China's 2024 Coal Expansion Challenges Clean Energy Progress

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China’s Coal Power Construction Hits 10-year High: Report

China’s construction of coal-fired power plants has reached its highest in a decade, according to a new report. Driven by industry interests, China started construction on 94.5 gigawatts of coal-fired power in 2024, the highest volume of new builds since 2015, according to a report by the Finland-based Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) released on Feb. 13. “If coal maintains a high share in China’s power system for too long, it…

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Claim: Chinese Coal Plant Construction is “Undermining” their Renewable Transition

"...In 2024, coal power construction activity surged to 94.5 GW, its highest level since 2015, reinforcing coal’s entrenched role in the power system. ..."

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China keeps building mega coal projects

China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the most in nearly a decade, a report from two clean-energy groups said Thursday.

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China’s Reliance on Coal Undermines ‘Unprecedented Pace’ of Clean Energy Production: Report

Energy production in China is pitting renewables and coal against each other, while holding back advances in energy production, said a new analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Global Energy Monitor (GEM). China is both the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide and the largest renewable energy producer in the world, reported The Guardian. “China’s rapid expansion of renewable energy has the potential to reshape its…

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China's Coal Power Construction Is At A Decade-High Despite Renewables Boom

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China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it is also at the forefront of renewable energy