Analysts Warn That China’s Coal Surge Is Jeopardizing Global Climate Goals
Several countries have pledged to cut down and ultimately stop their use of coal in energy generation amid global efforts to reduce greenhouse carbon emissions and halt climate change. The need for cleaner power generation means, such as solar and wind, has grown even greater in recent years as climate change has caused extreme weather events across the world such as wildfires and extreme cold. However, China has spent the last few months accelerating plans to build new coal-fired power plants. In the last half of 2022, China grew its coal project pipeline by a whopping 50% to bring its…
