China aims to eradicate severe air pollution by 2025
China aims to completely eliminate severe air pollution by 2025.
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China is working towards nearly eliminating severe air pollution by 2025, the final year of its 14th Five-Year Plan, according to Li Tianwei, an official from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
To achieve this objective, the country intends to intensify its pollution control measures and reduce emissions, enhance air quality forecasting and early warning systems, and improve the coordinated management of PM2.5 and ozone pollution, Li announced during a press conference.
In 2024, China observed significant improvements in air quality, with the average concentration of PM2.5 in cities at or above the prefecture level recorded at 29.3 micrograms per cubic meter, marking a year-on-year decrease of 2.7 percent. Additionally, the percentage of days with good air quality increased to 87.2 percent, which is a rise of 1.7 percentage points from the previous year.
"The blue sky is not given; it is earned," Li stated.
Mobile sources are a major contributor to air pollutant emissions in China, responsible for approximately 60 percent of the national nitrogen oxides and 24 percent of volatile organic compounds.
To effectively address air pollution from mobile sources, it is essential to accelerate the development and revision of relevant standards, the official emphasized, noting that new emission standards aligned with global best practices are set to be introduced.
Furthermore, China plans to increase the proportion of new energy vehicles and machinery at airports, ports, and logistics parks, while also promoting the transition of long-haul bulk cargo transportation from road to rail and waterways, Li concluded.
Navid Kalantari for TROIB News
To achieve this objective, the country intends to intensify its pollution control measures and reduce emissions, enhance air quality forecasting and early warning systems, and improve the coordinated management of PM2.5 and ozone pollution, Li announced during a press conference.
In 2024, China observed significant improvements in air quality, with the average concentration of PM2.5 in cities at or above the prefecture level recorded at 29.3 micrograms per cubic meter, marking a year-on-year decrease of 2.7 percent. Additionally, the percentage of days with good air quality increased to 87.2 percent, which is a rise of 1.7 percentage points from the previous year.
"The blue sky is not given; it is earned," Li stated.
Mobile sources are a major contributor to air pollutant emissions in China, responsible for approximately 60 percent of the national nitrogen oxides and 24 percent of volatile organic compounds.
To effectively address air pollution from mobile sources, it is essential to accelerate the development and revision of relevant standards, the official emphasized, noting that new emission standards aligned with global best practices are set to be introduced.
Furthermore, China plans to increase the proportion of new energy vehicles and machinery at airports, ports, and logistics parks, while also promoting the transition of long-haul bulk cargo transportation from road to rail and waterways, Li concluded.
Navid Kalantari for TROIB News
