BEIJING: In an effort to encourage the green transformation of civil aviation, China has published a three-year action plan for the prevention and control of noise pollution at civil airports.
The plan was jointly released by the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
The action plan states that by 2025, a standard system for preventing and controlling pollution at airports should be essentially established and that significant advancements in the development of important monitoring technologies should be made.
By 2025, it was stated, airports handling at least 5 million passengers annually ought to be able to track the source of civil aircraft noise events in real time.
According to the action plan, by 2027, the environs of airports with a minimum yearly passenger throughput should have improved environmental quality.
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