Mongolia Pushes Russia, China to Re-Route Planned Gas Line
From Bloomberg
Mongolia is calling upon China and Russia to re-direct a planned natural-gas pipeline across its territory as the world’s fastest growing economy seeks to tap the cleaner-burning fuel.
Altering the route to pass through Mongolia would save 1,000 kilometers (622 miles) of pipeline, Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj said in an interview in Ulan Bator, the nation’s capital. It would also allow Mongolia to switch to gas heating in the capital, which ranks among the world’s most polluted cities due to widespread use of coal-fired stoves.
