Published Jul. 29, 2008
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Comment by Ayu:
The article is about air pollution in Beijing, which was said it is not caused by cars. Beijing’s air still polluted though reduced number of cars due to the car regulation enforced by the China government. It is true that the industries contribute more to the polluted air in Beijing especially construction site for Olympic game buildings. This is because the trucks, factories those make construction materials released VOC which is the main cause of ozone problem. Other substances that contribute to the polluted air are the particulates from construction site, coal-fired power plants and also factory boilers. The industry do caused many effects to not only Beijing’s air, other countries also face the same problems. Beside of VOC released, the industries also caused greenhouse emissions. As we know, greenhouse emission is one of the main caused of global warming that we are facing now. We cannot avoid from having industries in our place to really reduce the air pollution, what we can do, as the author said, we can have a smart transport planning, strengthen the local enforcement of existing pollution and energy efficiency standards.
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Air quality has been a pressing concern for the Olympic games. China government have proised to hold a Green Olympics, despicte air that often ranks among the most polluted in the world. I have read an article in New Straits Time dated 30 July 2008, the China government have implemented a temporary air pollution control plan since 20 July to overcome the air pollution problems in Beijing before Olympics game . Under that plan, odd-even licence plate restrictions have been used to limit motorists to drive on alternate days to reduce daily traffic by two million vechiles, or more than half the city’s total. Production at some factories has also been curtailed in Beijing and outlying areas.
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