Beijing vows 30 percent cut in coal use in 2017 to fight smogChina's smog-hit capital Beijing plans to slash coal consumption by a further 30 percent in 2017 as part of its efforts to combat air pollution, the official Xinhua news agency said late on Sunday, citing the city's mayor. A traffic police works among heavy smog during a polluted day in Bozhou, Anhui province, China, February 5, 2017. Beijing has promised to implement "extraordinary" measures this year in a bid to tackle choking smog from traffic congestion and the heavy use of coal. The new cuts will bring coal use in the city to less than 7 million tonnes in 2017, Cai said. Beijing originally aimed to bring coal consumption to below 10 million tonnes this year, down from around 22 million tonnes in 2013, and has already shut major coal-fired power stations.

Source: VietNamNet News February 06, 2017 00:56 UTC