Tackling Air Pollution in China—What do We Learn from the Great Smog of 1950s in LONDON

Since the prolonged, severe smog that blanketed many Chinese cities in first months of 2013, living in smog has become "normal" to most people living in mainland China. This has not only caused serious harm to public health, but also resulted in massive economic losses in many other ways....

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Published inSustainability Vol. 6; no. 8; pp. 5322 - 5338
Main Authors Zhang, Dongyong, Liu, Junjuan, Li, Bingjun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 2014
Subjects
Air pollution
China
Coal
Economics
Energy consumption
Environmental impact
Impact analysis
Outdoor air quality
Public health
Roads & highways
Smog
Sustainability
Beijing China
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
China
British Isles
British Isles, England, Greater London, London
China, People's Rep
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Summary:Since the prolonged, severe smog that blanketed many Chinese cities in first months of 2013, living in smog has become "normal" to most people living in mainland China. This has not only caused serious harm to public health, but also resulted in massive economic losses in many other ways. Tackling the current air pollution has become crucial to China's long-term economic and social sustainable development. This paper aims to find the causes of the current severe air quality and explore the possible solutions by reviewing the current literature, and by comparing China's air pollution regulations to that of the post London Killer Smog of 1952, in the United Kingdom (UK). It is hoped that China will learn the lesson from the UK, and decouple its economic growth from the detrimental impact of environment. Policy suggestions are made.
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ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su6085322