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China air pollution move to swell share of emissions covered by ETS

Published 11:25 on May 23, 2016  /  Last updated at 16:20 on May 23, 2016  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, China

China will close down thousands of small-scale industrial boilers and residential heating stoves by 2020, replacing them with energy generated by power plants, the government said Monday, a move that would significantly escalate CO2 emissions in ETS-covered sectors.
China will close down thousands of small-scale industrial boilers and residential heating stoves by 2020, replacing them with energy generated by power plants, the government said Monday, a move that would significantly escalate CO2 emissions in ETS-covered sectors.


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