--FILE--un ciclista giostre di smog pesante in Weihai, est Chinas provincia di Shandong, 2 giugno 2013. Il governo centrale ha impostato la sua prima provinciale-livello c
--FILE--A cyclist rides in heavy smog in Weihai, east Chinas Shandong province, 2 June 2013. The central government set its first provincial-level coal-reduction targets on Wednesday (18 September 2013) in a bid to clean up its air, as a foreign car executive said his mainland counterparts could do more to reduce emissions. The industrial region surrounding Beijing will be required to make cuts in its coal use and phase out the dirtiest industries under new, more detailed air pollution targets released yesterday by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Four northern areas - Beijing, Tianjin , Hebei and Shandong have been asked to cut their annual coal consumption by a total of 83 million tonnes by 2017, according to an official document. The four areas currently use a combined 670 million tonnes of coal annually. In addition, Shanxi and Shandong provinces must lower levels of tiny particulate pollutants smaller than 2.5 microns, or PM2.5, by 20 per cent by 2017 from last years levels.
