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Climate change: China's green power surge offers hope on warming
China emits around 27% of global carbon dioxide and a third of the
world’s greenhouse gases, the majority of which stems from coal burning for
generating electricity. Indeed, China is the world’s biggest coal user, and nearly
70% of China’s carbon dioxide emissions come from coal. Last year, China built about
two new coal-fired power plants a week mainly to back up newly installed nearby
solar and wind farms. Yes, China has been expanding the solar and wind energy
sector rapidly. In fact, over 50% of the worldwide spending on wind and solar power
last year was in China. The country is also working on doubling its solar and
wind capacity by the end of 2025. So, China’s green energy is increasing more and
faster than any other country but at the cost of coal burning. Still, it seems
much better than generating electricity by coal to meet the increasing demand.
For example, China’s new EV sales are expected to reach nearly 10 million this
year, the largest share in the world.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about how China is increasing
green power.
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