China
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Environmental overview
The world's largest energy consumer and emitter of greenhouse gases, and also the largest builder of renewable energy capacity, with major air and water pollution programmes.
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Major issues
What is changing across the country.
WaterClimateAir
Severity is descriptive editorial metadata summarising documented effects. It is not a measured index or a score.
- 01WaterSeverity: HighBeijingWater scarcity on the North China PlainBeijing sits in one of the world's most water-stressed regions, with long-term groundwater decline and reliance on water transfers.3 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 2 sources
- 02ClimateSeverity: HighShanghaiSubsidence, storm surge and sea level rise in ShanghaiA low-lying delta megacity faces compounding risk from typhoons, storm surge, river floods and rising seas.4 causes · 3 impacts · 4 solutions · 2 sources
- 03AirSeverity: ModerateBeijingBeijing's air pollution controlSevere winter smog prompted sustained national and regional action, and fine particulate levels have fallen substantially since 2013.4 causes · 3 impacts · 4 solutions · 3 sources
Within China
Places to explore
- CityBeijingChina's capital, once synonymous with severe winter smog, now an often-cited case of large-scale air pollution control, while still facing water scarcity on the North China Plain.
- CityShanghaiA low-lying megacity on the Yangtze River delta, managing historical land subsidence, typhoon and storm surge exposure, and sea level rise.