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With around 70% of its electricity generated from coal fired power stations and a huge demand for coke to make steel, China's hunger for coal is insatiable. This puts enormous pressure on the country's coalmines which are notorious for being amongst the most dangerous in the world.
China is both the world's fastest growing economy and the world's leading polluter. As a result, the country faces the twin challenges of reducing its carbon emissions while at the same time providing more power for its people's growing energy demands.
For years, China has relied heavily on dirty coal to provide much of this energy, but as Andrew Livingstone reports, moves are underway to improve efficiency in coal fired stations.
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