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China Clamps Down on Coal
2016-01-02 17:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: China says it will not approve any new coal mines for the next three years. The countrys National Energy Administration (NEA) says more than 1,000 existing mines will also be closed over the coming year, reducing total coal production by 70 million tons. Analysts say this is the first time Beijing has put a ban on the opening of new mines: the move has been prompted both by falling demand for coal as a result of a slowing economy and by increasing public concern about hazardous levels of pollution,...
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