Planning for peak coal in China

As details of China's 12th Five Year Plan continue to be fleshed out, it is clear the economy is being pushed hard down the low-carbon path. Jiang Kejun, research professor in energy systems analysis at the Energy Research Institute – a think tank under China's powerful National Development & Reform Commission – is very well placed to see where that path is leading. He spoke to CleanBiz Asia executive editor Fergus O'Rorke at The Climate Group's Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2011 about progress being made and the inevitable bumps in the road as China approaches the peak of coal consumption.