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US, China ink coal, clean energy deals in climate accord
2014-07-09 00:53:20| Energy - Topix.net
The United States and China on Tuesday signed eight partnership agreements to cut greenhouse gases, bringing the world's two biggest carbon emitters closer together on climate policy.
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China Coal Cap Could Strand Assets Around the World
2014-06-06 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Analysts believe that China--the world`s largest producer and consumer of coal, accounting for almost half of global consumption--could be close to making an abrupt and drastic change of track. A report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative and the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) says that when China`s demand for thermal coal (cheap coal burned in power stations to generate electricity) peaks, this will leave up to 40 percent of its coal-fired power generation...
Southern Co. and China Coal Producer Sign Coal Gasification Technology Deal
2014-04-16 17:45:37| ENR.com: Headline News
Memo of understanding will build on technology use to gasify lignite, a more available grade of coal, at the U.S. firm's plant in Mississippi.
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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...
China coal emissions responsible for 'quarter of a million premature deaths'
2013-12-12 04:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Emissions from coal plants in China were responsible for a quarter of a million premature deaths in 2011 and are damaging the health of hundreds of thousands of Chinese children, according to a new study. The study by a US air pollution expert, commissioned by Greenpeace, comes as many areas in northern and eastern China have been experiencing hazardous levels of air pollution in recent weeks. In some eastern cities including Shanghai, levels were off the index that tracks dangerous pollution,...
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