Beijing, Muharram 26, 1436, November 19, 2014, SPA -- China on Wednesday set a target for coal use from now until 2020, with an eye on a commitment made alongside the United States last week to see China's greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2030, dpa reported. The guidelines aim to ensure that coal burning reaches no higher than 4.2 billion tonnes per year by 2020. The 2013 figure was 3.6 billion tonnes. The plan involves limiting growth in overall energy use to 28 per cent between now and 2020. Energy use grew 45 per cent in the seven years to 2013, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, cited by financial news agency Bloomberg. The share of non-fossil fuels in the energy mix will rise to 15 per cent by the same year, according to the plan issued by the State Council. Installed nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 58 million kilowatts by 2020, according to the council. The current nuclear capacity is about 15 million kilowatts, Bloomberg reported. --SPA 12:47 LOCAL TIME 09:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w
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