China is one of the world's leading users of coal and is therefore faced with serious coal-smoke pollution in urban … China's cities. The study shows that natural gas has clear environmental and economic benefits over coal. The study found … that the high cost of substituting natural gas for coal was the main factor hindering the adoption of the cleaner fuel. To …

Coal mining is an engine of economic growth in many developing countries, but it is also responsible for a great deal … of environmental pollution and social disruption. This study has looked at the * impact of coal mining on the economy and … environment of the province of South Kalimantan - one of the country's most important coal producing regions. It also investigates …

This study investigates the impact of coal mining on the economy and environment of South Kalimantan Province, one of … the most important coal producing regions in Indonesia. It uses a Social Accounting matrix to assess how the industry … and is having an unacceptable impact on the environment. Fatah recommends that policy makers slow the growth in coal …