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The skyline of BeijingChina's capital is one of the most polluted cities in the middle kingdom according to official statistics. On social media residents wonder why the government can go through extraordinary measures to clean up the environment before international events , but otherwise has been rather slow to improve the situation. Climate advocats blame the situation on China's inefficient coal fired power plants and suggest to replace them with cleaner natural gas power stations as well as zero emission sources of electricity. (The picture was taken during a heavily polluted day through a red flower pot to ease the grey view )@hessekatharina#beijing #globalwarming #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #airpollution

The skyline of Beijing

China's capital is one of the most polluted cities in the middle kingdom according to official statistics. On social media residents wonder why the government can go through extraordinary measures to clean up the environment before international events , but otherwise has been rather slow to improve the situation. Climate advocats blame the situation on China's inefficient coal fired power plants and suggest to replace them with cleaner natural gas power stations as well as zero emission sources of electricity. (The picture was taken during a heavily polluted day through a red flower pot to ease the grey view )

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#beijing #globalwarming #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #airpollution