From January to December 2020, China's industrial power generation above designated scale growed by 2.7% year-on-year.

Brazil's December steel production increased by 17% year-on-year to 2.89 million tons

Foreign media reported on January 19, despite drilling progress in 2020, Rio Tinto has delayed production of copper and gold projects Winu Western Australia by one year.

According to figures released by the Brazilian Steel Association, Brazilian steel mills increased production in December.

Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, expects shipments of the steel-making metal to reach up to 340 million tonnes in 2021.

The new guideline is part of efforts to align governance of climate change with environmental conservation.

Elshinebal, a 50-year-old farmer in Tacheng, a city in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, used to burn coal for heating and cooking in his suburban bungalow and describes his coal-laden life back then as "dusty".

Key environmental indicators in Shanghai, such as air and water quality, had improved greatly during the period of the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).