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In a bid to try and meet reduction targets set,
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has ordered
local authorities to stop giving preferential treatment to energy
guzzling projects. The premier has pledged to reform the pricing of
natural resources such as water and natural gas and impose higher taxes
on pollution emitted. He also vowed to penalize those who violate
environmental law by implementing a polluters pay policy. Of
the 20 cities in the world with the most polluted air, China houses 16
of them. A recent study suggests that 400,000 premature deaths per year
are caused by air pollution and in a country where river water has been
known to burn through skin, any curb in pollution is a welcome one.
Cutting preferential treatment to big polluters - what a novel idea: ya reckon we could make it fly in Congress?
