Beijing's air quality improves further

Beijing's average PM2.5 concentration fell by 16.6 percent in the first 10 months of the year, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau said, highlighting a clear improvement in the capital's air quality.

From January to October, the average concentration of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, stood at 25.6 micrograms per cubic meter, it said. The number of days with good air quality reached 254, an increase of 20 days compared to the same period last year.

These improvements have been achieved through systematic efforts. One of them is cutting vehicle emissions by promoting the adoption of new energy vehicles. By the end of October, the number of new energy vehicles in the city had surpassed 1.2 million, Beijing Daily reported on Friday.

In response to autumn and winter pollution patterns, Beijing has enhanced joint consultation and emergency coordination with neighboring regions. Advanced technological methods such as satellite remote sensing, online monitoring, cruise monitoring, and video surveillance have been widely used to identify and address high-pollution areas to reduce cumulative pollution, it said.