Coal Imports in China Grew 24% in July as Summer Energy Demand Grows
Right up until Russia invaded Ukraine and exacerbated the global energy crisis, most developed countries were firing down their coal power plants in favor of cleaner sources of energy. Coal is the largest source of carbon emissions on the planet, and supplementing it with cleaner alternatives would go a long way toward combating runaway climate change. However, the Russia-Ukraine war forced plenty of European countries to turn back to coal as Russia cut its oil and natural gas exports to the rest of Europe. But while Western countries steadily reduced their imports of Russian coal, even though it was heavily…
