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China Pledges to Clamp Down on Coal Amid Criticism by Earth.Org Asia May 17th 2021 5 mins At the US-hosted Leaders’ Summit on Climate on April 22 and 23, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to “control the growth in coal consumption” from 2021- 2025 and to reduce coal consumption from 2026-2030. This promise of coal clampdown comes amid criticism from some that the climate targets announced by China aren’t ambitious enough. — Clamping Down on Coal At the summit, Xi announced strict new controls on coal power, with restrictions on growth in coal consumption for the 14th Five Year Plan...
