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Finishline42

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2. They also lead in wind and solar

Reply to MichMan (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 05:36 AM

Jan 2025

BEIJING, July 11 (Reuters) - Almost two-thirds of big wind and solar plants under construction globally are in China, where surging renewable capacity has squeezed coal's generation share to new lows, research released on Thursday showed.
China is building 339 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale wind and solar, or 64% of the global total, a report from U.S.-based think tank Global Energy Monitor (GEM) found. That is more than eight times the project pipeline of the second-place U.S., with 40 GW.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/china-coal-generation-share-record-low-may-renewables-hit-new-highs-analysis-2024-07-11/

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