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China responsible for 46 percent of global coal consumption
2013-01-30 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A new chart by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows how China's coal habit has grown to such an extent that it now accounts for 46.9 percent of the world's consumption. In 2011 coal consumption hit 3.8 billion tons in China, making up nearly half the world's coal use of 8.1 billion tons. Coal comes with a number of environmental issues-including toxic air and water pollution-but the most pressing globally is climate change. Burning coal is the world's most carbon intensive energy source....
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China's coal use rivals rest of world combined - EIA report
2013-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
US News and World Report: Since 2000, China has accounted for more than 80 percent of the global increase in coal use, according to the EIA. China alone uses almost as much coal as the rest of the world combined, a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration noted Tuesday, and will likely dominate the coal market in 2013 thanks to the nation's increasingly ravenous demand for energy. That bodes well for America's coal industry, experts say, which has languished in recent years as environmental regulations...
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Wesfarmers cuts coal sale outlook after Australia floods
2013-01-30 10:10:22| Agriculture - Topix.net
Australian mining-to-retail conglomerate Wesfarmers on Wednesday cut its full-year coal sales forecast, citing flooding in Australia and weak demand in Asia that is depressing sales prices.
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China Burns Nearly as Much Coal as the Rest of the World
2013-01-30 04:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: As the data show, China is now burning almost as much coal as the rest of the world -- combined. And despite impressive support from Beijing for renewable energy and a dawning understanding about the dangers of air pollution, coal use in China is poised to continue rising, if slower than it has in recent years. That`s deadly for the Chinese people -- see the truly horrific air pollution in Beijing this past month -- and it`s dangerous for the rest of the world. Coal already accounts for 20% of global...
China Consumes Nearly as Much Coal as the Rest of the World Combined
2013-01-29 19:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Coal consumption in China grew more than 9 percent in 2011, continuing its upward trend for the 12th consecutive year, according to newly released international data. China`s coal use grew by 325 million tons in 2011, accounting for 87 percent of the 374 million ton global increase in coal use, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Of the 2.9 billion tons of global coal demand growth since 2000, China accounted for 2.3 billion tons (82 percent). China now accounts for 47 percent...
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