Tag: China Coal
Coal demand stalls for the first time since the 90’s: Report
Coal demand slacking thanks to China’s expansion of renewable energy sources STOCKHOLM _ The International Energy Agency says global demand for coal, the biggest source of man-made carbon emissions, stalled last year for the first time since the 1990s. In Friday’s report, the Paris-based IEA cited declining appetite for coal in China, the world’s biggest […]
Global CO2 emissions may have gone down in 2015 thanks to China: Study
Nearly 4 per cent drop in China’s CO2 emissions PARIS _Global carbon dioxide emissions may be dropping ever so slightly this year, spurred by a dramatic plunge in Chinese pollution, according to a surprising new study released Monday. The unexpected dip could either be a temporary blip or true hope that the world is about […]
4 sentenced to death in Chinese coal miners’ murder, compensation scam
Chinese coal industry scam played out from 2009 to 2011 BEIJING _ A court in northern China has sentenced four people to be executed over the deaths of coal miners who were slain in a plot to collect compensation. The four were found guilty of battering to death three Chinese coal miners with clubs and […]
‘Coal Wars’: US reducing coal use, moving to natural gas
‘Coal Wars’ author says global coal industry must be shut down “Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet” (Palgrave Macmillan), by Richard Martin Fierce conflicts over coal are taking place around the globe, but author Richard Martin says the decline and ultimate demise of the fuel that powered the Industrial […]
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