China Reduced SO2 Emissions by More than Two-Thirds in 15 Years
Malcolm Cochran
created: Jan. 3, 2025, 4:31 p.m. | updated: March 19, 2025, 5:36 p.m.
<p>“Annual emissions of SO2 in China … rose steeply during the 1980s and 1990s. But they peaked in the mid-2000s, and over the last 15 years, they have fallen by more than two-thirds. Putting emissions limits on coal plants and introducing desulphurization technologies that remove SO2 from smokestacks were critical drivers of this decline.” From […]</p>
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