Environmentalists Urge More Clean Energy for Asia

The Asian Development Bank says it will spend $1 billion to promote clean energy projects in Asia. Environmentalists say it is imperative for Asia to reduce its reliance on coal-based power plants, which pollute the atmosphere, and may contribute to climate change. A big part of the problem is the high use of coal, which fuels economic growth across the continent’s expanding economies. Coal provides nearly two-thirds of China’s, and half of India’s energy. Coal-fired power plants also feed the energy needs of such smaller countries as Pakistan, Thailand and the Philippines.

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