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Canadian LNG Will Stall Asia’s Shift to Renewables, Energy Experts in Asia Say

DeSmogBlog

But an impending flood of liquefied natural gas exports from western Canada to Asia could make it harder for countries there to achieve their national climate targets and contribute to tens of thousands of additional deaths due to air pollution. Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. government last year.

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

Significant extra demand also is expected from outside these economies, in particular in China, India and countries in Southeast Asia. Nuclear power generation also is expected to reach an all-time high, with growth averaging close to 3% per year. However, the demand is expected to rise, growing by an average of 3.4%

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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

GreenTechMedia

Government and industry investment in hydrogen as an energy carrier adds up to $2 billion per year in Asia and the European Union, the report finds, while U.S. lags behind China, Japan and the European Union in infrastructure and research investments to reach this potential.

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How Long Will Coal Remain King in India?

GreenTechMedia

” Achieving India’s target to deploy 450 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030 is critical if the country is going to succeed in displacing coal generation on the power grid as overall energy consumption grows. Source: Brookings Institute " Coal in India " report. “That's how far we've moved.”

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