China is demanding more clean energy. Clean coal offers one solution to its energy and environmental priorities, but it is questionable how soon these facilities will become common place. Recent agreements for clean coal facilities suggest they are making real strides, but is clean coal really a priority?
Reportlinker released research on the Clean Coal Technologies Market.
Canada is a significant coal producer and plays a dominant role as a transmission point for North American coal heading to Asian markets. The country recently became a global leader in seeking ways to reduce GHG emissions from coal generation but a nagging issue has been the inability to update the infrastructure in order to meet the growing coal demand.
Obama's budget proposals have come in for flak, given that it is clearly set to scale back tax breaks and other incentives for domestic production of coal.
As election day nears and the fate of each candidate rests on electorally important states such as Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Ohio—all of which are major coal producers—the campaigns are ramping up their rhetoric by focusing on clean coal energy production.
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