China announced plans to clean the air

On September 12, the Chinese government announced a plan to reduce the country's air pollution level with various measures. This is considered as part of an effort to adjust the energy use structure and promote the use of clean energy resources of the country.

Under the plan, China intends to cut coal consumption to less than 65% of its basic energy use by 2017. It will also cut its energy consumption by 20%. treating an industrial product in 2017 compared to 2012.

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Specific measures that China will apply include the gradual replacement of coal-fired power plants with nuclear power plants, and the rapid restructuring of steel and cement plants. release sulfur, nitrogen and dust to the environment. Beijing also calls on refineries to improve technology to provide environmentally friendly fuels.

China's policy is to develop a clean industry to limit the level of environmental pollution, which has become a major challenge for the country in recent years.

In the immediate future, the Chinese government will focus on eliminating obsolete steel, cement, aluminum and glass factories, while increasing the level of punishment for acts of environmental damage.

New measures will be applied first in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area. In addition, the government also banned the construction of coal-fired thermal power plants in the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas.