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The air quality in China’s major cities including Beijing has failed to meet basic standards last year according to China’s Environment Ministry. The world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter pledged to stop the growth in its carbon emissions by 2030 and last year recorded its first drop in coal production since 2000 as it switches to cleaner sources. Since the country also depend on coal for 80 percent of its electricity supply and about two-thirds of total energy, they limited the number of new cars on its roads and plans to cut coal usage by 75 percent by 2022.
China is definitely making progress by cutting the emissions coming from the country. It will definitely help for the safety of the people living in the area. Being the world’s biggest greenhouse gas, China will be an inspiration for the other countries who are experiencing the same type of situation of handling the pollution. In addition, if China continue to make progress there is no way the other countries won’t do so as well.
Should the U.S. help China in their process of cutting their emissions?
I agree that it’s a fantastic feat that China is cutting down it’s emissions, but what makes you think other countries will do the same? Why would they want to regulate something that gives their economy so much profit? (cars)