A worker cuts steel with a torch near the coal-powered Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station in China’s northern Hebei province on November 12. Photo: AFP
A worker cuts steel with a torch near the coal-powered Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station in China’s northern Hebei province on November 12. Photo: AFP
Bas Heerma van Voss
Opinion

Opinion

Bas Heerma van Voss and ​​Ryan Rafaty

China could make two small changes that don’t cost the Earth to phase out coal

  • A study has found that the central government’s policy framework is already suitable for facilitating a rapid curbing of coal market development, but the incentive structure for local governments and state-owned enterprises needs to be improved

A worker cuts steel with a torch near the coal-powered Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station in China’s northern Hebei province on November 12. Photo: AFP
A worker cuts steel with a torch near the coal-powered Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station in China’s northern Hebei province on November 12. Photo: AFP
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