China spent 277 billion USD to solve the problem of pollution

According to China Daily, the Chinese government is planning to spend 1,700 billion yuan (US $ 277 billion) to address air pollution in the next five years.

The newspaper said the money would be used to reduce the amount of PM2.5 dust in the air from 2012 to 2017.

Air pollution in Beijing, China.(Source: photocdn.sohu.com)

Currently, in many major Chinese cities, the amount of PM2.5 dust particles often exceeds the limits allowed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

These small dust particles come primarily from burning coal, oil, and consuming fuel in traffic. They can fly into the lungs and cause many diseases.

Serious air pollution earlier this year made Chinese people angry, forcing the government to announce various measures to improve air quality.

In recent years, China's fossil energy consumption has increased rapidly, in the context of the country continuously developing and reaching the second largest economy in the world.

Although Beijing has set a target to increase the use of non-fossil energy from 10% in 2010 to 15% of total energy consumption by 2020, it is expected that China's coal consumption will continue. increase.