Satellite pictures show building work progressing as power demand picks up, but experts say there is still excess coal capacity
Falling battery costs will allow for renewable power to grow rapidly, analysts predict, replacing traditional baseload generation
For centuries, notions of abundant coal have fed China’s sense of its place among the great nations of the world. Now it is being asked to give it up
After an anti-air pollution drive left many without heat, China’s government has relaxed a ban on coal across 28 northern cities
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In the week China’s president called for development banks to support low emissions in poor countries, China Development Bank loaned $1.5bn to coal in South Africa
Government assessment contains “grossly insufficient detail” about impact on world heritage site, said campaigners, who fear deal will prejudice an ongoing legal case
In a region of Pakistan besieged by drought, and blessed with solar potential, China is funding the expansion of huge new coal projects
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Beijing government says it is starting to cancel coal projects, but critics say country is wasting billions on polluting capacity it does not require
China cuts coal at home but state owned companies and banks drive new coal expansion overseas, despite promises of green growth for developing countries
China’s current coal power capacity can meet electricity demands up to 2030, two of Beijing’s top climate and energy experts tell China Dialogue
IN PICTURES: Greenpeace report reveals world’s most polluting form of energy uses as much water as one billion people, urges governments to invest in renewables
NEWS: Environment minister promotes power station technology to cut pollution as China sets out five-year energy blueprint
NEWS: Tharparkar opencast mine will produce 3.8 million tonnes of coal a year, under agreements signed in the past month
ANALYSIS: Experts say tougher laws and penalties could signal turning point in environmental fight in China, as president Xi Jinping urges officials to crack down on inefficient state industries
NEWS: Experts say 2440 power plants in global pipeline would knock world over 2C warming limit, as row over ‘decarbonisation’ heats up at talks
NEWS: Despite renewables growth, top energy expert Yufeng Yang predicts slow reduction in China’s emissions 2030-2050
NEWS: At home Beijing is looking beyond coal, but abroad it’s investing in expansion of world’s dirtiest fuel
NEWS: Chinese companies are most exposed to power stations threatened by environmental regulation, say Oxford University researchers