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Miners could continue to churn out cash for years to come as Asian demand for coal persists and banks refuse to finance new mines

The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive started a trial run on a railway line for coal transport in north China's Inner Mongolia

The federal government pledged five years ago to phase out coal-fired power by 2030, which was followed by a Liberal campaign promise to ban the export of thermal coal. But currently, we're still shipping millions of tonnes of it to energy-hungry markets in Asia.

The gunmen had invaded the Afaka barracks of the academy around 1 am, killing two soldiers.

World leaders from more than 100 countries are in attendance at the U.N. Climate conference in Scotland. But China's Xi Jinping, president of the globe's largest polluter, is absent from the crowd. For any efforts to succeed in fighting climate change, China must be at the forefront. Reducing China's reliance on coal is key. Nick Schifrin and special correspondent Patrick Fok report.

China plans to reduce average coal consumption during electricity generation at power plants to improve energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions. By 2025, coal-fired power plants must adjust their consumption rate to an average of 300g of standard coal per kilowatt-hour (kWh), the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement yesterday. “Further promoting the energy saving and consumption reduction at coal-fired power units is an effective means to improve ...

When I began thinking about writing this piece, my first trip to China in 1984 had seemed like a disappointment. Unlike today, this was the China of Great Events: the launch of bold reforms and an era of intellectual ferment unlike any since. Before arriving I had read about the foreigners who had come to China in the Mao era and seen nothing; I had fancied that I would do

The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive—from core power to main components—has started trial runs on a 627 km railway line for coal transport in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Source: Xinhua The hydrogen energy locomotive project was jointly launched by the Inner Mongolia subsidiary of the State...

President Biden said Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a big mistake by not attending the summit - and also criticised absent Russian leader Vladimir Putin when his tundras burning, literally.

China has recently localized the manufacture of a locomotive fueled by hydrogen, with the first China-developed hybrid locomotive starting a trial run on Friday on a railway line for coal transport in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.