, due mainly to human activity such as habitat destruction, pollution and poaching for food, fur and ingredients for traditional Chinese medicine. [12]
Hate it or love it, China is a global superpower, and in order to understand its complexities, one must look not just at the headlines but also at everyday life, where nuanced societal trends and ...
Air pollution caused by industrial plants (a factory at Yangtze River) Environmental issues in China had risen in tandem with the country's rapid industrialisation, as well as lax environmental oversight especially during the early 2000s. China was ranked 120th out of the 180 countries on the 2020 Environmental Performance Index. [1]
China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) and many major Chinese cities had severe air pollution through the 2010s, [69] with the situation improving in the 2020s. [70] The scheme is run by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, [67] which eventually plans to limit emissions from six of China's top carbon dioxide emitting ...