China’s choking smog places carbon trading schemes in shade
Pilot emissions trading will need to be scaled up to build on CO2 cuts from curbs on coal
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Beijing polluters to face unlimited fines under new regulations
New rules to curb Beijing’s air pollution will impose harsher punishments on those responsible for smog
China’s ‘war on smog’ won’t cut CO2 by much: research
Beijing’s efforts to cut smog to also cut CO2, but nationwide carbon emissions and air pollution likely to remain high until at least next decade.
China’s air pollution compared to a smoker at ‘risk of lung cancer’
As pollution levels in Beijing soar, the head of an influential research centre says the country is at risk of fatal illness
Coal ‘largest contributor’ to Beijing’s deadly smog
Thursday’s top 5: Fossil fuels cause 69% of Beijing haze, Chinese helicopter reaches Antarctic ship, and North Dakota train fire fuels Keystone debate
UK to invest in new nuclear generation
Morning summary: UK goes ahead with nuclear station; Smog engulfs one of China’s largest cities; Iowa professors agree climate change will devastate farming
Trees absorb lower levels of pollution in hot weather
Heatwaves force plants and trees to focus on their own well-being and stop absorbing harmful gases, causing wider levels of pollution to rise