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Wang Tao
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In The Media
Changing Energy Sources: Transition from Coal to Natural Gas
While Beijing has already made improvements in developing cleaner energy, the counry’s use of coal as its primary source of energy still poses a considerable challenge.
By Wang Tao
Published on Oct 25, 2013
Source: CCTV News
Carnegie–Tsinghua’s Wang Tao spoke to CCTV News’ China 24 to discuss potential alternative energy routes for China and the challenges the nation will encounter in implementing such energy practices. While Beijing has already made improvements in developing cleaner energy, China’s use of coal as its primary source of energy still poses a considerable challenge.
Wang acknowledged that finding alternative forms of energy will be difficult. Natural gas is not readily available in China and is only a minor improvement over coal with regard to how cleanly it burns. Solar and wind energy could be strong potential options, but these require further development.
About the Author
Wang Tao
Former Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
Wang Tao was a nonresident scholar in the Energy and Climate Program based at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy.
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