China must cut output from polluting industries 30% by 2030 to meet environmental targets -report

Published 13:14 on April 17, 2018  /  Last updated at 19:25 on April 17, 2018  / Kathy Chen /  Asia Pacific, China

China will have to cut production levels in its most polluting industries by 30% before the end of next decade to meet the government’s air pollution targets, but the country has the opportunity to build a cleantech market worth $3.2 trillion along the way, according to a study released Tuesday.
China will have to cut production levels in its most polluting industries by 30% before the end of next decade to meet the government’s air pollution targets, but the country has the opportunity to build a cleantech market worth $3.2 trillion along the way, according to a study released Tuesday.


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