According to Chinese statistics, pollution levels last year increased by about 12 percent from 2002. The World Bank ( news -web sites ) estimates 400,000 people in China die each year from air pollution-related illnesses.
“This is a very outstanding challenge, especially for a country like China,” said United Nations Environment Programme director Klaus Toepfer.
“There must be a change in the development model, there must be change in consumption and production pattern, we need to have scientifically stimulated cleaner technology,” he said.
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