{"id":21030,"date":"2014-05-27T13:42:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T13:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=21030"},"modified":"2014-05-27T13:42:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T13:42:11","slug":"china-to-scrap-millions-of-cars-to-improve-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/china-to-scrap-millions-of-cars-to-improve-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"China to scrap millions of cars to improve air quality"},"content":{"rendered":"
China plans to remove six million vehicles that do not meet exhaust emission standards by the end of the year as a way of improving air quality.<\/p>\n
More than 300,000 vehicles will be decommissioned in the capital Beijing.<\/p>\n
Recent findings from the state’s environmental agency showed that 31% of the air pollution in Beijing comes from vehicle exhaust fumes.<\/p>\n
Next year, the government plans to scrap up to five million vehicles from other regions.<\/p>\n
The action plan, aimed at strengthening control on vehicle emissions, “will be a major agenda item for the country’s energy savings, emissions reductions, and low-carbon development during the next two years”.<\/p>\n