unit 1 extensive reading-a clear opportunity

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1、AClearOpportunity2017-03-09AsiaSocietyCriticalWritingAirpollutioncontinuestoposeamajorhealththreatinChina.China’srecentAirPollutionPreventionandControlLawandAtmosphericPollutionPreventionActionPlandemonstratethegovernment’sresolvetosignificantlyimproveairquality., Arapidandextensivedeplo

2、ymentofcleanairtechnologiesandanenablingregulatoryenvironmentthatencouragesmanufacturinginnovationandtechnologyadoptionisnecessary.Withappropriateplanning,thislarge-scaledeploymentofcleanairtechnologiescouldreduceChina’sgreenhousegasemissions,helpingachievethecountry’slonger-termclimatep

3、olicygoals. ChinaandtheUnitedStateshavealonghistoryofcollaborationonairqualityandclimatepolicy,drivenbycommoninterests.AirpollutionfromChinaaffectspartsoftheUnitedStates,providinganimpetusforfederalandstateagenciesintheUnitedStatestoworkwiththeircounterpartsinChinaonairqualityissues.TheU

4、S-ChinaClimateChangeWorkingGroupandotherbilateralinitiativesreflectrecognitionbybothcountriesthattheirjointleadershipiscriticalformitigatingclimatechange.CooperationonairqualityandclimatechangehasbecomeapillaroftheUS-Chinarelationship. Thebenefitsofcontinuedcollaborationwillgrowoverthene

5、xtdecade.AsChinaseekstoachievedramaticimprovementsinairquality,regulatoryexperiencefromtheUnitedStatescouldplayanimportantsupportingrole.Inturn,regulatorsintheUnitedStateswillhavemuchtolearnfromChina’sexperienceasitstruggleswithitsownairqualitychallenges.Greaterharmonizationoflonger-term

6、airqualityandgreenhousegasregulationsbetweenthetwocountrieswouldprovideanimportantsignalforinvestmentsincleantechnologyinnovation.Acommon,competitivemarketforthesetechnologieswouldbevast,resultinginlowercosts. Chinaisenteringanewphaseofairqualitymanagement,transitioningfromanerainwhichth

7、emainconcernwasprimarypollutants(sulfurdioxide,largeparticulatematter)emitteddirectlyfromindustrialsmokestackstooneinwhichsecondarypollutants(fineparticulatematter,ozone)resultingfromadiversecombinationofstationaryandmobilesourcesarealargerconcern,particularlyinlargeurban