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schizoidman@lemm.ee to Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 months ago

China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years

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China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years

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schizoidman@lemm.ee to Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 months ago
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China has reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in the last 15 years
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China has dramatically reduced local air pollution levels — particularly in its biggest cities — in the last decade.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/172650

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    6 months ago

    A very small step as it’s already been said, but as many other countries, China is unfortunately far behind regarding its actions to fight climate change.

    The Climate Action Tracker -an independent scientific project that tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement- rates Chinas environmental measures highly insufficient.

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    It’s offset by their CO2 emissions, which almost tripled in the last 20 years,

    https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/carbon-co2-emissions

    Their greenhouse gas emissions increased six fold.

    https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/ghg-greenhouse-gas-emissions

    But it’s a small step for hankind

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