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Every year, ___ people die in China prematurely from air-pollution related respiratory diseases. |
750,000 |
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__% of all respiratory disease cases are caused by air pollution. |
50% |
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The World Bank estimates that by 2020 China will be paying $390 billion to treat diseases indirectly caused by burning coal, or ___% of its predicted GDP. |
13% |
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China has 16 of world's 20 most polluted cities, with ___% of urban residents breathing polluted air. |
75% |
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China now emits more _____ than any other countries, resulting in acid rain falling on more than one third of the country. |
sulphur |
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Dust storms regularly cover an eighth of the country, generated by soil erosion from degraded and land suffering from _____. |
desertification |
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China's current 50-year energy plan seeks to reduce coal use from __% to __% in 2050 by a large increase in natural gas and renewable energy. |
67% to 27% in 2050 |
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Pollution prevention in China was hindered by the lack of: |
1. The rule of law 2. Publicly available data and involvement 3. Official accountability in its authoritarian political system. 4. Incentives of local officials to act on pollution |
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Around __% the water in Chinese cities is polluted. |
90% |
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In 2007, ___ Chinese had no access to safe drinking water. |
half a billion |
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The Yellow River supplies water to over 150 million people and 15% of China's agricultural land, but ___ of its water is now unsafe to drink and __% is classified as pure sewage. |
two-thirds unsafe 10% pure sewage |
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Three Gorges Environmental Protection Programme in 2002 |
10-year plan to build waste water treatment plants and waster disposal plants in the area. |
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Water Pollution Prevention and Control law came into effect in 2008. |
- More supervision and accountablility is to be created. - Polluting industries may be ordered to shut down, and fined up to 50% of their annual income from the previous year and 30% direct damages caused by pollution. |
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Average solid waste per person per year in New York |
620kg |
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Re-using waste / Bring-back scheme e.g Average glass milk bottle in the UK is used __ times |
28 times |
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Modern incinerators reduce the volume of the original waste by ___%. |
95 - 96% |
