Tang Xu, Snowden Simon, McLellan Benjamin C., Höök Mikael

Rubrique:

Nouvelles technologies

Parution:

December 2015

Titre Ouvrage:

Clean coal use in China: Challenges and policy implications

Édition:

, Energy Policy, vol. 87

Pages:

pp. 517-523.

Energy consumption in China is currently dominated by coal, a major source of air pollution and carbon emissions ; the utilization of clean coal technologies is a likely strategic choice for China at present, however, they are not widely used in China ; this paper shows that the drivers that have a negative bearing on the utilization of clean coal are mainly non-technical factors such as the low legal liability of atmospheric pollution related to coal use, and the lack of laws and mandatory regulations for clean coal use in China