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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — China’s capital made new progress in improving air and water quality last year, an official report showed Friday.
According to the 2024 Beijing Environmental Report, the average concentration of fine particulate matter PM2.5, a key indicator of air pollution, was 30.5 micrograms per cubic meter, down 65.9 percent from 2013. The city recorded 290 days of excellent air quality and only two days of severe pollution.
Beijing has also made significant progress in improving water quality. According to the document, 87.2 percent of sections of the capital’s five major river systems, with a total length of 2,551.6 kilometers, were assessed as having excellent water quality in 2024. This is an increase of 15.9 percentage points year-on-year and nearly 40 percentage points higher than in 2013.
In addition, according to the report, Beijing’s environmental quality index was 71.4 last year, up 0.85 percent year-on-year. This shows that the city has seen a steady improvement in environmental quality. From 2020 to 2024, 7,121 biological species were documented in Beijing, including rare species such as the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta and the Oriental stork.
“Beijing will continue to implement targeted, scientific and law-based anti-pollution measures,” said Liu Baoxian, deputy head of the city’s ecology and environment bureau, which compiled the report. He added that the capital will further coordinate environmental protection with high-quality development. –0–