The rise of the air purifier industry
bikes out, trees in: hanoi tackles air pollution woes
by：Yovog
2023-10-04
HANOI (Reuters)-
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is known for its ancient stupas, colonial buildings and delicious River noodles, but there is another difference: air pollution. The city of 7.
7 million, pollution was four times that of the World Health Organization last year (WHO)
Considered acceptable, it is one of several cities in Asia that struggle with emissions from automotive and industrial activity.
The World Health Organization said in May that about 7 million people worldwide die from pollution every year, which can cause diseases such as stroke and heart disease.
Pollution is the political risk of the Communist Party.
Environmental protests have taken place in Vietnam to save trees or protest against a steel company accused of polluting the ocean.
Concerns about air quality are even a lucrative business opportunity.
Cao Xuan Trung, an air purifier dealer in Hanoi, said: \"I usually joke with my friends that the more serious the air pollution is, the more prosperous I will be . \", Who expects monthly revenue to rise from 3 billion dong by 2020 ($131,199)
Now, the value is 75 times higher than when he started in 2013.
In 2016, Hanoi ranked second in air quality among the major cities in Southeast Asia, second only to the Thai industrial center city of salabri.
The Green Innovation Development Center of the environmental group ranked fourth in the Vietnam commercial capital Ho Chi Minh City (GreenID)
Said in a report.
Nguy Thi Khanh, head of Hanoi, said: \"Recent developments are conducive to economic growth, but problems related to sustainable development and their impact on the environment have increased . \"
The data of the World Health Organization were analyzed.
She blamed the surge in construction projects, the expanding fleet of cars and motorcycles, and heavy industry flooding the city, from steel mills, cement plants to coal plants.
Thermal power plant.
Coal provides most of the electricity for Vietnam\'s rapid development
Economic growth is expected to exceed 6% for the fourth time this year.
In the pollution fight, the Hanoi City Council this month approved a ban on motorcycles by 2030, hoping to boost public transport, including the new train system.
Hanoi has also planted more than 80% trees and hopes to increase 70 air monitoring stations to 10 now in the next few years.
It\'s pushing people to cleaner.
Environmental official Luu Thi Thanh Chi said the heater was burned from the contaminated honeycomb charcoal furnace, replacing gasoline with cleaner biofuels.
Hanoi recorded 10 clean air days in the second quarter of this year, up from 2016 and 2017 in the same period, GreenID said, but warned that the improvement may not mean that Vietnam is turning things around.
\"When we see new coal
The emergence of power plants, new industrial clusters, more traffic and other air pollution sources around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, now it seems too early to say that Vietnam has reached its peak in air pollution, lars Bloom, its technical adviser, said.
Clean air advocates are also promoting alternatives.
\"I want to create a garden that will allow any homeowner to enjoy clean air after a long working day,\" said the 27 th . \"year-
Old architect Nguyen Manh Hung made room on the roof of his home for 15 plants that help clean the air, from snake plants to windmill palms.
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is known for its ancient stupas, colonial buildings and delicious River noodles, but there is another difference: air pollution. The city of 7.
7 million, pollution was four times that of the World Health Organization last year (WHO)
Considered acceptable, it is one of several cities in Asia that struggle with emissions from automotive and industrial activity.
The World Health Organization said in May that about 7 million people worldwide die from pollution every year, which can cause diseases such as stroke and heart disease.
Pollution is the political risk of the Communist Party.
Environmental protests have taken place in Vietnam to save trees or protest against a steel company accused of polluting the ocean.
Concerns about air quality are even a lucrative business opportunity.
Cao Xuan Trung, an air purifier dealer in Hanoi, said: \"I usually joke with my friends that the more serious the air pollution is, the more prosperous I will be . \", Who expects monthly revenue to rise from 3 billion dong by 2020 ($131,199)
Now, the value is 75 times higher than when he started in 2013.
In 2016, Hanoi ranked second in air quality among the major cities in Southeast Asia, second only to the Thai industrial center city of salabri.
The Green Innovation Development Center of the environmental group ranked fourth in the Vietnam commercial capital Ho Chi Minh City (GreenID)
Said in a report.
Nguy Thi Khanh, head of Hanoi, said: \"Recent developments are conducive to economic growth, but problems related to sustainable development and their impact on the environment have increased . \"
The data of the World Health Organization were analyzed.
She blamed the surge in construction projects, the expanding fleet of cars and motorcycles, and heavy industry flooding the city, from steel mills, cement plants to coal plants.
Thermal power plant.
Coal provides most of the electricity for Vietnam\'s rapid development
Economic growth is expected to exceed 6% for the fourth time this year.
In the pollution fight, the Hanoi City Council this month approved a ban on motorcycles by 2030, hoping to boost public transport, including the new train system.
Hanoi has also planted more than 80% trees and hopes to increase 70 air monitoring stations to 10 now in the next few years.
It\'s pushing people to cleaner.
Environmental official Luu Thi Thanh Chi said the heater was burned from the contaminated honeycomb charcoal furnace, replacing gasoline with cleaner biofuels.
Hanoi recorded 10 clean air days in the second quarter of this year, up from 2016 and 2017 in the same period, GreenID said, but warned that the improvement may not mean that Vietnam is turning things around.
\"When we see new coal
The emergence of power plants, new industrial clusters, more traffic and other air pollution sources around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, now it seems too early to say that Vietnam has reached its peak in air pollution, lars Bloom, its technical adviser, said.
Clean air advocates are also promoting alternatives.
\"I want to create a garden that will allow any homeowner to enjoy clean air after a long working day,\" said the 27 th . \"year-
Old architect Nguyen Manh Hung made room on the roof of his home for 15 plants that help clean the air, from snake plants to windmill palms.
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