China Builds ‘World’s Biggest Air Purifier'

[Adam Varga + 123]

A 100-meter high air purification tower in Xian in Shaanxi province helped reduce smog levels in the city, bringing a noticeable improvement in air quality. At least that's what preliminary results say.

[Vlad Kovalenko + 115]

It sounds like an interesting idea, of course, if it's true. They say this tower can produce more than 353 million cubic feet of clean air a day since its launch.

[Selva + 252]

But at the same time Greenpeace report says that China is winning battle against pollution in big cities while this country saw only a small improvement in air quality in the last year.

[Adam Varga + 123]

Seems like the idea right now is to move pollution out of city centers and to decrease pollution sources inside. 

[Selva + 252]

I don't believe in this until I see an independent study. I'm not a believer in state-published air quality numbers.

[Vlad Kovalenko + 115]

When I see news like this one I feel confident. As long as it becomes a contest between superpowers, we can expect a solution for global warming.  

[Selva + 252]

Does this air purifier run off of fossil fuel energy? I couldn't find anything about it. If it does, than it denies itself.  

[Addy + 14]

1 hour ago, Selvedina said:

Does this air purifier run off of fossil fuel energy? I couldn't find anything about it. If it does, than it denies itself.  

most renewable energy does. It relies on fossil fuels to manufacture 

[Rodent + 1,424]

17 minutes ago, Addy said:

most renewable energy does. It relies on fossil fuels to manufacture 

well, yes, but I'm guessing that any renewables manufactured by fossil fuels is still a plus for the climate.