telsor
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I'm no expert but I'm saying what was said on Radio National some little while ago & just Googled the topic, a news report says Chinas energy use in 2013 comprised 67% coal, the next 5year plan is to reduce it to 60% & replace that amount with Russian Gas. The just signed some massive deal.
Anyway you guys can discuss that.
So yes, coal is big, but wont grow, if anything, it will shrink. They are choking on the fumes.
Relatively, it might be shrinking, but as an absolute value it's still growing because China's energy usage is growing rapidly. (if energy growth is 10% and coal power only grows 5%, relatively it's shrunk)
Reducing the fumes is happening, but more by replacing older plants with newer, more efficient/cleaner plants (not so much less CO2 as less grit/particulates).