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China Crosses Energy Milestone as Coal Falls Below 50% of Power
www.energyconnects.com/news/renewables/2026/july/china-crosses-energy-milestone-as-coal-falls-below-50-of-power/
Energy ConnectsChina Crosses Energy Milestone as Coal Falls Below 50% of PowerLess than half of China’s electricity came from coal in the first six months of the year for the first time, a symbolic milestone in the country’s shift toward
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
I totally doubt this, china love juking their numbers.
As others have pointed out, it’s not that coal use is decreasing, in fact, it is increasing. It’s that other sources are growing much faster. They don’t have to “juke” the numbers, just lie with statistics.
Replying to @greybeard@feddit.online
Unless their increasing demand for energy is infinite clean energy will outpace coal at this rate and even absolute coal usage will decrease soon.
Probably true. It is the global trend. Although they may follow the same curve as the US, despite booming renewables, coal is being replaced with Natural Gas more than solar and wind. That’s more for political reasons though. Solar and wind continue to get cheaper, and grid storage is finally starting to pan out.
Replying to @greybeard@feddit.online
China is smart enough to not be dependent on sources they do not control. The US has leverage over the Gulf but China has nowhere near it. That is why they are so bullish on renewables.