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by dalyons 44 days ago
The increased demand is absolutely and categorically not being met by coal. Look it up, chinas total coal emissions have declined the last few years, despite overall demand growth.

It’s being entirely met by renewables.

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i strongly suggest you look this up before making claims like this. Nearly 60% of china's electricity demand in 2025 was met by coal generation.