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China’s Coal Pipeline Risks Creating Glut, Blowing Climate Goals
China’s proposed coal mine developments risk creating an oversupply and derailing climate goals, according to Global Energy Monitor.
More than 450 sites are in development across China, with nearly 40% under construction or in test operation, according to the California-based researcher, which promotes clean energy use. If they are all built, their combined capacity of 1.35 billion tons a year would surpass that operating in Indonesia and Australia, the biggest exporters of the power-generation and steelmaking fuel.