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In Step Lower Carbon Emissions, China Will Place Limit on Coal Use in 2020
2014-11-21 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: China plans to set a cap on coal consumption in 2020, an important step for the country in trying to achieve a recently announced goal of having carbon dioxide emissions peak by around 2030. The State Council, Chinas cabinet, released details of an energy strategy late Wednesday that includes capping coal consumption at 4.2 billion tons in 2020 and having coal be no more than 62 percent of the primary energy mix by that year. Worldwide, coal burning for industrial use is the largest source of...
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