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Report calls for action to reduce smog nationwide

Smog negatively effects the climate, environment, health and the economy, a new report calling for effective measures to reduce pollution said.

Citing historical data, the Annual Report on Actions to Address Climate Change 2013, which was released yesterday by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said smog has increased across the country in terms of frequency and duration in the past 50 years.

The report noted that smoggy days have increased, particularly in the Yangtze River Delta, a key economic region encompassing Shanghai and parts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, as well as in Guangdong Province’s Pearl River Delta, which borders Hong Kong and Macau.

The report stressed that increased air pollutants caused by growing consumption of fossil fuels were the main cause of the worsening smog, adding that photochemical pollution and cooking and vehicle emissions also contributed to the problem.

According to the report, more frequent smoggy weather is likely to harm human health, induce extreme climate incidents, while also hindering air, water and land transportation due to low visibility.

“Huge economic costs are lurking behind all these influences,” the report said.

While encouraging China to learn from other countries, the report stressed the need to map out a plan to combat air pollution based on its own situation.

 




 

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