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China's stricter clean heating policies may have saved thousands of lives
China’s stricter clean heating policies have improved air quality in northern China, particularly in Beijing and surrounding cities- potentially reducing 23,000 premature deaths due to air pollution in 2021 than in 2015, a new study reveals.
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