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China to receive $300m to battle smog
2015-12-11 02:48:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
China is set to receive a $300m loan from the Asian Development Bank to help it combat dangerous pollution levels in Beijing city and its surrounds.
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When will China have a clear plan tackling Beijings smog?
2015-12-10 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In February, a Chinese documentary called Under the Dome was leaked online and threatened to shake up Chinas environmental status quo. Likened to An Inconvenient Truth, the film by journalist Chai Jing recounted the story of her daughters health complications, which were attributed to air pollution. Chai also got political, citing environmental research and calling for government leaders to take action. A viral video was born. Teachers showed the film in Chinese classrooms. Office workers watched...
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Living in Beijing's smog: 'It's extremely uncomfortable'
2015-12-09 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Beijings authorities have issued an air pollution red alert. People have complained of dry throats, bleeding noses and respiratory problems. Almost half of the Chinese citys 5m cars have been banned from the roads, schools and nurseries have been shut and construction sites closed down. But many Beijing residents doubt the alert will help combat the blanket of smog
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Beijing issues first-ever smog 'red alert' shut down city
2015-12-07 14:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog on Monday, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half of the city's vehicles off the roads. The red alert - the most serious warning on a four-tier system adopted a little over two years ago - means authorities have forecast more than three consecutive days of severe smog. An online notice from the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said it issued the alert to "protect public...
Anticipating High Smog Levels Beijing Officials Issue 1st "Red-Alert"
2015-12-07 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's capital on Monday issued its first ever "red alert" for pollution, as the city government warned that Beijing would be shrouded in heavy smog from Tuesday until Thursday. China's leadership has vowed to crack down on environmental degradation, including the air pollution that blankets many major cities, following decades of unbridled economic growth. The move comes as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned a Paris summit of nearly 200 nations against a "climate catastrophe", urging...
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