A coal power plant in China’s Inner Mongolia region. Photo: Getty Images
China should stop building more coal power plants soon, climate change think tank says ahead of Glasgow summit
- China commissioned 76 per cent of new capacity globally last year, up from 64 per cent in 2019, E3G says
- Beijing has yet to translate into detailed policies a commitment by Xi to ‘strictly control’ coal consumption between 2021-25 and phase it down in the following five years
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A coal power plant in China’s Inner Mongolia region. Photo: Getty Images


