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Sincere question - they also shutting down fossil fuel generators? Or only building new, renewable sources instead of fossil fuel?
China responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023, report says
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Neither. Looking e.g. here their energy consumption and thus also need to generate is increasing in general. So they are building both at the same time.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-falls-1-in-q2-2024-in-first-quarterly-drop-since-covid-19/