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China's 2024 Coal Expansion Challenges Clean Energy Progress

China continues to expand coal power while advancing renewable energy, presenting a challenge to its clean energy goals, according to a report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air and Global Energy Monitor.
The coal expansion raised concerns about China meeting climate goals as it began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal capacity, the most in nearly a decade, as reported by clean-energy groups.
China accounted for 93% of global coal power construction starts last year, emphasizing the conflict between coal investments and the necessity to decarbonize, according to the report.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's climate goals include peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, which may be jeopardized by ongoing coal expansion, according to experts.

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The Epoch Times

China’s Coal Power Construction Hits 10-year High: Report

China’s construction of coal-fired power plants has reached its highest in a decade, according to a new report. Driven by industry interests, China started construction on 94.5 gigawatts of coal-fired power in 2024, the highest volume of new builds since 2015, according to a report by the Finland-based Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) released on Feb. 13. “If coal maintains a high share in China’s power system for too long, it…

8 days ago·New York, United States

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Watts Up With That?

Claim: Chinese Coal Plant Construction is “Undermining” their Renewable Transition

"...In 2024, coal power construction activity surged to 94.5 GW, its highest level since 2015, reinforcing coal’s entrenched role in the power system. ..."

9 days ago

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CNN

China keeps building mega coal projects

China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the most in nearly a decade, a report from two clean-energy groups said Thursday.

9 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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EcoWatch

China’s Reliance on Coal Undermines ‘Unprecedented Pace’ of Clean Energy Production: Report

Energy production in China is pitting renewables and coal against each other, while holding back advances in energy production, said a new analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Global Energy Monitor (GEM). China is both the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide and the largest renewable energy producer in the world, reported The Guardian. “China’s rapid expansion of renewable energy has the potential to reshape its…

9 days ago

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