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    Source: China's coal consumption drops again, boosting its leadership on climate change - CSMonitor.com

    The latest sign of China’s emergence as a world leader in addressing climate change came Tuesday when the government released data showing that the country’s coal consumption dropped in 2016 for a third year in a row.

    . . . China – the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases – the opportunity to lead on climate change by reducing its dependency on coal in favor of natural gas and renewable energy. (Coal consumption in the US has also declined, mainly because of a glut in the global steel market and cheap natural gas.)    ​

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    Is China Serious About Banning North Korean Coal? | The Diplomat

    ...............On Saturday, China’s Commerce Ministry announced that it would suspend imports of North Korean coal for the rest of 2017. Beijing’s precise intentions are not fully clear, but one can surmise that there are several: to punish North Korea for its missile test on February 11, and to send a signal to the new Trump administration about China’s willingness to engage in talks on the North Korean nuclear issue with all parties involved. One might suspect it is also a signal to Pyongyang after the killing of Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-un’s half brother, who had strong ties to China and reportedly lived under Chinese protection.


    If China fully follows through on the suspension, the North Korean economy could take a significant hit. North Korea is strongly dependent on income from the coal and minerals it sells to China. Around 90 percent of North Korea’s trade occurs with China, and out of that, 40 percent consists of coal and minerals, according to figures from last fall.
     
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