Beijing Review
Summary
Beijing recorded 290 days of good air quality in 2024, according to a May 9 announcement by the municipal government. This marks the highest number since 2013, when the city launched its current air quality monitoring system.
However, efforts to tackle the issue got underway much earlier. Starting in the early 2000s, Beijing launched its coal-to-electricity program for clean heating. Xicheng District pioneered this effort, specifically targeting residents in low-rise neighborhoods within conservation areas that lacked access to centralized heating.
Beijing's centralized heating system is a government-managed district heating network that provides indoor heating to residential and commercial buildings during winter (typically November 15 to March 15).
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