Powering down: Unit supervisor Liu Yong shutting down the last coal-fired power plant in Beijing. — China Daily
BEIJING: Beijing shut down its last large-scale coal-fired power plant, meaning that the capital now uses only clean energy for all electricity and heating.
The measure taken on Saturday, which was announced in the municipal government work report released in January, is part of the city’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality.
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