Power industry to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions
Updated: 2011-09-22 06:46
(Xinhua)
|
|||||||||||
Smoke billows from chimneys of a power plant in Weifang, East China's Shandong province in this Dec 3, 2009 file photo.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]
|
The new standard, jointly issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, was published on the ministry's website on Wednesday.
The new standard will take effect from 2012 and replace the current one, which was issued in 2003.
After the implementation of the new standard, sulfur dioxide emissions from the country's power industry are expected to be reduced by 6.18 million metric tons by 2015, while oxynitride emissions will be reduced by 5.8 million metric tons, said Tao Detian, a spokesman for the ministry.
Hot Topics
Organ transplant bonds mother and son
Editor's Picks
Dry lake woes for migrant bird |
1st subway tunnel runs under Yangtze River |
Obama tells Abbas US will veto Palestinians |
Two US men convicted as spies leave Iran |
Give Owen one chance, he gives you two goals |
Adriano's debut with Corinthians set for Oct 9 |