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Strategies & Market Trends : China Warehouse- More Than Crockery
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To: RealMuLan who wrote (765)9/17/2003 5:24:23 PM
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Air pollution on the rise in China



The anniversary of the historic 1987 Montreal Protocol was marked by International Ozone Day on Tuesday.

But one of the cities struggling to phase out the use of ozone-depleting substances is the Chinese capital Beijing.

Bicycles used to be the preferred mode of transport in the city.

But in the last ten years there has been a boom in the car industry.

That has meant more drivers, more traffic and more pollution.

It is the same old problem - people prefer to use their own cars instead of taking public transport.

And it is not helped by the fact that the city's public buses are also major pollution sources.

That is why more money is being spent to switch to environmentally-friendly buses.

At one of the city's gas station, buses are being fuelled with natural gas as part of the government's anti-pollution measures.

One of Beijing's biggest concerns is reaching international air quality standards before it begins hosting the 2008 Olympics.

Some buses in fact use electric power batteries and have been designed especially for the games.

But with another million cars expected on the streets in the next few years, it will be a tough deadline to meet.



channelnewsasia.com
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