Australia's Coal Export To China Soars, Signifying Thaw In Trade Ties
Though China did not place an official ban on imports from Australia in 2020, the shipments had dropped to zero.
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Though China did not place an official ban on imports from Australia in 2020, the shipments had dropped to zero.
The operator of coal-fired steam locomotives in the tourist spot of Nikko in eastern Japan is trialing a biofuel as a way to cut its carbon dioxide emissions, the first such initiative in the country.
Japan is given an infamous "fossil" award by an international environmental group for being the world's biggest public financier of oil, gas and coal projects.
The Japanese government had the International Monetary Fund delete a sentence on the country's apparent pledge to phase out support for overseas coal projects in a staff report released last month, government sources said.
Japan aims to lead Asia toward a carbon-free society but failed to commit to a turn away from fossil fuel projects.