China plans to establish a nationwide network within five years to monitor air pollution and its effect on public health.
Beijing will build four power centers by the end of 2014 to replace coal with natural gas in heating and power generation, municipal authorities said Saturday.
China plans to pilot an air quality warning system in the heavily-polluted cities of Beijing, Tianjin and surrounding areas next month amid the country's increasing efforts to tackle the problem.
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Hebei and Shandong provinces and the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin will cut their combined coal consumption by 83 million metric tons by 2017.
Beijing to invest heavily to treat air pollution
Beijing will invest nearly 1 trillion yuan (162.6 billion US dollars) to treat air pollution in the next five years, a senior municipal environmental official said on Tuesday.
Chinese drivers will have to pay more in fuel prices amid the country's drive to reduce air pollution through upgraded fuel quality.
Over the past few years, Huangshan city authorities have taken many measures to treat pollution, including garbage collection in villages along the river, treatment of agricultural pollution and urban sewage, cancellation of fishing farms on the river and upgrading of industries.
China will publish a list of its 10 worst - and best - cities for air pollution each month, a top leader said on Wednesday, as the country pushes officials to dispel a persistent smog crisis that is fuelling public anger.
China will reduce its consumption of coal and gradually increase the use of natural gas during the next few years, according to the Airborne Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (2013-17).
Seven years after China's Renewable Energy Law took effect in January 2006, renewable energy companies are still facing obstacles.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection on Tuesday issued a stricter regulation on light vehicle emissions, the fifth of its kind in the country, which will be fully implemented nationwide on January 1, 2018.
China adjusted its subsidy program for new-energy vehicles on Tuesday, with the scope and depth of the policy narrowing.