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Report: Beijing to close coal plants by 2015 in smog crackdown
2013-10-08 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Beijing's ambitious efforts to tackle its crippling smog crisis have taken another dramatic step forward with state media reporting the city plans to replace its main coal-fired power plants by 2015. News agency Xinhua reported over the weekend that municipal authorities plan to build four new gas-fired power plants to replace current coal-based power stations by the end of 2014. The Y47.7bn ($7.79bn) investment programme will enable the development of four new power plants and 40 related smaller...
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Green energy pays for itself in lives saved from smog
2013-09-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Switching to clean energy might seem like the expensive option, but it would pay for itself almost immediately, according to a new analysis. The reason? Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels will cut air pollution, saving lives and therefore money. By 2050, 1.3 million early deaths could be avoided every year. From estimates of how much society values a human life, researchers deduce that the new energy supplies should be worth the cost. The conclusion offers a strong incentive to countries...
Silver Lining in Chinas Smog as It Puts Focus on Emissions
2013-08-31 20:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Jiang Kejun may be one of the few Beijing residents who see a ray of hope in the smog engulfing the city. A researcher in a state energy institute, he is an outspoken advocate of swiftly cutting China's greenhouse gas output, and he says public anger about noxious air has jolted the government, which long dismissed pollution as the necessary price of prosperity. The grimy haze blanketing Beijing and other Chinese cities comes from motor vehicles, factories, power plants and furnaces that also...
Illegal Slash-and-Burn Fires Causing Smog Problem in Indonesia
2013-08-28 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Skies above Indonesia have been blanketed with smog as wildfires burn throughout its forests. Ignoring environmental laws, companies are using the practice of slash-and-burn to clear land for palm oil plantations. Not only do the illegal fires decimate rainforests and peatlands, they also fill the air with lethal levels of smoke, as seen in this NASA satellite image, taken on August 27th. Indonesia's pollution index hit a record-high 401 earlier this month; any reading above 400 is considered life-threatening...
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Killer Smog: East Asia, India, Southeast Asia top global air pollution
2013-07-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Diplomat: According to a new study, printed in the journal Environmental Research Letters, more than two million people lose their lives each year due to poor air quality. Researchers found that approximately 2.1 million premature deaths are the result of anthropogenic increases on fine particulate matter -- which includes dust, soot, and smoke -- measuring less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5). Nearly half a million more perish due to human-created ozone pollution. The study, titled Global premature...
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