据澳大利亚商业观察者网3月13日报道,火电厂、钢铁厂和水泥厂的煤消耗一直是中国华北地区的最大空气污染源,紧跟其后的还有工业粉尘。报道认为,北京的环保努力将使中国钢铁产量的进一步增长受限,并可能导致诸多低效的中小型冶炼炉和钢铁厂被迫关停。此次打击钢铁生产的行动与之前行动的不同之处在于,地方政府现在需对其环境质量负责。报道分析,所有这些行动可能会对澳大利亚铁矿石业产生两个大的影响。第一,中国未来将不会增加铁矿石进口。中国去年的 Coal consumption by coal-fired power plants, steel mills and cement plants has been the largest source of air pollution in North China, followed by industrial dust, reports Australia Business Observer Net on March 13. It is reported that Beijing’s environmental protection efforts will limit the further growth of China’s steel output and may result in the shutdowns of many inefficient small and medium-sized smelters and steel mills. This action to combat steel production differs from previous initiatives in that local governments now have to be responsible for the quality of their environment. Report analysis, all of these actions may have two major implications for the Australian iron ore industry. First, China will not increase iron ore imports in the future. China last year