Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Coal-Mine-in-Inner-Mongolia-27MZIFV2OB_O.htmlConceptually similarDegraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479SCompleted★★★★Water Supply Project in Inner MongoliaGP0479XCompleted★★★★Water Supply Project in Inner MongoliaGP0479VCompleted★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047ACCompleted★★★★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047AACompleted★★★★★★Degraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479TCompleted★★★★Cows Near Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047A9Completed★★★★Air Pollution in Inner MongoliaGP0479ZCompleted★★★★★★★Calcium Carbide Slag in Inner MongoliaGP047A6Completed★★★★View AllGP0479UCoal Mine in Inner MongoliaA signpost is placed on the Yuejin open-cast coal mine in Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia. Ten billion cubic meters of water will be consumed by 16 new coal fired power plants and mines in China in 2015, triggering severe water crises in the country’s arid Northwest.Locations:China-East Asia-Inner Mongolia-XilingolDate:13 Apr, 2012Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2784px X 1856pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal mines-Coal mining-Day-Destruction-Drinking water-Drought-Industries-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Signs-Symbols-Water-Water supply structuresShoot:Coal Industry Threatens Water Supply in ChinaA new Greenpeace report entitled 'Thirsty Coal: A Water Crisis Exacerbated by China’s New Mega Coal Power Bases' shows that ten billion cubic meters of water will be consumed by 16 new coal fired power plants and mines in China in 2015, triggering severe water crises in the country’s arid Northwest. This huge amount of water will be used for the water-intensive coal extraction, forcing deterioration of arid grassland and forcing herders to seek alternative livelihoods. Northwestern provinces such as Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Ningxia, where 11 of these coal bases are situated, will see their water supply capacity severely challenged in three years.
