A power plant pollutes the air over Changchun, in northeastern Jilin province. The health and environmental costs of coal use add up to HK$330 per tonne. Photo: AFPA power plant pollutes the air over Changchun, in northeastern Jilin province. The health and environmental costs of coal use add up to HK$330 per tonne. Photo: AFP
A power plant pollutes the air over Changchun, in northeastern Jilin province. The health and environmental costs of coal use add up to HK$330 per tonne. Photo: AFP
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670,000 smog-related deaths a year: the cost of China's reliance on coal

Smog killed 670,000 people in 2012, says mainland study on pollution

Li Jing
Li Jing

Updated: 10:18am, 5 Nov, 2014

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A power plant pollutes the air over Changchun, in northeastern Jilin province. The health and environmental costs of coal use add up to HK$330 per tonne. Photo: AFPA power plant pollutes the air over Changchun, in northeastern Jilin province. The health and environmental costs of coal use add up to HK$330 per tonne. Photo: AFP
A power plant pollutes the air over Changchun, in northeastern Jilin province. The health and environmental costs of coal use add up to HK$330 per tonne. Photo: AFP
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