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“Shanghai” reduces PM2.5 dust by 36% in 5 years

SHANGHAI, Jan.15 (Xinhua) – Eastern China’s Shanghai has improved air quality after a sharp drop in emissions. While China implemented the China National Economic and Social Development Plan

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Cheng Peng, head of the Shanghai Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, said: “Shanghai can maintain population growth, economy and combined energy consumption. With lower emissions of major types of pollution

Continuously And the ecological environment developed “

Shanghai’s sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions in the past five years fell 46.6 percent and 28.2 percent, respectively, higher than the federal target.

Shanghai’s average concentrations of 2.5 microns or PM2.5 (PM2.5) in 2020 were 32 micrograms per cubic meter, 36 percent lower compared to 2015 and below the 2019 record.

Is 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Shanghai also tightly controls the use of coal. It is also promoting the purchase of 364,000 new energy vehicles over the past five years, with the share of coal in primary energy consumption declining from 37% to 31%.

Bai Guoqiang, Chief Engineer of the Bureau It stated that Shanghai will continue to reduce PM2.5 and ozone concentrations. It focuses mainly on reducing emissions in the energy, industrial and transportation sectors.

Cities in the Yangtze River Delta will enhance cooperation to improve regional air quality.

In addition, Shanghai is more environmentally friendly. The forest coverage rate is 18.49 percent and has a wetland area of ​​2.9 million rai by the end of 2020.

Shanghai, which has a population of over 24 million people, has built 20 important wildlife habitats, restored or built nearly 2,625 hectares of wetlands and wildlife habitats, and established six wildlife sanctuaries during the year.

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