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China suspends plans for 85 coal power plants

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China is taking some steps to curb pollution (it doesnt have much choice), but one of its most recent steps may be more of a happy accident. The countrys National Energy Administration is suspending 85 planned or in-progress coal power plants — not because theyre threats to the environment and public health (which they are), but because they dont fit in with Chinas latest Five Year Plan. Its targeting a coal capacity limit of 1,100GW, but the plants would have brought it to 1…
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