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Another anecdote: I visited a less-visited area in China a few months ago and was told a steel plant was recently moved there from Beijing. So, maybe they have
by Chaebixi 9y ago
Another anecdote: I visited a less-visited area in China a few months ago and was told a steel plant was recently moved there from Beijing.
So, maybe they haven't shutdown or cleaned up many of those polluters, they just moved them to less politically sensitive areas.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoThat has always been true. Most of Beijing’s heavy industry was actually moved out before the 2008 Olympics. But they are running out of places to move them, northern china, especially Hebei, has a serious pollution problem that is drastically worse than Beijing’s.
- joemag 9y agoI just checked Hebei on iqicn.org, and it’s polution level is around 500. Twice the level of Beijing. Holy Molly.
- Chaebixi 9y agoBeijing would probably be in Hebei if it was part of a province. Ditto with Tianjin. Look at its map and you can see those cities pretty distinctly carved out in the center: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebei https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebei.
- beisner 9y agoFrom a public health perspective that’s still a net gain, even if it’s not an environmental one.
- Chaebixi 9y agoI'm not so sure: it was still to a city with a couple million residents and a smog problem.