The implementation of zero tariffs on coal imports in China

China will extend some preferential tax policies and continue to implement zero tariffs on coal imports until the end of this year. The country’s coal imports in the first two months of this year surged 71% from the same period last year, as utilities stepped up purchases of cheap thermal coal from Indonesia while arrivals from Mongolia also picked up after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.China cut tariffs on coal to zero in April last year in the face of concerns over domestic energy security and supply disruptions. Was Coal supposed to be banned for green energy ?