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China’s coal industry fights for survival in a greener world
The dirtiest fossil fuel dominates
the economy, but
it is at odds with Beijing’s goal to be carbon neutral
by 2060
By Dan Murtaugh and Karoline Kan / Bloomberg
The future of coal looks like an ice cream truck parked half a kilometer down a mine shaft in China’s Shanxi Province. The yellow-and-white vehicle is equipped with a 5G router from Huawei Technologies to gather data for the mine’s control center, where technicians monitor high-definition feeds on a screen the size of a two-story house.
They are tracking temperature and methane concentrations, while keeping watch over the black lumps zipping along conveyor belts on the way up to waiting trucks.
China Escalates Trade War With Australian Coal Ban, Despite Shortages
Posted by John Chan | Dec 17, 2020
China has officially banned the importation of Australian coal, striking at the heart of the country’s energy sector. The decision, announced on Monday, escalates the Australia-China trade war that began after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in March. Significantly, the decision comes even as China faces its own shortage of coal this winter, which has prompted nation-wide energy saving initiatives. The Sydney Morning Herald’s
The decision, taken by China’s National Development and Reform Commission at a meeting with 10 Chinese power plants on Saturday and reported by state media on Monday, means Australian coal will be blocked indefinitely while China ramps up imports from Mongolia, Indonesia and Russia, and expands local production.