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1. Extreme air pollution as a focusing event: A case study of the 'Airpocalypse' in Beijing, January 2013.

Author

Schwabe, Julian

Subjects
*AIR pollution, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *AIR pollution control, *CLIMATE change
Abstract

Sudden events of crisis ('focusing events') trigger intense media reporting, which in turn can prompt political decision-makers to respond with an adjustment of existing policies. As such, focusing events can potentially lead to long-term policy change on a certain issue. This article explores the sudden and intense period of air pollution in Beijing in January 2013 as a focusing event. The episode, which international media referred to as 'Airpocalypse', triggered widespread discussion and policy adjustments that can be assumed to have accelerated the control of air pollution in China. The 'Airpocalypse' was not the first event of intense air pollution in Beijing, but the only one which seemingly caused lasting sociopolitical changes. The aim of this article is to explore the underlying situational factors that enabled the 'Airpocalypse' to be more relevant than other events of severe air pollution. This paper argues that a combination of historically high pollution, improved access to information, increasing government willingness to address the issue, and the ability of media to more openly discuss air pollution created a public pressure situation to which the government was prompted to respond in a stronger way than during previous events of heavy air pollution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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2. china watch.

Subjects
*ECOLOGY, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *NUCLEAR energy, *NUCLEAR power plants, *FACTORIES, *AIR pollution
Abstract

Presents news on environmental issues in China as of June 2004. Plans of China to expand its nuclear power capacity by building nuclear power plants; Dangerous conditions of outmoded factories in the Three Gorges Dam area as proved by the gas leak that caused an explosion in April 2004; Air pollution in Beijing, China.

Published
2004

3. China’s battle to breathe.

Author

Hawkins, Amy

Subjects
*SMOG, *SOCIAL unrest, *AIR pollution, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *TWENTY-first century, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *HISTORY, *SOCIAL history, CHINESE politics & government, 2002-
Abstract

The article discusses the author's claim that smog is causing social unrest in places such as Beijing,China, and it mentions the political and social aspects of air pollution in China as of 2017. Journalist Chai Jing's documentary film "Under the Dome" is examined, along with Chinese industrialisation and the annual National People's Congress parliamentary gathering in China. The Chinese government's policies regarding the environment and activists are assessed.

Published
2017

4. Beijing to Invest 45 Billion Yuan in Environment.

Subjects
*ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *AIR pollution, *AIR quality
Abstract

Reports on plans by the city of Beijing, China, to invest 45 billion yuan in environmental protection in the five years following 2001. Air quality targets; Success that the city has had in controlling air pollution from cars; Cleanup of the city's waterways.

Published
2001

5. China’s About-Face in Climate Talks.

Author

Browne, Andrew

Subjects
*AIR pollution, *CARBON dioxide & the environment, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *EMISSIONS (Air pollution), *CITIES & towns & the environment
Published
2015

7. Heavy breathing in China.

Subjects
*AIR pollution, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy
Abstract

Discusses problems with the air quality of Beijing, China. The respiratory problems which residents suffer; Ranking of Beijing as one of the worst cities in the world for air pollution, according to surveys by the World Bank and the World Health Organization; Officials' reluctance to discuss the problem openly; Efforts to solve the problem, including fines on businesses and banning of leaded gasoline.

Published
1998

8. Persistent Beijing Smog Forces Last-Ditch Plans.

Author

Oster, Shai

Subjects
*ENVIRONMENTAL protection, *AIR pollution, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *OLYMPIC Games (29th : 2008 : Beijing, China)
Abstract

The article reports that Chinese government environmental officers are planning to close over 200 factories near Beijing and restrict traffic in four surrounding cities in case the skies do not clear in time for the 2008 Olympics. It is noted that among the factories to be closed are hundreds of steel mills, cement plants, power plants and chemical, furniture and building supply factories. The Ministry of Environmental Affairs also plans to shut down construction sites near Tianjin and Hebei.

Published
2008

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