China's total coal production capacity including under mines construction is estimated at more than 5 billion tons while its coal output for next year will probably reach 3.7 billion tons, leaving more than 20 percent of its capacity idle, according to David Fang, a director with China Coal Transport and Distribution Association in Beijing. (bloomberg.com)
Not counting carbon emissions from burning the coal, scientists, environmentalists, and concerned citizens along coal transport routes are worried that these cumulative impacts will harm public health, disrupt their daily lives, and negatively impact the ecological health of waterways along the path from mine to port. (skytruth.org)
But if you subtract the $ 1.27 billion / year in subsidies the Queensland coal transport sector received over the six years from 2008 - 09 to 2013 - 14, Queensland's «gain» from its numerous coal mines was only around $ 670 million / year. (cedamia.org)