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Issue 84: Coal production heats up; accounting for nature

Janice Lim

Janice Lim

Published Sun, Jan 21, 2024 · 05:23 PM
    • Indonesia’s coal production has been going up, overtaking the US and Australia as the world’s third-largest coal producer.
    • Indonesia’s coal production has been going up, overtaking the US and Australia as the world’s third-largest coal producer. GRAPHIC: BTVISUAL

    South-east Asia

    Ain’t no (coal) mountain high enough

    It seems a US$20 billion climate deal is not enough to stop Indonesia’s coal ambitions. 

    The country is aiming to produce 710 million tonnes of coal in 2024, its Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif said recently.

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