China's Coal Dependency

Dethroning coal within China's energy hierarchy presents a challenging yet necessary task, essential for a sustainable future.

Written byKeith Kloor
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A China analyst advises that

dethroning coal from its dominant position in China's energy hierarchy will be exceptionally difficult, even assuming optimistic scenarios of deploying other energy sources.

What does this realistic outlook imply?

Therefore, it is imperative to simultaneously focus on developing clean coal and carbon technologies.

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