China doubles new renewable capacity in 2020 and raises thermal plants base to five-year high

[ China more than doubled its construction of new wind and solar power plants in 2020 from a year earlier, government data showed, reflecting Beijing’s pledge to cut fossil fuel dependence and bring carbon emissions to a peak within a decade. China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, added 71.67 gigawatts (GW) of wind power … Read more