The name of China is illustrious in the global scenario for discrete reasons. Apart from its booming citizen rate and economy, the country is in news for the top levels of air pollution as well. The progression in its economy is de facto casting a drastic follow on its ecology.
As per the statistics furnished by the State Environment safety management of China for the year 1999, the carbon dioxide emissions were recorded to be 18.57 million tons, air pollution emissions were 11.59 million tons and industrial dust emissions touched 11.75 million tons. In fact, as per the European Satellite Agency, China has been reported to have the top levels of nitrogen dioxide in the world, a gas that greatly contributes towards yield of smog.
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In the past few decades, the economy of China has flourished at a very rapid pace. This economic boom owes its success largely to coal and the high division of use of this fossil fuel is the prime intuit for soaring levels of air pollution in the country. Coal is also known to emit lethal greenhouse gases into the environment. The only explication to the question is switching to the use of renewable sources of energy. However, this remedy may be feasible for richer countries such as the United States, but China does not fall into that domain. Therefore, financial pressures and the undying urge to make a place for itself in the world economy, follow in the use of inappropriate fuel such as fuel to meet the requisites. Fortunately, the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing opened doors for some respite. The country showed awareness towards its state of air pollution and devised plans for utilization of renewable forms of vigor instead of coal. China did make headway especially in the wind vigor sector. However, there will not be a marked distinction in the situation until the coal power plants dictate the industrial scenario.
Another question is that the Chinese government does not have very rigid rules against industrial pollution. The government levies such an insignificant whole of fine for causing air and water pollution that most installation or firm owners find it easier to pay the penalty than sacrifice their gift towards pollution. However, it seems that in the near future the country aims to implement the cap and trade theory used in the Us that will have fellowships earning pollution toll as a essential for trade enhancement.
As long as the rest of the world keeps importing Chinese products, the economy of China will keep successful and in turn take the use of coal as a source of vigor even higher. China has to devise a formula to assault a equilibrium in the middle of her lust for economic growth and the ever expanding air pollution. Unless unavoidable measures are devised to control this pollution, despite the economic boom the country's coarse man will suffer immensely.
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