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China National Energy Policy Released

zogger
Wed Dec 26 16:34:02 -0800 2007
Science.
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The Chinese Central Committee has released an extensive national energy policy outline. In it they are proposing a renewed emphasis on renewable energy in all the forms, but also a heavy reliance on coal, because they have so much of it and need every bit of energy they can get. Basically they plan on a lot more of "all of the above", coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind and whatever else they can come up with. Biofuels are not as important to them because they need all the food they can get as well.

.."The basic themes of China's energy strategy give priority to thrift, relying on domestic resources, encouraging diverse patterns of development, relying on science and technology, protecting the environment, and increasing international cooperation for mutual benefit, the paper says."..more background there. There is a link to the full paper in HTML off the provided article link.

China National Energy Policy Released
Lucifer
Wed Dec 26 17:53:23 -0800 2007
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Hmm.

I'm going to have to say that if China doesn't get caught in the coal trap the US is in, and they don't use biofuels, then they're going to be scary scary scary.  At least, in the sense of establishing a really viable array of energy technologies, while the western world sinks its load in biofuels and washes up.
China National Energy Policy Released
computersareevil
Thu Dec 27 10:54:05 -0800 2007
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What will be really scary is when we get so invested in "biofuel" we have to start buying our food from the Chinese.
 

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