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China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand

IN · 2026-09-26

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Key takeaway

China's regulatory loopholes allow continued overseas coal funding despite climate pledges.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerChina's regulatory loopholes allow continued overseas coal funding despite official restrictions.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onSoutheast Asian coal projects secure financing and equipment, sustaining new coal capacity and reliable local power supply.
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onProlonged coal use in Asia delays the regional energy transition, keeping coal-linked power prices volatile.
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youIndian SMEs exposed to coal-based power or Southeast Asian supply chains face continued input cost volatility and slower decarbonisation.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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