Abstract :
In this paper the authors describe how, although sensitive to pollution´s threat, China´s political leaders have little room for manoeuvre and see worry about greenhouse gases as an ill-affordable luxury in terms of coal-fired electricity generation
Keywords :
air pollution control; coal; combustion; government policies; politics; steam power stations; China; air emissions control; coal-fired electricity generation; energy policy; greenhouse gases; politics; thermal power plants; Carbon dioxide; Combustion; Energy efficiency; Energy measurement; Environmental economics; Global warming; Lead compounds; Pollution; Power generation economics; Size control;