The failures highlight the challenge Beijing faces in cleaning the nation’s notoriously toxic air during the winter when smog blankets colder regions as people crank up their heating.
Eight northern Chinese cities failed to meet air quality targets in October and November, even as local authorities launched rigorous steps to cut emissions during the winter, the government said on Monday.
The failures highlight the challenge Beijing faces in cleaning the nation’s notoriously toxic air during the winter when smog blankets colder regions as people crank up their heating.
The concentration of hazardous breathable particles, known as PM2.5, in Handan in Hebei province rose by an average of 8.8 percent in October and November, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said in a statement on Monday.
The city ranked at the bottom of 28 included in the government’s six-month winter campaign to curb air pollution, which includes targets to cut PM2.5 by 10-25 percent each month compared with last year’s levels.
