FOR power stations on the coast of China, it is often cheaper to import coal by sea from Indonesia than from mines in the interior.

对于中国沿海的发电站来说，从印度尼西亚由海路进口煤炭往往比从内地煤矿运购更划算。

On the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, Poland plans two nuclear-power stations to reduce its dependence on coal.

在波罗的海的南岸，波兰正计划兴建两座核电站以减低对煤的依赖。

Just over 45% of that came from power plants fuelled by gas from the North Sea. A further 35% or so came from coal, less than 15% from nuclear power and the rest from a hotch-potch of other sources.

这其中，约有45%来自使用北海油气的发电厂，35%左右来自燃煤发电站，不到15%来自核电站，剩余部分则借助了其他能源。

After sea spray, the largest global source of chlorides is coal burning, with biomass burning not far behind.

在浪花之后，全球最大的氯来源是煤炭燃烧，而生物体燃烧紧随其后。

Britain faces an energy shortfall: half of its coal-fired power stations and all but one nuclear facility are due to shut by 2023; imports have increased as North Sea reserves run out.

英国面临着能量短缺：截至2023年，英国一半的火力发电站和除一处外的核装置将倒闭；北海页岩气耗尽，进口量随之增加。