China set for ‘supply-side shock’ as factories close for Beijing Olympics Efforts to reduce smog have been extended to 64 cities this winter, plus Beijing, which hosts next year’s Winter ...

Beijing and dozens of other Chinese cities spend many winter days under a thick, grey haze, with air pollution levels that routinely exceed World Health Organisation guidelines. More than 20 cities ...

The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air ...

This progress is credited to Beijing's persistent air pollution control efforts. In January, the city launched an action plan to improve air quality, which included promoting cleaner energy and ...

CITIES in northern China took emergency action yesterday to combat choking smog, limiting the number of cars allowed on the roads and temporarily closing factories. More than 700 companies halted ...

Excessive rates of pollutants, including gases, finely divided solids, and finely dispersed liquid aerosols, are released into the atmosphere, outpacing the environment's natural ability to break down ...