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China aims for 70GW of solar in race to ditch coal
19 May 2014, Businessgreen.com (requires subscription – free trial available)
China could start to cut its consumption of coal by 2020
China’s consumption of coal could reach a peak by 2020, or even earlier, as part of its plans to pursue more sustainable economic growth, according to a new report published … read more »

Nicholas Stern and Dimitri Zenghelis respond to publication of new climate change report
“This comprehensive report shows that it will still be possible to achieve the target, agreed by countries at the United Nations climate change summit in Cancùn in 2010, of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to have a reasonable chance of avoiding global warming of more than 2 centigrade degrees. read more »








