China's efforts to curb air pollution in 2013
China.org.cn, December 20, 2013 Adjust font size:
Cleaner gas heating
Beijing vowed in October to have an effective energy mix for the winter heating season by replacing its use of coal with natural gas for downtown areas.
With an investment of 1.3 billion yuan (more than $213 million), the project aims to reduce coal consumption by 600,000 tons a year, sulfur dioxide by 1,680 tons and smoke and dust by 1,392 tons.
According to the capital's plan to limit coal consumption, all coal-fired boilers in the downtown area will be replaced with natural gas burners by the end of 2014.
The capital aimed to replace large-scale coal-fired boilers in its suburban areas by the end of 2017.
Moreover, Tianjin also planned to increase use of natural gas in central heating to reduce air pollution in Oct, by announcing that it will add four new gas-fired generators and conversion of some coal burning boilers by the end of 2014. By 2014, more than sixty percent of heat will be provided by natural gas.
