China’s coal surge challenges climate pledges, green investment: Study

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China, the world’s top coal consumer and producer, has by far the world’s largest fleet of coal power plants that belch out vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2).

China is also adding record amounts of renewable energy capacity ....in 2024 – about 4½ times the European Union’s additions in the same year.

Instead of replacing coal, clean energy in the country is being layered on top of an existing fossil fuel-heavy system, with coal generating about 60 per cent of China’s electricity. This makes it increasingly difficult to achieve the intended shift towards a power sector driven by renewables

China’s carbon emissions would peak before 2030, and it would reach carbon neutrality before 2060

China’s record roll-out of solar and wind gives hope that the country will achieve substantial CO2 cuts by 2035

Qn: To what extent is clean energy the answer to the problem of climate change?