Coal plays an important role in global electricity supply. The Asia-Pacific region concentrates approximately 30% of the world's coal resource reserves and 70% of coal production. The endowment of coal resources, along with their good availability and cost-effectiveness, determine that coal-fired power will remain a crucial primary energy source for the world, especially Asia-Pacific economies, for a considerable period in the future. More than half of the future growth in global coal-fired power supply will come from Asia-Pacific economies. Coal-fired power generation technology has certain technical demand and development space in the APEC region, particularly in Southeast Asia.

Against the international trend of low-carbon development and green economy, countries worldwide are actively accelerating the development of clean energy sources such as renewable energy, while improving energy efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions through energy conservation and enhanced clean utilization of fossil fuels.

China is the world's largest producer and consumer of coal. The Chinese government is advancing the 'Four Revolutions and One Cooperation' in energy (i.e., energy consumption revolution, energy supply revolution, energy technology revolution, energy system revolution, and strengthening all-round international cooperation). While vigorously developing clean energy sources such as renewable energy and conducting research, development, and demonstration of carbon capture, storage, and utilization (CCS/CCUS) technologies, China is also actively promoting the development and application of clean coal technologies to enhance the clean and efficient utilization of coal. Multiple clean coal technologies have reached the forefront of the world, making significant contributions to China's energy conservation, emission reduction, and solving regional pollution problems. With strong national policy support and technological innovation leadership, China has continuously improved the clean and efficient utilization level of coal-fired power and built the world's largest clean coal-fired power supply system.

To more deeply participate in global energy and environmental governance, in September 2014, the Chinese government established the APEC Sustainable Energy Development Center (APSEC) under the APEC mechanism. In September 2018, APSEC and the National Energy Group jointly established the Joint Operation Center for Asia-Pacific Clean Coal Technology Transfer (CCT Joint Operation Center). The main work of the CCT Joint Operation Center is to summarize the achievements and development experience of China's clean coal technology applications and share them with APEC economies and the world. In May 2019, the CCT Joint Operation Center organized a group of renowned experts from Chinese universities, design institutes, and enterprises to conduct training on clean coal technologies and clean energy policies for energy management officials and technical researchers from APEC coal-using economies. The training systematically introduced China's concepts, ideas, technological routes, and relevant cases in developing clean coal technologies. It aimed to provide experience reference for APEC economies, especially developing economies, to address environmental issues caused by coal utilization, and to explore possible technological pathways for low-carbon utilization of high-carbon energy together with APEC economies through the summary and exchange of clean energy policies and clean coal technology experiences.

煤炭在全球电力供应中扮演着重要角色。亚太地区集中了全球约30%的煤炭资源储量和70%的煤炭生产量。煤炭资源禀赋和良好的可获得性与经济性，决定了煤电在未来相当长一段时间内仍将是世界、尤其是亚太地区经济体的重要基础能源。未来世界煤电供应增长的一半以上将来自于亚太地区经济体。燃煤发电技术在APEC地区，特别是东南亚地区，存在一定的技术需求和发展空间。

在低碳发展、绿色经济的国际潮流下，世界各国都在积极加快可再生能源等清洁能源的发展，同时通过节能与加强化石能源的清洁化利用，提高能源效率，减少CO2排放。

中国是全球第一大煤炭生产与消费国。中国政府积极推进能源“四个革命、一个合作”(即能源消费革命、能源供给革命、能源技术革命和能源体制革命，加强全方位国际合作)，在大力发展可再生能源等清洁能源、开展碳捕捉与封存和资源化利用(CCS/CCUS)技术研发与示范的同时，积极推进洁净煤技术开发与应用，提高煤炭清洁高效利用。多项洁净煤技术发展已走在世界前沿，为中国节能降耗、解决区域污染问题做出了重要贡献。在国家政策的大力支持和科技创新引领下，中国持续提高煤电清洁高效利用水平，已建成全球最大的清洁煤电供应体系。

为了能更加深入地参与全球能源环境治理，2014年9月，中国政府在APEC机制下，成立了APEC可持续能源发展中心(简称APSEC)。2018年9月，APSEC与国家能源集团联合成立了亚太地区清洁煤技术转移项目联合运营中心(简称CCT联合运营中心)。CCT联合运营中心的主要工作是总结中国清洁煤技术应用成果和发展经验，交流分享给APEC经济体，分享给全世界。2019年5月，CCT联合运营中心组织来自中国高校、设计院、企业的一批知名专家，面向 APEC用煤经济体的能源管理部门官员和技术研发人员开展洁净煤技术与清洁能源政策主题培训，系统地介绍了中国发展洁净煤技术的理念、思路、技术路线和相关案例，以期通过对清洁能源政策和发展洁净煤技术经验的总结与交流，为APEC经济体、尤其是发展中经济体应对煤炭利用引起的环境问题提供经验参考，与APEC经济体共同探讨实现高碳能源低碳化利用可能的技术途径。