China managing a coal market trilemma

In this Energy Watch, we look at what recent policy changes mean for China’s coal market. The main take-away is that the changes should increase Chinese coal production and temper demand growth in 2022. This should lead to a slightly larger global coal market surplus, weighing on coal prices.

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