China: Beijing Raises Air Quality Goal for 2008 Games
By | Published: December 31, 2007
Reuters: Beijing is aiming for more ‘good air days’ in 2008 as it prepares to host the Olympics in August, a senior official said on Friday, with the city’s notorious pollution a major concern for athletes and organisers. Beijing recorded 244 "blue sky days" by Dec. 28 this year, a day short of its 245-day target. The standard of a "blue sky day" has not been widely recognised by international scientists. "I predict that we will be able to meet this year’s …
China: Beijing Raises Air Quality Goal for 2008 Games
Reuters: Beijing is aiming for more ‘good air days’ in 2008 as it prepares to host the Olympics in August, a senior official said on Friday, with the city’s notorious pollution a major concern for athletes and organisers. Beijing recorded 244 "blue sky days" by Dec. 28 this year, a day short of its 245-day target. The standard of a "blue sky day" has not been widely recognised by international scientists. "I predict that we will be able to meet this year’s …
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