China increases coal production as climate warming talks beginBarges carry coal along the Grand Canal to the Jiangsu Huadian Yangzhou Power Station at Yangzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. BEIJING: China said it has increased daily coal production by over one million tonnes, easing its energy shortage as world leaders gather in Britain for climate talks billed as one of the last chances to avert catastrophic global warming. But the crisis is now winding down thanks to a boost in domestic coal output, according to a statement from China's top economic planning body late Monday. The National Development and Reform Commission said average daily coal production has risen to above 11.5 million tonnes since the middle of October, up by 1.1 million tonnes compared with the end of September. But at one point in late October daily output hit 11.72 million tonnes, a record in recent years.
