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BEIJING — Approvals for new coal-fired power plants in China dropped sharply in the first half of this year, according to an analysis released Tuesday, after a flurry of permits in the previous two years raised concern about the government’s commitment to limiting climate change. China leads the world in solar and wind power installations but the government has said …
Technicians of China Energy Investment Corp check equipment at the Dagang power plant in Tianjin. However, as China accelerated its green and low-carbon energy transition in a bid to achieve carbon peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060, the Dagang power station, operated by China Energy Investment Corp, the world's leading coal supplier, has decided to adopt sustainable practices …
SAINT-AVOLD, France — The end of France’s coal era seemed so certain last year that the operator of one of the country’s last coal-burning plants posted an upbeat educational video on YouTube titled “Let’s visit a coal plant that’s going to be destroyed!” The plant in the northeastern town of Saint-Avold indeed halted coal production as scheduled earlier this year …
Global coal-plant capacity under development declined in 2021, according to a report by the Global Energy Monitor, which conducts an annual survey of coal power capacity under development or deployment. After rising in 2020 for the first time since 2015, total coal power capacity under development declined 13% last year, from 525 gigawatts to 457 GW, a record low. The …
