Shanghai moves closer to achieving environment goals

SHANGHAI: Efforts to reduce emissions and clean up the environment in this city are bearing fruit, the director of the local environment bureau said yesterday.

By the end of last month, Shanghai had already achieved 85 percent of the year's emissions targets for sulfur dioxide (SO2) levels and 90 percent of emission targets for chemical oxygen demand (COD), Zhang Quan said.

"With all environmental measures gradually taking effect, it is very likely we will achieve this year's target of reducing 10,000 tons of SO2 and 21,300 tons of COD emissions," he said.