Polluted Chinese capital intends to ban the use of coal

ArabiaWeather.com - Beijing , the Chinese capital, intends to ban the sale and use of coal in the six major regions and other regions before the end of 2020 in order to reduce air pollution, according to local authorities in the Chinese capital.

And the Chinese news agency, Xinhua, said on behalf of the Environmental Protection Bureau in Beijing, that the six main areas in the city will stop using coal and everything related to it, and power stations and other coal-fired facilities will be closed, and clean energy sources such as electricity and natural gas will replace them . Charcoal to serve local citizens in heating, cooking and other things.

This campaign, which is part of the capital's plan, aims to improve the energy structure and raise air quality.

It is noteworthy that official statistics stated that the proportion of coal use amounted to 25.4% of the volume of energy consumption in Beijing in 2012, and that the figure is expected to decrease to less than 10% before 2017, and China will ban the use of other fuels with high levels of pollution . Such as oil, petroleum coke, combustible waste and biofuels as well.

The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Zone will also lead the move to abandon the use of highly polluting fuels before the end of this year, and other regions will gradually follow.

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