China coal news

A new IEA report has found that strong deployment of renewables is set to curb growth in coal use even as electricity demand surges, with China – the world’s biggest coal consumer – remaining pivotal.

China Mining Expo 2024 took place at Xi’an Airport Convention and Exhibition Center on 23 – 25 October 2024, focusing on a future shaped by the nation’s new quality productivity forces advocate.

Global coal demand is set to remain broadly unchanged in both 2024 and 2025, according to the IEA’s latest update on coal market trends worldwide.

According to the latest report from IEEFA, evidence from China shows that LNG is unlikely to materially displace coal-fired power generation, despite often being hailed as a transition fuel.

Riya Vyas, iEnergy Natural Resources Ltd, evaluates the coal industry's 2023 progression, indicating favourable demand in 2024 amidst political and environmental developments.

The latest IEA market report sees lower demand to 2026, based on current policies, but stronger actions are needed to drive a steeper decline towards meeting international climate goals.

According to a recent release from Rystad Energy, global coal-fired power generation is on track to peak in 2023, as new sources of renewable and low-carbon energy expand rapidly.

SPECIAL REPORT: Ryan Driskell Tate and Tiffany Means, Global Energy Monitor, USA, provide a survey of the world’s coal mining projects.

According to the IEA, continued strong growth in Asian economies is offsetting declines in Europe and North America, maintaining coal demand at record levels in 2023.

According to the IEEFA, the number of financial institutions committed to coal divestment has doubled in three years.