Despite Record Renewable Growth, China Is Still Betting on Coal
China’s power-sector emissions fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, but a rebound in coal-fired generation raises doubts about whether the decline will last. By Andrew Liu China’s coal power output rose in early 2026, fueling concerns that last year’s drop in power-sector emissions may be temporary despite record growth in renewable energy.
- alleges — Despite Record Renewable Growth, China Is Still Betting on Coal (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/china-coal-power-generation-grows/; status: supported)
- alleges — url: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/china-coal-power-generation-grows/ (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/china-coal-power-generation-grows/; status: supported)
- alleges — summary: China’s power-sector emissions fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, but a rebound in coal-fired generation raises doubts about whether the decline will last. By Andrew Liu China’s coal power output rose in early 2026, fueling concerns that last year’s drop in power-sector emissions may be temporary despite record growth in renewable energy. (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/china-coal-power-generation-grows/; status: supported)
- alleges — published: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/china-coal-power-generation-grows/; status: supported)