China's pollution causes environmental concern

http://www.wboc.com/story/30734058/chinas-efforts-on-climate-deal-partly-due-to-its-pollution

Up until 2015 China had been the world's fastest growing economy. The growth was due in large part to the construction "of hundreds of coal-fired power plants and an increase in car ownership" (Watt, 2015). As China continues to innovate and progress its society with the implementation of new technology, it also pollutes the air on its own and from their factories.

With the public becoming increasingly aware of these environmental concerns, economic growth has taken a slight backseat to the environment among the Chinese population. The article states that China's cities are "among the world's dirtiest" which has people concerned "with environmental issues and taking that on par with wanting to make money".

With these concerns, the Chinese government is trying for a push for a global climate pact. Its purpose would be to pledge to "keep global temperatures from rising another degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) between now and 2100." China's president, Xi Jinping, has pledged $3.1 billion to help other developing countries fight climate change. Already China has become a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions "by investing in solar wind and hydro power". The efforts by China should be applauded by the rest of the world as they help take a step in the direction of maintaining a livable environment on our planet. Although their coal power plants were a major cause of a large portion of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, their current efforts to clean the air should not go unnoticed.