As construction of coal-fired power plants reaches the highest figure in 10 years, we ask: How will China stay true to its 2030 carbon emissions pledge? Despite President Xi Jinping declaring China’s ...

While energy-from-waste plants are widely regarded as a cleaner alternative to landfills, new research has revealed some facilities produce more carbon emissions per unit of electricity output than ...

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Coal supply and demand reached new highs in 2024, with China continuing to dominate the global outlook. Have we reached peak ...

BEIJING--China plans to reduce average coal consumption during electricity generation at power plants to improve energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions. By 2025, coal-fired power ...

Shah is a reporter at TIME. A view of a 400mW offshore solar farm run by China General Nuclear Power Group in Zhaoyuan in east China's Shandong province Feb. 28, 2025. A view of a 400mW offshore ...

The supposed energy transition from fossil fuels to a suite of government-supported alternatives like wind and solar has always seemed more of a marketing campaign than reality. It’s a ...

The new construction was expected following a surge in government approvals for coal-fired plants in 2022 and 2023, said Qi Qin, a China analyst for the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

China's total seaborne imports of coking coal were 43.02 million metric tons ... given that seaborne supplies go largely to coastal steel plants. It's also questionable if Russia could increase ...

Projects are dead and surveillance is omnipresent in Xinjiang, which once lured Western companies such as Volkswagen.