Zombie stations come back to life as China doubles down on coal power – By Tom Cheshire (SKY News) / Nov 4 2021
Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel around and China burns more of it than the rest of the world combined – and it’s only speeding up. Three power plants alone represent more coal power than the UK’s entire output.
The skies above Shanxi are bright blue and almost everything on the ground is caked in soot and grime.
This is China’s coal country. And what happens here affects the whole climate.
Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel around and China burns more of it than the rest of the world combined – and it’s only speeding up.
We took a road trip to this northern province to see for ourselves. As much of the world is moving away from coal, it feels like China is only doubling down. Coal shortages left much of this country without power earlier this year, and they are making up the difference with gusto.
