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Beijing's coal ban may herald the end of the fuel
2014-08-07 19:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Could the world be approaching peak coal production? It sounds unlikely, given that demand for the black stuff has surged in the past decade. But Beijing is planning to ban coal burning in its six central districts from 2020. If energy-hungry China backs away from coal, the demise of the world's dirtiest fuel may be at hand. The Beijing plan was announced on Monday by the city's Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection. It is no pipedream. The first of four big coal-fired power stations,...
China Plans Ban on Imports of Coal with High Ash, High Sulfur
2014-04-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: China plans to ban imports of coal with high-ash and high-sulfur content as the nation seeks to limit the dirtiest fuels to fight pollution. The worlds largest coal consumer will encourage imports of higher-quality supplies, according to Ren Lixin, the head of the coal division at the National Energy Administration. Domestic demand for the fuel may rise slightly this year and imports are expected to be similar to 2013 levels, he said at a conference in Shanghai today. China is considering...
Shanghai to ban coal by 2017
2013-10-28 20:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: China's largest city and one of the world's biggest, Shanghai, is set to ban coal burning in just four years, according to a new Clean Air Action Plan. The city-wide ban on coal burning is one effort among many to get Shanghai's infamous smog under control as well as another sign that China has begun to take its pollution problems more seriously. The ban will require the city's 2,500 coal boilers and 300 industrial furnaces to either shut down or shift to cleaner energy by 2015. "The frequency...
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