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Large reserves of coal, natural gas found in east China

Over4.8billiontonnesofcoalandnearly100billioncubicmetersofnaturalgasreserveshavebeendiscoveredineastChina'sAnhuiProvince.ThecoalreserveswerefoundattheHuainan-Hu

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Rio Tinto exits coal with $2.25 billion Kestrel sale

GlobalminerRioTinto(RIO.AX)(RIO.L)solditsremainingcoalmineinAustraliafor$2.25billion(1.59billionpounds),makinggoodonapledgetoexitthefuelandboostingitsabilitytof

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Premier Li highlights China’s success limiting smog

Initswaragainstairpollution,Chinahasachievedadropofover30percentintheaveragedensityoffineparticulatematter(PM2.5)inkeyareasinthepastfiveyears,ChinesePremierLiKe

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Trump blames India, China again for US quitting Paris climate deal

TheUSPresidentDonaldTrumphasonceagainblamedIndiaandChinaashedefendedhisdecisiontopulloutoftheParisClimateChangeAgreement.TrumpclaimedthatdevelopingnationstagtoI

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In Kosovo's capital, 'breathing harms health'

EverywintermorningworkerswrapscarvesaroundtheirfacesandemergefromthepeasoupfogthatengulfstheirtownofObiliq,stuckbetweentwocoal-firedpowerstationsontheoutskirtso

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DPRK earned $200 mln from banned exports, sends arms to Syria, Myanmar

DPRKviolatedUnitedNationssanctionstoearnnearly$200millionin2017frombannedcommodityexports,accordingtoaconfidentialreportbyindependentU.N.monitors,whichalsoaccus

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Opinion: Will renewable energy power China's future?

Isrenewableenergythepowersourceofthefuture?Theanswerisyes.However,whatisuncertainishowlongitwilltaketoreplacefossilfuels,whichwilldependonmultiplefactors.China'

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Trump's plan to prop up coal and nuclear power plants rejected

AnindependentenergyagencyonMondayrejectedaTrumpadministrationplantobolstercoal-firedandnuclearpowerplantswithsubsidies,dealingablowtothepresident’shigh-profilem

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Fuel shortage triggers jump in coal prices

China'sthermalcoalpricesjumpedrecentlyasnaturalgasshortagesacrossthenorthspurredanunexpectedresurgenceindemandforcoal-firedpower.Coalfuturesjumpedto689.8yuan($1

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China to press for long-term coal supply deals

Chinawillcontinuetosupportlong-termsupplydealsbetweencoalproducersandbuyers,amidrisingdemandforthecommodityduringtheheatingseason,accordingtothecountry'stopecon

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Coal price rise a harsh blow to Asian budgets

Thedramaticriseintheinternationalspotpriceofthermalcoaloverthepast12monthsmayhaveputasmileonthefacesofahandfulofchiefexecutivesofAustralianandIndonesiancoalexpo

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U.S. repeal of carbon rule criticized in coal country

Healthgroups,environmentalistsandaformercoalminercriticizedtheTrumpadministration’sproposaltodismantleanObama-eraruletoslashcarbonemissionsfrompowerplantsatapub

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China set for world's largest clean coal power system by 2020

Chinaisexpectedtoboasttheworld'slargestcleancoalpowersystemwithhighefficiencyby2020,theXinhua-runEconomicInformationDailyreportedonWednesday.Since2014,thecoal-f

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China's Shenhua and Guodian merger gets official nod

Linkuptocreateworld'slargestutilityproviderbycapacityTheState-ownedAssetsSupervisionandAdministrationCommissionhasapprovedthemergerbetweenChina'slargestcoalmine

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Mongolia sells record amount of coal to China in H1

Inthefirstsixmonthsofthisyear,Mongoliaexported10.09milliontonsofcoaltoChinathroughtheGashuunsukhait-Gantsmodbordercheckpoints,up14percentyear-on-year,accordingt

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4 killed, 5 missing in N China`s coal mine landslide

FourpeoplewerekilledandfiveothersarestillmissingafteralandslidehappenedatacoalmineinnorthChina'sShanxiProvincelastFriday.Howeverittookoverfourdaysforthetheheado

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Beijing plain areas to go coal-free by 2020

​BEIJING, July 18 -- Almost no coal consumption will take place in Beijing's plain areas by 2020, the municipal development and reform commission said Tuesday.