- 26 Jul 2013 05:31
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http://news.sky.com/story/1120314/china ... or-beijing
This is an enormous investment. What will they do? I assume they will modernize all factories and power plants in the region and do more to mitigate desertification just north-west of Beijing.
China plans to invest 1.7trn yuan (£180bn) to combat air pollution over the next five years, as the new government's seeks to address a key source of growing social discontent.
The money is to be spent primarily in regions that have heavy air pollution and high levels of dangerous microscopic particles, according to the state-run China Daily newspaper.
It quoted Wang Jinnan, vice president of the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, as confirming the programme.
The investment is larger than the total economic output of Hong Kong in 2012 and underlines how the government is eager to bring about a visible improvement in China's bad air.
China Daily said the plan targets Beijing, the neighbouring port city of Tianjin and densely populated Hebei province, which surrounds them.
http://news.sky.com/story/1120314/china ... or-beijing
This is an enormous investment. What will they do? I assume they will modernize all factories and power plants in the region and do more to mitigate desertification just north-west of Beijing.