China’s coal crisis: how to balance supply, demand and a changing climate

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Mass power outages, factories with restricted hours and the prospect of major disruptions in the production of Christmas retail goods. This is the reality of China's three-pronged power crisis, comprising supply, price and regulation of coal-powered electricity. SCMP China desk reporter Holly Chik speaks with political economy journalist Cissy Zhou about how long this power crisis is expected to last, how a ban on Australian coal complicates things and the prospects for the global economy

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[johnfrancisco]

what is the point to have electric cars when you can't recharge them

[islamdo]

I am rooting for the people I don’t care about the government
This crisis is need it to think of a permanent solution

[smwk]

Start a campaign to reduce electricity usage nationwide; reallocate coal to needy power plants. Expedite those nuclear power plant projects under construction and in planning stage. Consider trash-to-power incinerators.

[dannyzero]

China putting tariffs on Australian coal is like putting taxes on food that the average people can barely afford.

[tikauknow]

Winter is coming. Keep warm and safe!!!

[yttean]

This kind of crisis(temporary supply of coal NOT climate change) is not that difficult to solve, it is the MASS unrest in China that is very difficult to fix. Fortunately, there is no mass unrest and prevention is better than cure.

[thomasandersen]

Can you please give the names of the two reporters This video is now transferred to Swedish press to make them basicly understanding the size of the problem, and the complexity. It is grotesque just now how the propaganda is distributed with false, figures and false idas of real options. China's coal can obviously not be replaced overnight. I'd like it printed in case people have troubles make clear picture because of cognitive osbatcles. I'd like to repteat it all, as summaries and in full text. You have no allies but me interetsted to do this in Sweden, I'm an editor. "Cissi" had a great summarisazion. We need her smartness.

[rexcrandell]

Astralia should ban coal sales to China for two years. The coal prices would soar and help Australia.

[JamesSmith-byqy]

The truth is that nuclear power plants still take 20 years to build, even if China has 15 or so in waiting, including a thorium salt one!

[teamtryxgg]

UK surpassed Russia in total number of Coved19 infections yesterday.

UK is now the fourth largest economy (after Brazil) in terms of Coved19.

[PranitaPathakOnline]

Commoner everywhere the same irrespective of nations demarcated boundaries.Pearl S Buck so beautifully described it in her books. We suffer we moan and die unknown

[kimchan]

All about War games! China are expecting a first strike from the US. So the CPC want to know what will happened and what they have to do!

[sourabhkumar]

Taiwan is a independent Ccp bots in comment section 😉

[proteanbeast]

take this as a chance and give up coal

[prettysweettraveller]

Let's support Taiwan🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼 and weaken CCP by boycotting their businesses, technologies, tourism, jobs, trade deals, film industry those are following CCP'S rules and anything that makes them evil.

[AwesomeMr]

Now with Shanxi rip china and the world will also have a harder time

[morganfred]

I'm no longer waiting for the GRANT LOAN because I earn $ 46, 700 every 14 days recently

[haechiwr]

Wumaos: tHiS iS fAkE, tHiS wAs sToLeN fRoM bBc

[unvaccinatedAndPureBlood]

Wait a minute, I've been arguing with the ccp 50 cent army that there was a coal crisis. So it'a true then?? 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃