The move follows hot on the heels of plans unveiled by the country’s State Council on the same day to improve air quality across the nation by slashing coal consumption, promoting clean energy usage and accelerating the closure of outdated capacity in selected industries.
The council aims to reduce the level of airborne particulate matter under 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5) in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze river delta, and Pearl river delta by 25%, 20%,...
