Reducing air pollution through laws

Question 1

What is the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan?

Answer 1

Laws such as Environmental and Air Pollution Prevention and Control to enable governments to regulate people’s actions and industrial activities.

Question 2

List some cities that have since 2013 adopted the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan.

Answer 2

Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in China

Question 3

Which can cities that have adopted the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan do?

Answer 3

1. set limits on air pollutants for industries and vehicles

Question 4

What are two causes of heavy smog?

Answer 4

air pollutants caused by industries and vehicles

Question 5

What have city governments implementated to reduce air pollution and lessen traffic congestion?

Answer 5

1. License plate lottery policy which limits the number of new vehicles that can be registered.
2. Vehicle restriction rule which limits the use of private cars to selected days in a week according to the last number of their license plates.