This year, Inner Mongolia will also step up the clean and efficient use of coal, Wang said.

Building such terminals is also to fulfill its commitment to carbon reduction and carbon neutrality, said Chu Bin, Party chief of the Tianjin Port Group.

Dutch chess player Anish Giri won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands on Sunday.

Its output growth rates over the past two years far exceeded that of the three leading coal-producing regions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia.

China aims to have its CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.

China launched an energy revolution pilot program in Shanxi in 2019, promoting the coal-rich province to explore energy transition.

The total amount of investment will be US$125 million.

Exports would recover slowly because of the global economic downturn, according to the newspaper.