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Both the United State of America and Canada has very high CO2/capita emission: 16.53 tonnes for Canada and 18.38 for the U.S. while the world average is at 4.39 and China at 4.91. Canadian economy is heavily intertwined with that of the U.S.: the cross board trading between the U.S. and Canada is valued at more than $2 billion/day. The United State of America is one of the most important coal users in the world and one the key player in climate change issue.
Presented at the first panel “Coal Utilization–Future Directions and Regional Interest” Chaired by Prof. Klaus Hein at the 7th International Symposium on Coal Combustion, Harbin, China, July 18, 2011.
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Zheng, L. (2013). Coal Utilization in a Carbon Policy Uncertain World—The North America Situation. In: Qi, H., Zhao, B. (eds) Cleaner Combustion and Sustainable World. ISCC 2011. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30445-3_4
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