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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Environment
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China's power paradox: clean energy surge conflicts with coal safety net

Solar panels at a solar photovoltaic farm in Lingwu in China's northern Ningxia region, 2 November 2025. © AFP - STR

Ten years on from the Paris climate agreement, China sits at the heart of the global energy transition – as both the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide and its biggest driver of renewable power.

China produced around 60 percent of the world’s new solar power in 2025, making it the world's largest manufacturer and deployer of renewable energy. It is installing more solar and wind capacity than the rest of the world combined.

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