Cleaner Coal in China
Cleaner Coal in China
By: Organization for Economic(Corporate Author) | Organization for Economic Cooperation & Devel | ISBN: 9264048146 | 2009-04-30 | PDF | 320 pages | 6,55 Mb
Energy is an essential element for human survival and development. Over the history of mankind, each and every significant step in the progress of civilisation has been accompanied by energy innovations and substitutions. The exploitation and utilisation of fossil energy has boosted enormously world economic development and society as
a whole. However, large-scale exploitation and utilisation of fossil energy is also one of the major causes of ecological destruction and environmental pollution.
As is well known, coal is China’s dominant source of energy. It accounts for about 70 percent of primary energy production and consumption. Furthermore, coal will remain the main energy source in China for a long period of time in the future. The proportion of coal in China’s energy mix is far higher than the world average, and coal exploitation
and utilisation has become one of the major causes of environmental pollution. Therefore, clean coal technology is a strategic choice for energy development in China.