Sentences with phrase «air pollution crisis»

Choking smog all but shut down one of northeastern China's largest cities on Monday, forcing schools to suspended classes, snarling traffic and closing the airport, in the country's first major air pollution crisis of the winter.

BEIJING (Reuters)- Choking smog all but shut down one of northeastern China's largest cities on Monday, forcing schools to suspended classes, snarling traffic and closing the airport, in the country's first major air pollution crisis of the winter.

China's battle against a persistent air pollution crisis, which all but shut down a city of 11 million this week, is being hampered by tough weather conditions, an environmental official said on Tuesday.

This 32 - page report provides a detailed analysis of how the rapid expansion of coal - fired power generation over the last decade has contributed to India's rapidly growing air pollution crisis.

Corporate Real Estate Community Addresses Air Quality Issues in China April 18, 2017 China is grappling with a serious air pollution crisis that not only poses a threat to public health, but also could very well be an impediment to China's economic growth.

BEIJING (Reuters)- China's battle against a persistent air pollution crisis, which all but shut down a city of 11 million this week, is being hampered by tough weather conditions, an environmental official said on Tuesday.

However, challenges with forecasting, grid reliability, transmission, and surging demand suggest that the country is going to have to rely on a number of additional strategies in order to meet its climate goals, and to reverse its growing air pollution crisis.

Choking smog all but shut down one of northeastern China's largest cities on Monday, forcing schools to suspended classes, snarling traffic and closing the airport, in the country's first major air pollution crisis of the winter.

Commentaries by two of China's most influential news outlets suggesting that the country's air pollution crisis was not without a silver lining drew a withering reaction on Tuesday from internet users and other media.

In response, ClientEarth and the British Lung Foundation have launched the Clean Air Parents» Network to support concerned parents and carers of children across the country who want to help solve the UK's air pollution crisis.

At the same time, Prime Minister Narenda Modi and his ministers need to urgently tackle an air pollution crisis that contributes to over a million premature deaths every year.

Using computer simulations, Gray said he was able to «draw a clear map tracing the trail of health damages left by the coal fumes released by every power plant in China, untangling the contribution of individual companies, provinces and power stations to the air pollution crisis gripping the country.»

With this, however, both countries are also having to respond to air pollution crises, increasing congestion and diminished quality of life.

And coal prices have plummeted globally, as China tackles its air pollution crisis and industrial overcapacity by cutting coal use.

The damage from a major increase in exports of publicly owned coal to Asian markets would go beyond encouraging more coal consumption in a region that is struggling to respond to an air pollution crisis.

The Conservative's ignoble and illegal response to the air pollution crisis continues with the topic not meriting a mention in the manifesto.

Due to China's air pollution crisis, mainly caused by massive coal burning, 10 of China's 34 provinces have pledged to peak and decline their coal consumption by 2017 and have banned the construction of new coal - fired power plants.