  Analysis North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assetsDPRK coal mines will have trouble making the kinds of profits they did in the 2010s even if the country fully reopens  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© Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. 
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November 22, 2024
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