Beijing
No heating at -6C: Poor bear brunt of Beijing’s air cleanup
Urban demands for cleaner air have left residents of surrounding towns without heating and cooking as coal systems are ripped out and gas supply falters
Beijing to ban coal use by 2020 – Xinhua
NEWS: Government announces Chinese capital to quit coal in attempt to reduce toxic air pollution
7 in 10 cities suffer from ‘dangerous’ air pollution – WHO
NEWS: Almost 90% of the world’s urban population live in cities where the air is unsafe to breathe, according to UN data
Air pollution causes ‘one in eight deaths’ says UN
NEWS: Air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012, say WHO, making it world’s biggest environmental health threat
Beijing polluters to face unlimited fines under new regulations
New rules to curb Beijing’s air pollution will impose harsher punishments on those responsible for smog
China’s air pollution compared to a smoker at ‘risk of lung cancer’
As pollution levels in Beijing soar, the head of an influential research centre says the country is at risk of fatal illness
Beijing firework sales slump 38% as air pollution concerns grow
The Chinese saw in the New Year with slightly less of a bang this year, as air pollution woes turn citizens from traditional firework displays
Environmental groups threaten Obama rift over energy policy
Friday’s top 5: Environmental groups say Obama must apply climate test to all energy decisions, RWE to scale back its renewables investments, and Beijing mayor announces new air pollution measures
Coal ‘largest contributor’ to Beijing’s deadly smog
Thursday’s top 5: Fossil fuels cause 69% of Beijing haze, Chinese helicopter reaches Antarctic ship, and North Dakota train fire fuels Keystone debate
Russia refuses to allow Greenpeace 30 home for Christmas
Friday’s top 5: Greenpeace detained indefinitely; Australian emissions fall by 0.1%; Bioenergy and CCS could keep temperatures below 2C warming target
Beijing’s carbon trading scheme goes online
Thursday’s top five: Beijing launches carbon trading scheme, Poland starts fracking, Jordan builds first major wind farm
Beijing plans to slash car numbers in bid to cut smog levels
Chinese capital is to restrict cars on roads to 6 million by 2017, in an attempt to curtail smog which stifles city
Beijing view: Choking smog could catalyse climate action
As a cloud of poisonous gases descends on the Chinese capital, Terry Townshend asks if this will encourage leaders to move faster to cut air pollution
Beijing business leaders call for clean air act
Property magnate Pan Shiyi starts Weibo campaign to force government to cut pollution in capital