Clean utilization of coal to play key role in decarbonization process

China has been making strides in the green transition of coal energy in recent years amid the country's push toward renewables, with domestic coal companies actively promoting clean utilization of coal while stepping up integration with carbon capture, utilization and storage, experts said.

Many domestic coal companies are making deeper forays into the integration of clean coal power and CCUS technologies, as well as carbon sinks and carbon trading mechanisms, to offset carbon emissions and realize zero-carbon production.

Clean coal usually means capturing carbon emissions from burning coal and storing them in underground pockets of porous rock.