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Sino-US 'clean coal' research accord reached

The United States and China took a major step on Tuesday toward agreed development of "clean coal" technologies, which could help boost the fortunes of the overall coal sector. The agreement between the US Department of Energy and China's National Energy Administration will allow the two nations to share research results as they refine technologies to capture the greenhouse gases produced from burning coal, said Christopher Smith, the USDE's assistant secretary for fossil energy.