China’s coal consumption falls for 3rd year in a row

In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, smoke and steam rise from the smokestack of a coal-fired power plant near Ordos in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. According to official data released Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, China’s consumption of coal fell in 2016 for a third year in a row as the world’s top polluter has emerged as a leader in efforts to tackle climate change.