China’s coal power habit undercuts ‘unprecedented pace’ of clean energy
Minimum quotas for purchase of coal power and new project approvals threaten major advances in renewable energy production, thinktanks say
China’s energy production is putting coal and renewables in competition with each other, according to a new analysis that found continuing approval of coal-fired projects in 2024 undermined the “unprecedented” surge in clean energy production.
The analysis of China’s 2024 energy production – released on Thursday by two thinktanks, the Global Energy Monitor and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) – found China’s major advances in energy production were being held back by a commitment to coal power.
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