China’s Coal Cap Could Save $11.4 Billion a Year, Study Says
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China’s proposal to curb coal consumption could save as many 89,000 lives and $11.4 billion a year by 2030, a study showed.
The benefits would come from improvements to air quality resulting from a national policy to cap coal use at about 4.1 billion metric tons starting in 2020, according to the study, which compared the findings to a scenario in which coal use continues to rise to 4.8 billion tons in the next 15 years.