Tim Daiss has been an energy markets, sustainability and geopolitical journalist and analyst in the Asia-Pacific region for the past 15 years.
Beijing's promises to fully phase out the fuel seem little more than rhetoric

A chimney of a coal-fired power plant stands behind a lion statue in Shanghai, China. © Reuters
Tim Daiss has been an energy markets, sustainability and geopolitical journalist and analyst in the Asia-Pacific region for the past 15 years.