Friday, March 09, 2018

China's war on pollution, and seems to be losing that war...

Very interesting article from Bloomberg.

"China is cracking down on pollution like never before, with new green policies so hard-hitting and extensive they can be felt across the world, transforming everything from electric vehicle demand to commodities markets."

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-china-pollution/





But is the principal source of ozone-depleting CFC...

"Evidence then uncovered by The New York Times and the Environmental Investigation Agency pointed to rogue factories in China as a likely major source.

Now, the E.I.A. has prepared a report that it says bolsters the finding that Chinese factories are behind the return of CFC-11."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/climate/china-ozone-cfcs.html 
https://eia-global.org/reports/20180709-blowing-it-illegal-production-and-use-of-banned-cfc-11-in-chinas-foam-blowing-industry
https://content.eia-global.org/posts/documents/000/000/796/original/EIA_US_CFC11_MOP30.pdf?1541105595