In late 2020, China banned imports of this substance from Australia, which is the world's largest exporter of it. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this substance, production of which China ramped up to record levels in 2022. In 2017, Scott Morrison came to Question Time with some of this substance and told MPs to not be afraid of it.
ANSWER: coal [accept varieties of coal]
[10e] A potential avenue to reduce Chinese dependence on coal is the Power of Siberia 2, which would transport this good. Seymour Hersh accused the US of attacking Nord Stream 2, which transports this good from Russia.
ANSWER: natural gas [accept liquid natural gas or LPG; reject “oil” or “gasoline”]
[10h] At COP26 (“cop”-26), a bloc led by India forced the weakening of the language about coal in the Glasgow Climate Pact. Give either the phrase referring to coal reduction in the final pact, or the phrase in the initial draft.
ANSWER: phase down [or phase out] (The final pact called for a “phase down” of coal instead of a “phase out.”)
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