Nationwide plan aims at cleaner air

State Council gives 3-year timetable for reducing pollution 'significantly'

The State Council has released a three-year action plan for air pollution control, giving a timetable and road map for improving air quality and vowing to "significantly" reduce the discharge of polluting gases while curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

The country's air quality and people's satisfaction with it should significantly improve over the three years, according to the plan, which was released by China's cabinet on Tuesday.