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China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years

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China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years

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Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 days ago

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China has reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in the last 15 years

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China has dramatically reduced local air pollution levels — particularly in its biggest cities — in the last decade.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/172650

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It’s offset by their CO2 emissions, which almost tripled in the last 20 years,

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/carbon-co2-emissions

Their greenhouse gas emissions increased six fold.

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/ghg-greenhouse-gas-emissions

But it’s a small step for hankind

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