[aquamar2]

China accounts for close to 60% of global coal-fired electricity generation and coal-fired power emissions

In 2023, China's total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power generation hit 5.56 billion metric tons, an all-time high that was nearly 6% greater than 2022's record. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-may-upend-...

[pixl97]

Ya and they have 1.2 billion people they are bringing out of poverty while becoming the manufacturing hub of the world. They do realize they need massive amounts of power to keep up the growth. They also realize pollution is a huge problem and that they can't continue to burn coal supplies at their current rate forever.

[fred_is_fred]

1.2 billion and falling. For not the change in standard of living pushes consumption net positive, but I wonder about in 20 years or 30?

[whatever1]

Someone is lying.

Either the coal capacity is flat (as the main article of the thread suggests), or the coal-fired emissions are still rising (aka they are still bringing coal-fired capacity online).

It wouldn't be the first communist regime that is lying though.

[maxglute]

Or someone can't read. No where in article does it state Coal capacity is flat, just coal growth has flattened significantly per 14th five-year plan (2021-2025). PRC peak coal is expected this or next year, and phase down / decline starting 15th five-year plan (2026-2030).