China’s Coal Pipeline Risks Creating Glut, Blowing Climate Goals
Globally, 105 million tons of coal production capacity was added in 2024, down 46% from a year earlier and the lowest in at least a decade.
Photographer: Na Bian/BloombergChina’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 fuel for power generation and steelmaking.