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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

China’s coal power habit undercuts ‘unprecedented pace’ of clean energy

Vehicles transport wind-powered electric fan blades and rest at the service area of the Rugui-Hechi Expressway in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, on 17 2024.
Vehicles transport wind-powered electric fan blades and rest at the service area of the Rugui-Hechi Expressway in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, on 17 2024. Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

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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