Difference between revisions of "Timeline of pollution in China"
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| 2013 || || || "China’s government said it was declaring war on pollution in 2013 and efforts to curb smog include closing down or moving heavily polluting factories and restrictions on the use of cars."<ref>{{cite web |title=Beijing meets national air pollutant standard for first time |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132406/beijing-meets-national-air-pollutant-standard-first-time |website=scmp.com |accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref> | | 2013 || || || "China’s government said it was declaring war on pollution in 2013 and efforts to curb smog include closing down or moving heavily polluting factories and restrictions on the use of cars."<ref>{{cite web |title=Beijing meets national air pollutant standard for first time |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132406/beijing-meets-national-air-pollutant-standard-first-time |website=scmp.com |accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 11:18, 13 May 2019
This is a timeline of pollution in China.
Contents
Big picture
| Time period | Development summary |
|---|---|
| 1970s | "Economic reforms in the late 1970s that encouraged development in rural industries further exacerbated the problem"[1] |
Full timeline
| Year | Month and date | Event type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "It wasn’t until the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment that China began to develop environmental institutions."[1] | ||
| 2007 | "China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, having overtaken the United States in 2007, and was responsible for 27 percent of global emissions in 2014."[1] | ||
| 2007 | The year is known as China’s “first year of climate change communication research.”[2] | ||
| 2013 | "China’s government said it was declaring war on pollution in 2013 and efforts to curb smog include closing down or moving heavily polluting factories and restrictions on the use of cars."[3] | ||
| 2014 | "China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, having overtaken the United States in 2007, and was responsible for 27 percent of global emissions in 2014."[1] |
Meta information on the timeline
How the timeline was built
The initial version of the timeline was written by FIXME.
Funding information for this timeline is available.
Feedback and comments
Feedback for the timeline can be provided at the following places:
- FIXME
What the timeline is still missing
Timeline update strategy
See also
Timeline of pollution in Beijing
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "China's Environmental Crisis". cfr.org. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ Li, Ji; Dan, Luo. "Climate Change Communication in China". doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.013.467.
- ↑ "Beijing meets national air pollutant standard for first time". scmp.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
