life in shanxi, the coal producing capital of china
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Life in Shanxi, the coal producing capital of China
All Photos by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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A history of heavy dependence on burning coal for energy has made China the source of nearly a third
of the world's total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the toxic pollutants widely cited by scientists and
environmentalists as the primary cause of global warming. China's government has publicly set 2030 as
a deadline to reach the country's emissions peak, and data suggest the country's coal consumption is
already in decline. The governments of more than 190 countries are expected to sign an agreement in
Paris to set targets on reducing carbon emissions in an attempt to forge a new global agreement on
climate change. Photographer Kevin Frayer of Getty Images visited Shanxi, China, where residents live in
the shadow of nearby coal fired plants.
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Miners in a coal mine
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The boot of a miner resting on a piece of coal
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Workers monitor a sorting area at a coal mine
6A coal mine worker monitors a sorting area at a coal mine
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Workers stands next to a coal sorting machinery
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Coal is piled up as it is sorted at a coal mine
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Workers watches coal move on a belt
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Man of coal
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A mine worker warms herself over a stove as she takes a break
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Workers sort coal for quality
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Workers sort coal for quality
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A mine worker smiles as she sorts coal for quality
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A coal miner stands in a sorting area at a mine
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A mine worker looks on as coal is moved on a conveyor belt in a sorting area at a coal mine
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A mine worker stands in front of his locker after finishing a shift
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Grave markers are seen in a cemetary as smoke billows from a coal fired power plant
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Residents walk in a neighbourhood next to a coal fired power plant
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Coal-fired power plant
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A woman collects coal in a sorting area at a mine
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A woman collects coal in a sorting area at a mine
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A woman collects coal in a sorting area at a mine
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A man carries coal he collected from a sorting area
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Wearing mask is a must
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Residents wear masks for protection
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Wang Nu,83, looks out the window of her house next to a coal fired power plant
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Cityscape
December 21, 2015 王文堯 Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.C All photos were taken from Gizmodo,The telegraph, Internet…etc. THE END