China’s smog-choked cities and contaminated waterways are leaving many people sick and unable to work, in turn fomenting unrest and threatening the country·s economic growth.
Concluding an 18-month review, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said China’s severely polluted environment has caused “significant damage to human health,” hurting the country·s prospects for continued economic expansion. Read More / Watch Video »
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China is finding it increasingly difficult to cope with rising pollution and its impact on the environment despite record investment in clean technology, state media have reported. “China is under increasing pressure to cope with environmental pollution,” Xinhua news agency quoted a report by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) as saying on the nation·s environment in 2006.
Despite plans to cut pollutants by two percent last year, the report said China·s sulfur dioxide emissions grew to 25.9 million tonnes in 2006, up 1.5 percent from the previous year. Read More / Watch Video »
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