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China's Green Push May Cut Global Fossil Use By 2030

The world's use of fossil fuels may begin dropping in about five years time, thanks to China's rapid adoption of renewables and its 
increasing reliance on electricity, according to Ember.

China's solar and wind generation more than met demand growth for power in the first half of this year, cutting fossil fuel usage 
by 2%, after a massive investment in clean energy.

Ember said it's likely that the world's fossil fuel demand will be in structural decline by 2030 if current trends hold, which is 
necessary to reducing carbon emissions and avoiding the worst consequences of a hotter planet.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-09/china-s-green-push-may-cut-global-fossil-use-by-2030-says-ember

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Oh well... they try!

Since when is coal considered a "renewable?

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China Is Building Coal-Fired Power Plants At An Alarming Rate
https://insights.taylorduma.com/post/102 - Iw50/china-is-building-coal-fired-power-plants-at-an-alarming-rate
Currently, China has six times more coal-fired power plants under construction than the rest of the World combined. Such rapid 
growth, prompted a research analyst at the Global Energy Monitor, - Flora Champenois - to comment " [e]verybody else is moving away 
from coal and China seems to be stepping on the gas".

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China's Construction Of New Coal-Power Plants 'Reached 10-Year High' In ...
https://www.carbonbrief.org/chinas-construction-of-new-coal-power-plants-reached-10-year-high-in-2024/
Feb 13, 2025 - A "resurgence" in construction of new coal-fired power plants in China is "undermining the country's clean-energy 
progress", says a new joint report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Global Energy Monitor (GEM). The 
country began building 94.5 gigawatts (GW) of ...

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Researchers Sound The Alarm About Concerning Move China Is Making: 'It ...
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/chinese-coal-power-plants-expansion/
Mar 24, 2025 - China's momentum toward investing in clean power sources is slowing as the country is building a ton of coal plants 
right now, according to Reuters. As the outlet reported, China broke ground on 94.5 gigawatts of coal-based power sources in 2024. 
That's enough power to turn on nearly 10 billion ...

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New Coal Plants In China Soar Despite President Xi's Pledge To ...
https://news.sky.com/story/new-coal-plants-in-china-soar-despite-president-xi-s-pledge-to-strictly-control-dirtiest-fuel-13112101
Apr 11, 2024 - China ramped up coal power capacity last year, according to new analysis, despite a pledge to "strictly control" the 
dirtiest fossil fuel.

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Coal Is Losing Ground But Not Letting Go: Structural Inertia And The ...
https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/chinas-coal-is-losing-ground-but-not-letting-go/
Aug 25, 2025 - Coal is losing ground but not letting go: Structural inertia and the struggle to shift coal's role in China's power 
system The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Global Energy Monitor (GEM) have released their H1 2025 biannual 
review of China's coal projects, which finds that coal power additions are continuing to grow.

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China Boosting Coal Capacity At Record High - Report - DW
https://www.dw.com/en/china-boosting-coal-capacity-at-record-high-report/a-73753189
Aug 25, 2025 - China has expanded the capacity of coal-fired plants more in the first half of 2025 than at any time in the past 
nine years. The spike comes despite massive renewable capacity.

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China Decelerates The Commissioning Of New Coal-Fired Tpps
https://globalenergyprize.org/en/2024/12/14/china-decelerates-the-commissioning-of-new-coal-fired-tpps/
Dec 14, 2024 - The rate of construction of coal-fired power plants in China are decelerating. The average capacity of such power 
plants commissioned annually between 2011 and 2015 made 54.2 GW, in the period from 2016 to 2020 it made 42.5 GW, and in 2021-2023 
- 34.4 GW.

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China Is Building New Coal Power Plants At A Rate Six Times Higher Than ...
https://www.thatischina.com/china-coal-power-plants/
According to a new report released this week, China approved more coal power plants last year than it had in any of the previous 
seven years-amounting to the equivalent of two new coal plants per week. The report, published by Global Energy Monitor and the 
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, reveals that in 2022, China approved four times as much new coal power capacity as it 
did in ...

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China To Keep Building Coal Plants Through 2027
https://discoveryalert.com.au/news/china-building-coal-plants-2025-analysis-implications/
Apr 19, 2025 - Discover why China extends coal plants through 2027 despite climate concerns and its impact on global emissions 
targets.

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China's Coal Power Continues On The Uptick Despite Clean Energy Records ...
https://globalenergymonitor.org/press-release/chinas-coal-power-continues-on-the-uptick-despite-clean-energy-records-climate-
deadlines/
Aug 24, 2025' China's clean energy boom is driving both economic growth and decarbonisation, but continued coal expansion risks 
holding it back. More coal power plants would not only waste investment, but also crowd out renewables-the real engine of China's 
economic future.

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September:

Coldest Start To September On Record
First -10Cs Of The Season In Russia And Canada
Snowy Australia
Antarctica Is Doing Just Fine
Atlantic Still Quiet Even At Hurricane Season Peak

Records Continue To Fall In U.S.
La Niña Update
European Winter Forecast Calls For Arctic Finish
Southern SSW
New Study: IPCC's Models "Significantly Overestimate" Sea Level Rise

Australya Turns Blue
September Chill In Central Canada
Records Continue To Fall In U.S., UP Sees Record-Early Snow

South America's Incoming Freeze
Record-Setting September Cold To Grip U.S.
This Year's Temps Among Coldest Since 1895
US Wildfire Burn Area At Decade Lows

Victoria's Best Snow Season In Years
Arctic Sea Ice Above 2011-2020 Average
Antarctica Has Been Cooling For 70 Years

Washington Posts Its Coolest August In 25 Years
Andes Under Feet Of Snow
Russian Ship Stuck In Arctic Sea Ice

Massive End-Of-Winter Snow Buries Australia's Resorts
Europe's "Hell Summer" Never Arrived
U.S. To Hold Cold For Weeks
Norway's Hydro Shortfall Puts Britain At Risk

Snow Piles Up In The Australian Alps, Even The Capitals
Reinforcing Cold Front To Extend U.S. Chill
Global Wildfire Area Down 30% Since 2002

More Record Lows Sweep U.S.
Canadian Arctic Slips Straight Into Winter
Summer Frosts Grip Europe's Lower Elevations
Record Cold Slovakia, Hungary's Lowest-Ever Summer Temp
Climate Central Caught Hiding Data

Perth's Coldest Day In 50 Years
Antarctica At -105.9F
Snow Closes Khardung-La
OK With Record Summer Cold
Germany Breaks Historic Cold Records As The Gas Tanks Run Dry

Early U.S. Cold To Impact 200 Million
Summer Snow In The Carpathians
Australia Forecast 3 Feet
Andes Hammered: Five Feet of Snow in Five Days at Valle Nevado