China Pledged to ‘Strictly Control’ Coal. The Opposite Happened.

By Paul Homewood In April 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to “strictly control coal-fired power generation projects” in China. Since then, government permits for new coal power plants have soared. According to analysis of Global Energy Monitor data, in the two years before Xi’s pledge, the government approved 127 plants, collectively capable … Continue reading China Pledged to ‘Strictly Control’ Coal. The Opposite Happened.