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12.12.17Need Stretchy Pants? China's Energy Squeeze May Mean Higher Prices
New York Times
Homes, businesses and even hospitals across northern China are running short of natural gas. Some schoolchildren are shivering. And in the chemical industry — well, the spandex supply is getting tight.
Environment
04.08.16
China Pulls Emergency Stop on Coal Power Construction
from chinadialogue
China’s central government has ordered local authorities to delay or cancel construction of new coal-fired power plants, as regulators attempt to reduce a glut in capacity, just one year after decisions were delegated to the provinces.The National...
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07.07.15China Offers Private Companies Rights to Explore Six Oil-and-Gas Blocks
Wall Street Journal
China’s government is making a small step toward opening the nation’s energy resources to private investment.
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07.28.14China Needs to Import More Food to Ease Water, Energy Shortages
Reuters
China should boost imports of food so it can dedicate more of its scarce water supplies to energy production, especially in arid but coal-rich regions like Xinjiang and Ningxia
Environment
02.05.14
China’s Future Energy Security Will Depend on Water
from chinadialogue
When we think about water use we think about the water we drink, but we also need water to grow food, generate electricity, make our clothes, and extract minerals. In short, water drives the economy. In China, ninety-seven percent of electricity...