With Beijing continuously facing air pollution problems, a new report came out to detail the situation of China's capital.

An infographics of the condition published on China Daily revealed that as of 2016, a total of $2.2 million was collected for fines. It was noted that more than 13,000 cases of "illegal activities detrimental to the environment were punished.

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The data, which were gathered by the publication from the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, also revealed the main sources of the PM2.5 air pollution level in the city. The infographics, which was prepared by China Daily, shared that "Pollutants from neighboring regions take up 28 to 36 percent, and pollutants produced in Beijing take up 64 to 72 percent."

Of these figures, 31.1 percent accounted for motor vehicles; 22.4 percent for coal burning; 18.1 percent for industrial activity; 14.3 percent for construction dust; and 14.1 percent for others which do not fall in any of the identified categories.

Amid this air pollution situation in Beijing, various measures have already been implemented. These include the following: weeding out of 1.67 million old vehicles; implementation of new fuel standards; encouragement for the use of new energy vehicles; upgrading of at least 8,800 diesel-powered buses; changing three-way catalysts for 43,000 taxi cabs; and setting-up of subway line totaling to 574 kilometers.

In the meantime, measures to reduce emission and coal have been carried out as well. These resulted to the closure of five cement plants, regulation and closure of 1,314 polluting firms, cleaning up of 4,477 enterprises discharging pollutants illegally, and building of four gas and thermal power centers, among others.

On the other hand, Telegraph UK reported that air pollution levels in London are now comparable to Beijing's. It was disclosed that readings on Monday, particularly at 3:00 PM, "were worse than in notoriously smoggy Beijing, hitting a peak 197 micrograms per cubic meter for particulate matter on the Air Quality Index."

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