A friend of mines: Asia’s coal habit

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: A friend of mines: Asia’s coal habit
• Website: The Intelligence from The Economist
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• Duration: 00:22:52
• Published: 2019-08-26 11:30

The region accounts for three-quarters of the world’s coal consumption—even as giants such as China and India consider its environmental effects and opportunities in renewables. For a while, international aid and attention were showered on Liberia; now they’re gone, things aren’t going well. And, a look at cruise lines’ new wheeze in the Caribbean: real travel it ain’t.

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