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China imposes import bans on North Korean iron, coal and seafood
2017-08-15 08:15:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UN approved sanctions against Pyongyang this month that could cost the country $1bn a year.
China to replace direct coal combustion with electricity in new plan
2016-05-25 10:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China will reduce the amount of coal burned directly in industrial furnaces and residential heating systems in order to tackle a major source of smog, the country's energy regulator said on Wednesday. The National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a joint announcement with other government bodies that around 700 million to 800 million tonnes of coal is burned directly in China every year, much of it in the countryside, where access to electricity is limited. Directly burned coal amounts to...
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China Nixes Coal Expansion
2016-04-26 23:06:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Canceled Plants Output Equal Britains Total Generation China backs off coal generation as economy and power demand slip read more
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China backs revolutionary clean coal
2016-03-11 12:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: China will boost emissions-cutting technologies for coal-fired power stations, its environment protection minister said on Friday. The move was a "revolutionary effort that will overturn the conventional wisdom that coal is not clean, said Chen Jining in comments paraphrased by state news agency Xinhua. China would also curb high-polluting bulk coal burned in households, as it bids to cut smog that blankets its cities, he told reporters on the sidelines of a parliamentary session. It follows...
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China coal consumption drops again
2016-02-29 12:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Chinas coal consumption fell for the second year in a row, government data showed Monday, as the worlds biggest polluter attempts to tackle chronic pollution that accompanied economic growth. Coal use fell 3.7% last year compared to 2014 levels, according to a report from Chinas National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The drop follows a 2.9% decrease in 2014. Chinas rise to the worlds second largest economy was largely powered by cheap, dirty coal. As growth slows, the country has had a difficult...
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