China's Each Way Bet

renewable energy has more than the obvious climate advantage- its diverse distribution is the opposite of the wars over the few places that had huge deposits or carbon energy sources which accelerated through 20th C

Probably no nation is involved in as many renewable energy research experiments around the word as china but even as China is spending billions on solar and wind technology, but none of its energy investments surpasses its commitment to coal power. Of the world's 1,600 coal plants under construction or in the planning stages, Chinese firms are responsible for more than 700 of them. Like it or not, coal will be a leading worldwide energy source for decades to come, according to Independent Institute Senior Fellow William F. Shughart II. READ MORE

Clean Coal Has Hit a Speedbump, but It Remains Essential, by William F. Shughart II (Washington Examiner, 7/20/17)

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