Citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics, Meng said at a news conference in Beijing that the nation's coal output reached 360 million tons in October, up 4 percent year-on-year.
The trading scope and participants in China's national carbon emission trading system may further increase as market ramps up to help attain the country's green targets, industry experts said.
The NDRC warned it would take a "zero" tolerance approach and crack down on illegal activities like spreading false information and price gouging in the market.