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False emissions reporting undermines China's pollution fight
2016-01-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: Widespread misreporting of harmful gas emissions by Chinese electricity firms is threatening the country`s attempts to rein in pollution, with government policies aimed at generating cleaner power struggling to halt the practice. Coal-fired power accounts for three-quarters of China`s total generation capacity and is a major source of the toxic smog that shrouded much of the country`s north last month, prompting "red alerts" in dozens of cities, including the capital, Beijing. But the government...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical