North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets



Analysis North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets DPRK coal mines will have trouble making the kinds of profits they did in the 2010s even if the country fully reopens Peter Ward November 5, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pixabay \| Electricity towers at sunset Coal is at the center of international efforts to decarbonize the energy sector as the world moves away from fossil fuels and towards renewables. But with current energy problems, and China’s sudden need for coal, North Korea’s export staple is suddenly very much in vogue. What does greater demand for North Korean coal mean? An NK Pro analysis indicates that: Coal was a major export for North Korea in the past prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, but then fell comparatively by the wayside Post-2010 it appears to have been one of Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets

DPRK coal mines will have trouble making the kinds of profits they did in the 2010s even if the country fully reopens

Peter Ward November 5, 2021

North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets

Pixabay | Electricity towers at sunset

Coal is at the center of international efforts to decarbonize the energy sector as the world moves away from fossil fuels and towards renewables. But with current energy problems, and China’s sudden need for coal, North Korea’s export staple is suddenly very much in vogue.

What does greater demand for North Korean coal mean? An NK Pro analysis indicates that:

Coal was a major export for North Korea in the past prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, but then fell comparatively by the wayside Post-2010 it appears to have been one of

01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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