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  2. Pollution in China - Wikipedia

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    The immense population growth in the People's Republic of China since the 1980s has resulted in increased soil pollution. [citation needed] The State Environmental Protection Administration believes it to be a threat to the environment, food safety and sustainable agriculture. 38,610 square miles (100,000 km 2) of China's cultivated land have been polluted, with contaminated water being used ...

  3. Environmental issues in China - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution caused by industrial plants (a factory at Yangtze River). Environmental issues in China had risen in tandem with the country's rapid industrialisation, as well as lax environmental oversight especially during the early 2000s.

  4. China's smog-covered north on highest pollution alert as ...

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    As air pollution levels in the wider Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area and northern part of Henan province reached moderate to severe, pollution control experts said increased industrial activities ...

  5. China misses air quality goals as economy takes priority ...

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    Even if met, China's goals are below air quality targets recommended by the World Health Organization, but CREA has previously said they would still be enough to prevent as many as 180,000 ...

  6. Greenhouse gas emissions by China - Wikipedia

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    China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) and many major Chinese cities had severe air pollution through the 2010s, [68] with the situation improving in the 2020s. [69] The scheme is run by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, [66] which eventually plans to limit emissions from six of China's top carbon dioxide emitting ...

  7. Chinese national carbon trading scheme - Wikipedia

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    China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) and many major Chinese cities had severe air pollution through the 2010s, [3] with the situation improving in the 2020s. [4] The scheme is run by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, [1] which eventually plans to limit emissions from six of China's top carbon dioxide emitting industries ...

  8. Asia, Africa bear brunt of pollution health burden - research

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    Despite improvements in China, air pollution across the globe continues to pose the greatest external risk to human health, with countries in Asia and Africa suffering most of the impact, new ...

  9. Climate policy of China - Wikipedia

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    China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) and many major Chinese cities had severe air pollution through the 2010s, [35] with the situation improving in the 2020s. [36] The scheme is run by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, [33] which eventually plans to limit emissions from six of China's top carbon dioxide emitting ...