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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

New coal power plant projects in China hit the highest level in nearly 10 years, report says

China Coal - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the most in nearly a decade, a report from two clean-energy groups said Thursday.

The development raises concerns about the country’s ability to meet its carbon reduction goals and threatens to undercut China's massive expansion in solar and wind power, which has far outpaced that in the United States and Europe, the report said.

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