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Fogofnumbers:Chinaandpollution20151202|Espresso

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Fog of numbers: China and pollution

AsXiJinping,Chinaspresident,toldotherworldleadersinParisthattheirtalksmarkanewstartingpointintacklingclimatechange,hisown
capitalwasstewinginapeasouperofsmog.YesterdayBeijingsairqualityindextopped600:Hazardouseveryonemayexperienceserioushealth
effects.(Parissreading:24.)Chinasclimatenegotiator,SuWei,soundedanoteofurgency:Timeisquitepressingwewillmakeeveryminuteand
secondcount.Asitscontributiontotheproposedtreaty,Chinasgovernmentisofferingseveraltargets,mostofwhichitwasgoingtomeetanyway.
InBeijingtheenvironmentminister,ChenJining,proudlyannouncedthatChinahadmetthoseinitscurrentfiveyearplansixmonthsearly.But
theirworthisopentodoubtandnotonlybecauseofthesmog.LuoJianhua,oftheChinaEnvironmentChamberofCommerce,anNGO,saidofficial
figureshadunderreportedsulphurdioxideemissionsin2014bynearlyhalf.
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