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Around a quarter of a million people in some of China’s major cities could face premature death because of high levels of air pollution, according to a forecast by Peking University for Greenpeace based on 2013 data.<\/p>\n

In the 31 provincial capitals on average 90 out of every 100,000 people could die prematurely every year as a result of high levels of fine particulate in the air, Greenpeace said.<\/p>\n

The study concludes that one out of every seven deaths in the cities is because of  air pollution, making early deaths from fine particulate matter as risky as smoking.<\/p>\n

However, if all 31 cities considered in the study were to apply national air quality standards, the number of deaths caused by air pollution as a result of 2013 levels would be cut by about 41 premature deaths per 100,000 people each year, the study said.<\/p>\n

This would equate to 100,000 lives per year being saved if cities meet 2030 air quality targets.<\/p>\n

Figures from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection released earlier this week showed that just 8 out of 74 cities<\/a> surveyed had met air quality targets, just five more than last year, when premier Li Keqiang announced a war on pollution. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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