Steel and cement plants have been operating at higher levels, and diesel truck traffic has picked up. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING – Thirteen northern Chinese cities surrounding the capital Beijing have issued pollution alerts over the last few days, raising concerns that an industrial recovery in the region is increasing smog levels.
Air quality in the traditionally smog-prone region of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei has improved markedly in recent years as a result of a “war on pollution” since 2014, which involved closing and relocating industrial plants, as well as raising emission standards. China has been trying to re-energise its economy since lifting strict Covid-19 curbs at the end of 2022, raising fears that pollution could be allowed to rise.
Though Beijing, where Parliament is holding its annual meeting, has not issued an alert, its AQI hit 230 on Sunday night and climbed above 200 again on Monday.
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