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The authors discuss clean air strategy for China. They mention that the country have to overcome two major factors to meet the country's ambitious air quality policy such as the increase in fossil-fuel usage and the decentralized system of environmental enforcement. They state that China needs to promote development concerning the constrained fossil-fuel use instead of using more energy to ensure economic growth.

States that Swiss environment minister Flavio Cotti has introduced a government proposal for a severe carbon dioxide tax and other measures to reduce emissions by around 2.5 percent before the year 2000. Plans to set an example for Europe.