This footage shows someone trying to drive through the dense fog that is cloaking China's capital, Beijing, on November 18.

The Beijing Municipal Meteorological Bureau issued an orange fog warning, the second-highest in its four-tiered colour-coded alert system.

In some districts, visibility dropped to as low as 100 metres.

According to Rhodium Group, a US leading independent research provider, China emitted 27% of the world's greenhouse gases in 2019,
more than the entire developed world combined.

In recent weeks, the country has increased its coal production to avert a looming power crisis. In October, its output rose to the highest since March 2015.

Following a deal struck at COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, China pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

A dense fog cloaked Beijing on November 18.

The Beijing Municipal Meteorological Bureau issued an orange fog warning – the second-highest in its four-tiered, colour-coded alert system – as visibility in some districts dropped to as low as 100 metres. Dashcam footage also shows a gray haze severely hampering visibility at a toll road in the Chinese capital.

US-based research firm Rhodium Group said China, which uses coal as its main power source,contributed 27% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions last 2019. Despite the country being plagued by poor air quality and heavy pollution, it has increased coal production in recent weeks to avert a looming power crisis as winter comes.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to achieve carbon neutrality in China before 2060.