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China vows to tackle air pollution
2013-09-12 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China has revealed sweeping measures to tackle air pollution, with plans to close old polluting steel mills, cement factories and aluminium smelters, and slash coal consumption and boost the use of nuclear power and natural gas. China has been under heavy pressure to address air pollution after thick and hazardous smog engulfed much of the industrial north, including the capital, Beijing, in January. It has identified coal burning as a key area to tackle. China said its new plan would aim to...
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