China smog returns after pandemic cleared the air

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The coronavirus pandemic had cleared smog from China’s skies for months, but air pollution has returned with a vengeance as factories rush to ramp up output after going idle during the outbreak. | AFP

Levels of PM2.5 across China fell by more than 18 percent between January 20 and April 4 amid city-wide lockdowns and strict travel restrictions, according to the environment ministry.

The level of nitrogen dioxide in a cubic meter of air in April was 25.4 compared with 24.6 in the same month last year. An uptick in industrial production and adverse weather patterns have worsened air pollution in April, Li said.Electricity production was up 1.2 percent in April. China relies on coal for most of its energy, he said.Local governments were also turning a blind eye towards factories flouting emissions standards as they rushed to increase production.

In March, a packaging materials company in Shandong province was fined one million yuan for emitting 12 times more sulphur dioxide than what was earlier reported.

 

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