People rarely open their windows as thick smoke billows from the huge chimneys of Serbia’s main coal-fired power station. Experts say China is tackling pollution at home by implementing renewable energy projects and reducing the use of coal, by far the most polluting fossil fuel. But its plan to invest in the ‘Belt and Road’ countries, especially infrastructure, could have a potentially big climate impact,” she said. So I think it’s up to China, both China and the recipient countries, to lift the standard,” Huang said. More than 70 per cent of Serbia’s energy comes from coal while the rest is from hydropower.

Source: National Post November 30, 2018 13:18 UTC