China ‘forgets’ about climate change and announces the highest number of new coal plants in years

• “This could mean a significant increase in CO2 emissions”
• “It could be undermining the global climate effort and China’s commitments”
• Beijing bets on coal to prevent a new wave of blackouts

China, the world’s most polluting country, “dramatically accelerated” the approval of licenses for coal plants in 2022, following supply problems experienced the previous year, with new permits reaching the highest figure since 2015, according to a report published Monday by a Finnish organization specializing in energy.

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