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CEG Panel Discussion 1: Tackling China's Air Pollution

by Yuan Hu

03/14/2014

[Mar. 14, 2013, Princeton]

Tackling China's air pollution - Is it driving us to a clean energy future?

By Hang Deng

As smog rolls into many cities in China, air pollution has become one of the top concerns of the public.  In response to the problem of air pollution, central and local governments have taken a series of measures. For instance, PM2.5 and ozone have been included in air quality standards since 2013, and hourly air quality data of 74 cities were made available to the public. Another example is Beijing’s four-tier alert system, which issues blue, yellow, orange and red warnings corresponding to increasing levels of air pollution and makes recommendations to the public. In addition, activities such as construction work and industrial processes which cause emissions are regulated accordingly.