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Asia Hikes Coal Use as Middle East War Chokes Gas Supply

ports_congestion UTC: 2026-03-18 22:00:00

Asian countries have been criticized for years for not ditching coal fast enough. They were vindicated this month when the Middle East war cut off 20% of global LNG flows overnight after Qatar, Asia’s key term LNG supplier, shut in production and exports. China, India, South K...

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