Sentences with phrase «as urban smog»

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The move comes as car makers and investors are pumping in billions of dollars into the so - called new energy vehicle sector in China, the world's biggest auto market, which is preparing to roll out tough norms to promote the sector to fight urban smog and cut dependence on imported oil.

The environment has emerged as one of Beijing's key priorities amid growing public disquiet about urban smog, dwindling and polluted water supplies and the widespread industrial contamination of farmland.

UHI can affect the climatic comfort of the urban population, potentially related to health, labour productivity and leisure activities; there are also economic effects, such as the additional cost of climate control within buildings, and environmental effects, such as the formation of smog in cities and the degradation of green spaces.