"Journay to the end of coal" Shanxi Province , China

Por vezes, os momentos de reflexão sobre a realidade social do mundo global , fascina-me , por isso abordo aqui mais um tema, para partilhar .

"China stands today as the second largest energy consumer–after the USA–and the third largest energy producer–behind the USA and Russia. China is also number one producer of coal and number two in installed power generation. Its massive growth requirement projections estimated by various sources put it as being potentially the largest market for energy products, services and technology and confirmed to be the biggest incremental source of energy demand for the 2000 to 2020 period taking about 23% of the world total⁷. Its primary energy demand jumped from 864 million tons of oil (Mtoe) in 1995 to 2.1 billion tons in 2020, which will significantly increase its global power, representing 11% of the global market in 1995 and up to 16% in 2020. These figures legitimise China’s uncontested presence within the worldwide energy framework." ( site China Perpectiva)

" State mines produce more than half of chinese coal . Generally security condition are better than those in private mines, but it remains a very perilous activity "


As minas de Junhuagoing produzem 1 bilião de toneladas de carvão, sendo a maior da China , dos quais 2/3 são carvão de alta qualidade , o " black gold", que é exportado para os países desenvolvidos , ficando o restante para consumo interno.


Com uma população trabalhadora de 30.000 pessoas , " the black faces" , a trabalhar a temperaturas negativas ( no dia da reportagem era de -5º C ) , os direitos humanos, as condições sociais e a preocupação pelo meio ambiente são muitas vezes comprometidos.


Convido para verem aqui o WEB DOCUMENTARY, realizado por Samuel Bollendorff e Abel Ségrétin , nas minas Junhuagoig, na província de Shanxi, na China.