Chinese Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining answers questions at a press conference on how to promote environmental protection on the sidelines of the fourth session of China’s 12th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan) BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) — China’s environmental protection minister Chen Jining said Friday that the country is promoting the clean use of coal to curb air pollution. “China’s air quality is mainly caused by our energy structure, coal consumption specifically,” Chen said at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session. Chen said China attaches great importance to adjusting the energy structure, one of the tasks in the draft 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020). China is promoting the clean use of coal and boosting low-emissions facilities for coal-fired power plants that rival those of gas-fired plants. It will be […]