Ep. 93 China's Investment in Coal Around the World

China is investing heavily in coal around the world, even going so far as to build the coal sector from scratch, in a variety of developing countries. Coal plants are either being planned or constructed in 14 countries that currently have no coal power to speak of. Plants are also being planned for 19 other countries, and those new coal plants would more than double each country’s existing coal-fired capacity. Guest, Jackson Ewing, of Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions, explains. Subscribe to the Policy 360 podcast Read an episode transcript Read the op-ed Jackson Ewing wrote for The Hill Artwork: Melissa Carrico Music: Vittoro by Blue Dot Sessions / Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution