
Coal Fuels China's Next Energy Power Play
Coal is booming again, not for power plants but as chemical feedstock. See why China and India are betting billions on coal to chemicals amid the Middle East energy crunch.

Coal is booming again, not for power plants but as chemical feedstock. See why China and India are betting billions on coal to chemicals amid the Middle East energy crunch.

A viral claim says China isn't behind rising global emissions. The data say otherwise: China drove 62% of this century's emissions growth even while leading the world in renewables.

China's coal fired power is shrinking, but coal production and consumption are not. Record volumes are instead flowing into synthetic fuel and chemical plants across the country.