China's significant reductions in air pollution over the past 15 years have inadvertently contributed to an acceleration in global warming, according to a new international study. Newsweek reached ...

In total, China’s air pollution crackdown is responsible for 80 per cent of the increased rate in global warming seen since 2010, the team concludes, around an extra 0.05°C (0.09°F) per decade.

China is intensifying its battle against severe air pollution, aiming for significant improvements by the end of 2025, according to Li Tianwei, director of the Department of Atmospheric Environment.

READ MORE: China announces $1.6 billion fund to reward cities, regions making progress on air pollution That was evident during this week’s ceremonial National People’s Congress.

In 2023, China had a PM2.5 air pollution level of 38.98 micrograms per cubic meter of air. China did not achieve a significant victory in its battle against pollution in one day.

Shanghai, China, is the most polluting city globally, emitting 256 million metric tons of greenhouse gases, surpassing the emissions of entire countries like Colombia or Norway. Shanghai's high ...

In 2023, China had a PM2.5 air pollution level of 38.98 micrograms per cubic meter of air. China did not achieve a significant victory in its battle against pollution in one day.

China's coal consumption has quadrupled since 1990 and is now almost equal to the combined total of all other countries. And its coal is dirty, producing a toxic brew of particulates and gases.

Giant swathes of China, both rural and urban, are regularly cloaked in air pollution. I once travelled 1,200 kilometres from Beijing to Shanghai by rail and never left dense smog.

China's own government has admitted that about 14 per cent of China's water sources had unqualified drinking water and that 11.4 per cent of water supplies to cities were unsafe.