this context, life cycle inventory and life cycle assessment of China's electricity coal were established in three … emissions in the electricity coal supply chain, establish the model of the environmental impact (burden) in the electricity coal … direction and reduce amount of environmental pollution in the electricity coal supply chain. Design/methodology/approach: In …

In 2009 the global coal market witnessed one of the most dramatic realignments it has ever seen – China, long a net … exporter of coal, suddenly imported a record-smashing 126 Mt tons (103 Mt net). This inversion of China's role in global coal … markets meant that Chinese imports accounted for nearly 15% of all globally traded coal, and China became the focal point of …