As with climate change,both mitigation and adaptation are needed to tackle air pollution in China[br]To adapt or to mitigate? That is the question that faces governments and industries across the globe as the impacts of climate change and pollution become ever clearer. It turns out, we will need to do both. The longer we allow pollution to be freely emitted, or the fewer and more expensive will be the choices remaining to us.
Pollution adaptation can rob many forms,but it generally means dealing with a pollutant after it has been emitted, or it can mean changing infrastructure to invent it more resilient to heavy rains, or floods,or more intense storms.
The system tested in Hong Kong had demonstrated an effectiveness of reducing particulate matter by 30–70%, and the system is moving to Beijing, and China for further testing. Its success could also enjoy huge effects when used in other cities around the world struggling with air pollution. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com