Sanctions placed on Russia, by many of the world governments for invading Ukraine, have aggravated global energy supplies, and forced many countries to revert to other sources of energy, including coal, that the West has tried to move away from because of concerns about high carbon dioxide emissions. China is also taking the opportunity to adjust its energy policy and increase its production and reserves of fossil fuel supplies, such as coal. Its recently released official guidelines no longer mention carbon reduction commitments to the international community. China is the world’s largest carbon emitter. Its 2021 carbon dioxide emissions exceeded 11.9 billion tons, accounting for nearly 33 percent of the world’s total emissions, far exceeding the proportion of China’s population, which is accounts for about 20 percent of the world. On March 29, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) issued its “Guiding Opinions on Energy Work in 2022,” with the top …