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Helen Davidson in Taipei

China continues coal spree despite climate goals

Smoke plumes billow from chimneys at a coal-fired power plant in Shanxi province, China.
Smoke plumes billow from chimneys at a coal-fired power plant in Shanxi province, China. Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

China is approving new coal power projects at the equivalent of two plants every week, a rate energy watchdogs say is unsustainable if the country hopes to achieve its energy targets.

The government has pledged to peak emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2060, and in 2021 the president, Xi Jinping, promised to stop building coal powered plants abroad.

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