Air Quality Management Achievements,Challenges and the Way Forward in China:Including PM 2.5 and Other Major Air Pollutants

摘要

In China, rapid economic development accompanied by complex air pollution issues has resulted in aneed for innovative solutions simultaneously addressing these complex pollution issues that lack well-developed solutions, since no country has ever faced a similar battle before. To seek innovative solutions,efforts have been made under the Five Sphere Integrated Plan to carry out development under a new concept.In air pollution prevention and control, the Action Plan on Air Pollution Prevention and Control wasimplemented in 2013–2016. This article provides a brief description of its achievements, with an emphasison atmospheric quality conditions in 2016. Major air pollutants such as PM 2.5 and PM 10 have decreased,achieving the Action Plan’s target in advance. Furthermore, international cooperation at the global, regionaland bilateral levels related to supporting air pollution prevention and control was also been introduced. Airpollution prevention and control has entered a crucial stage, with great challenges from development andnew emerging issues such as ozone. At this stage, to improve air quality further, the Three Year Plan onDefending the Blue Sky was published, serving as a guide for the upcoming three years. The major strategyand objectives of this Three Year Plan are introduced. To improve air quality further with substantial effects,technology cooperation is recommended for facilitating progress toward achieving air pollution preventionand control targets among countries under the guidance of air-related SDG goals and targets.