Coal burning in China's north can shorten lives
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="ringing">ringing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="roadmap">roadmap</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Proceedings">Proceedings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="multidisciplinary">multidisciplinary</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="serial">serial</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5.5 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>. <span word="Coal">Coal</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Hongbin">Hongbin</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tsinghua">Tsinghua</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="collaborated">collaborated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="analyzed">analyzed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> 90 <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1981 <span word="to">to</span> 2000, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Huaihe">Huaihe</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p><span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="was">was</span> 55 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1981 <span word="and">and</span> 2000, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancies">expectancies</span> <span word="were">were</span> 5.5 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span>.</p>
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