nytimes September 23, 2021 6:00am China Pledges to Stop Building Coal Plants Abroad: Explained #coal #minesandmining #buildingconstruction #steelandiron #bostonuniversity #exportimportbankofchina #greenpeace #xijinping #china #finland #japan #pakistan #generalassemblyun #unitednations #news China Says It Won’t Build New Coal Plants Abroad. What Does That Mean? Beijing is the undisputed king of coal, but the announcement at the United Nations General Assembly this week was cautiously welcomed by climate experts.