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China Orders Nationwide Emission Cuts by 2015

Amid growing concerns about pollution and the environment, the state council has ordered local governments to reduce the number of emissions of “major pollutants” by 2015. The list of pollutants includes emissions such as sulfur dioxide, but carbon was not on the list. The Telegraph reports: Authorities will also start to monitor the smallest and most dangerous airborne pollution, known as PM2.5, in