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China’s Coal Boom Is Roaring Back — 78GW of New Coal Plants Last Year Is the Highest for 18 Years « JoNova
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China’s coal boom is roaring back — 78GW of new coal plants last year is the highest for 18 years « JoNova
By Jo Nova Does this look like a country that cares about carbon emissions? China is building scores of highly advanced ultra-supercritical coal plants. Last year the country ramped up construction of new coal plants, adding a gargantuan 78GW of new capacity. They added more new plants in a single year than they have any year since 2007. This feat was three times Australia’s entire coal fleet. China is adding as much coal power as our national g…
In China, the commissioning of new coal-fired power plants reached their highest level in 2026 in the first half of the year since 2016, according to the CREA (Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air) in an analysis published on 6 August.
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