China's coal output set for moderate growth in 2022 -industry body

China is expected to see its coal output to grow further in 2022 after hitting a record last year, an industry body forecast on Wednesday, as the country will need to consume more of the dirty fossil fuel to power its economic growth.

The world's second-largest economy and its biggest coal consumer churned out a historically high 4.07-billion tonnes in 2021 after Beijing sought to tame the runaway coal prices and to ease a nationwide power crunch in the second half of the year.