Beijing reported a 53-percent decrease in PM2.5 density in the past five years, achieving the goal set for the city s 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), local authorities said on Saturday.
Beijing reported a 53 per cent decrease in PM2.5 density in the past five years, achieving the goal set for the city s 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), local authorities said on Saturday. The city s PM2.5 density was reduced by over a half in 2020 compared to that of 2015, giving the capital city the lowest density and sharpest decline in PM2.5 within the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the nearby areas, according to data released at the ongoing fourth session of the 15th Beijing Municipal People s Congress, the Xinhua news agency reported. The average concentration of PM2.5 in the metropolis was 38 micrograms per cubic meter in 2020, a year-on-year decline of 9.5 per cent and the lowest measurement since the data was first collected in 2013.
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