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denpristay [2]2 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

Increased consumption leads to an increase in the production of goods, which in turn puts stress on the environment. Globalization causes rise in the amount of fuel that is consumed in transporting these products has led to an increase in the pollution levels in the environment.

Seventy percent of Chinese households burn coal or biomass for cooking and heating, which contaminates indoor air. Adverse effects of combustion-related air pollution include reduced fetal and child growth, pulmonary disease including asthma, developmental impairment, and increased risk of cancer.

Coal is the leading culprit of air pollution in China. 75% of the premature deaths are caused by the 152 coal-fired power plants in Hebei Province. Air pollution will remain a serious problem in China as long as coal continues to be the country's major energy source

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