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China to shut down 4,300 old coal mines, ban new coal mines
2016-01-22 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In December 2015, China announced a three-year ban on new coal mine approvals, starting 2016. China the worlds biggest coal producer and consumer is also planning on a number of other drastic measures to cut down coal from the countrys energy mix. In the next three years, China will aim to close 4,300 small and inefficient coal mines, remove outdated production capacity of 700 million metric tons and relocate 1 million workers, local media reported Thursday. The Chinese government plans to...
China 'wild card' as coal projections pared back, IEA says
2015-11-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: China has become a "wild card" for global coal markets as its demand for the fossil fuel ebbs and it helps drive a worldwide rush into renewable energy sources, the International Energy Agency says. In its closely watched World Energy Outlook report for 2015, the agency projects coal will account for just 10 per cent of any increase in global energy demand out to 2040, far shy of the fuel's 45 per cent contribution over the past decade. Renewable energy subsidies are less than one-quarter of...
China burns much more coal than reported, complicating climate talks
2015-11-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: China, the worlds leading emitter of greenhouse gases from coal, has been burning up to 17 percent more coal a year than the government previously disclosed, according to newly released data. The finding could complicate the already difficult efforts to limit global warming. Even for a country of Chinas size, the scale of the correction is immense. The sharp upward revision in official figures means that China has released much more carbon dioxide almost a billion more tons a year according...
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China 'highly polluting project' decision to spur coal subsidy talks
2015-10-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's promise to curb public funding of "highly polluting projects" has isolated Japan and increased the pressure to close a deal to phase-out coal export subsidies after months of wrangling. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has been hosting talks on the issue since last year. Japan, wary of regional competition from China, has been at the vanguard of opposition to phasing out coal export credits that help OECD nations send coal plant technology abroad...
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China burns half of coal consumption worldwide, figures show
2015-05-31 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: China now burns nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined. The country's appetite for the carbon-intensive fuel rose by 9% in 2011, to 3.8bn tonnes, meaning it now accounts for 47% of worldwide coal consumption. The growth, revealed by US government figures on Tuesday, was driven by China's booming economy, which has grown at an average rate of around 10% over the past decade. China overtook the US as the world's biggest carbon emitter in 2007, and became the world's biggest consumer...
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