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Black coal, thin ice: China’s coal shifting to the west puts water in peril
As Beijing moves to curtail coal use, China’s coal development is moving west, which threatens the country’s valuable water resources and thus the human right to water of many citizens.
Published: 6 years, 6 months ago (08/19/2014)
Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago (12/21/2018)
The headquarters of the Muli opencast coal mine owned by the Kingho Group is located between the huge mounds of opencast mine and the Qilian Mountains. The picture was taken on 20th June, 2014. ©Wu Haitao/Greenpeace
As Beijing moves to curtail coal use, China’s coal development is moving west, which threatens the country’s valuable water resources.