Coal made up 59 per cent of China's energy input last year
Beijing will support companies making the switch from coal
Shanghai | China has signalled further cuts to coal use as it steps up its battle against polluted skies, in the latest hit to Australian miners already concerned about restrictions on coal imports to the world's second-largest economy.
While Beijing did not set any official new targets for coal consumption, Ecology and Environment Minister Li Ganjie said coal's contribution to the energy mix, at 60 per cent of the total, remained too high.
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