Timeline of pollution in Beijing
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Big picture
| Time period | Development summary |
|---|---|
| 1990s | Air pollution in Beijing becomes very severe.[1] |
Full timeline
| Year | Month and date | Event type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Beijing experiences photochemical smog in the summer.[2] | ||
| 1988 | Beijing’s municipal government maintains a preventative policy of eradicating the rodents, which would dramatically reduce rat numbers.[3] | ||
| 1998 | Beijing begins to publish weekly air quality reports.[1] | ||
| 2003 | Euro-II emission standards are implemented for new vehicles in Beijing.[1] | ||
| 2008 | Beijing holds the Olympic Games, and starts policy to eradicate cockroaches, flies, and mosquitoes in a bid to make the city cleaner and more “civilized.” [3] | ||
| 2013 | As part pof a campaignm, Beijing starts phasing out coal-fired stoves in the city. Natural gas and other forms of clean energy are used to replace coal.[4] | ||
| 2017 | Average PM2.5 pollution level in Beijing remains 65% above the national standard – and six times above the World Health Organization guidelines.[3] |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Improving Urban Air Quality in China: Beijing Case Study". tandfonline.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Committee on Energy Futures and Air Pollution in Urban China and the United States.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Beijing Urbanizes, and a Much-Loved Bird Vanishes From the City". sixthtone.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ↑ "Beijing, northern China hit by worst pollution this year". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
