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Keywords
Air pollution
Children
Climate (campaign title)
Day
Health
Illness
Indoors
KWCI (GPI)
Local population
One person
Silhouettes
Smog
Smoke
Steelmaking industry
Toxics (campaign title)
Victims
Victims Affected by Air Pollution in China
Despite the residents’ best efforts to seal their windows, iron dust and soot still finds its way into their homes.
Sun Faxi’s grandson watches the yellow fumes pouring from the Xuzhou Steel Group’s South Eastern steel plant.
Unique identifier:
GP0STP1X2
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
03/05/2015
Locations:
China
,
East Asia
,
Jiangsu
Credit line:
© Lu Guang / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★★★ (B)
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Victims of Air Pollution in Jiangsu Villages, Eastern China
Against the background of rapid economic development in Jiangsu Province, China, large scale high energy consumption industries are being sustained by local government. As a result Jiangsu Province's use of coal makes up over 70% of its total energy usage. Under pressure from the Yangzi River Delta Pollution Control Policy, the traditional high-polluting industries are confronted with the difficulties of transformation. Statistics have shown that in 2014 Jiangsu Province still had big industries who exceeded the national standard for emissions. The most notable offenders are the coal, steel and chemical industries.
In northern Jiangsu, whilst the pollution left over from old industrial cities still has not been cleaned up, new industrial parks are further expanding the damage done by pollution. As the focus on GDP fades, the price paid for industrial development is becoming clear. It is reflected in the physical health of the residents, young and old, of areas surrounding the factories.
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