A view inside a closed brick factory building is seen on the outskirts of Beijing, China, January 18, 2016. The city has promised compensation to firms closed on pollution grounds.

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According to Samset, China 's cleanup has likely added about 0.05°C (0.09°F) to the global temperature increase per decade and contributed 0.07°C of total warming since 1850.

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That said, it is premature to celebrate the end of China’s war against pollution. The PM2.5 concentration of 29 μg/m³ still falls short of the WHO standard of 5 μg/m³.