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It will be tough to ensure the 'fuel-switch' changes are genuinely low-carbon, economic and sustained.
Coal-fired power is still growing in China, but the latest statistics indicate that Beijing could have been telling local governments to go slow on the rubber stamping of new coal projects. The world’s biggest polluter also recently suspended its system for approving new steel plants.
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Nature should not be overlooked in the race to deploy clean energy: BirdLife International CEO Martin Harper
The head of one of the world's largest conservation groups explains why its goal to expand the use of sensitivity mapping in Asia will lessen the impacts of renewable projects on nature. Set clear objectives for nature alongside development plans, he says.
Despite China’s renewables push, coal power is expanding to ensure reliable energy, operational flexibility and heat.
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