This year has been one of the worst for air quality in China . Residents have termed the smog event the `` air-pocalypse '' and it is not just a matter of bad weather but also because of pollution from vehicles, factories and power plants that are still burning coal to generate electricity. `` The air has this kind of greenish-gray pallor to it . It 's a matter of human rights and public health , not image .
This year has been one of the worst for air quality in China . Residents have termed the smog event the `` air-pocalypse '' and it is not just a matter of bad weather but also because of pollution from vehicles, factories and power plants that are still burning coal to generate electricity. It 's a matter of human rights and public health , not image .