Asia Pacific, China, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy
Caught between a fossil fuel past and a green future, China’s coal miners chart an uncertain path
As the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter shifts to cleaner energy, some families fear being left behind
Gazing over the remains of his home, Wang Bingbing surveys a decades-old jujube tree flowering through the rubble, and the yard where he and his wife once raised pigs, now a pile of crumbled brick.
In the valley below, a sprawling coalmine is the source of their dislocation: years of digging heightened the risk of landslides, forcing Wang and his family out. To prevent the family from returning, local authorities later demolished their home.
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