The Chinese government doesn’t appear to be overly concerned over the impact of coal pollution on the environment – in fact, the nation's daily coal output in April was up by 11% year-over-year following a directive from Beijing to ramp up production.
What Happened: Reuters reported that China mined 362.8 million tons of coal last month, an equivalent of roughly 12 million tons daily. This is down from the record level of 12.77 million tons per day set in March, but up from roughly 10 million tons per day in April 2021.
China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported coal production in the first four months of this year totaled 1.45 billion tons, an 11% hike from the same period one year earlier.
