Peaking Chinese coal demand risks billions in stranded assets

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Latest Carbon Tracker Institute report warns shift to greener power could leave 40 per cent of Chinese coal power plants stranded by 2020

China's lower than expected demand for coal could leave 40 per cent of the country's coal-fired power stations at risk of being stranded by the end of the decade, a new report finds. Research by the...

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