China signed Paris Accord - has 25% coal expansion planned

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For production, China’s December coal output was 2.1% higher than it was in 2017, hitting the highest level in over three years.

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China approved nearly $6.7 billion worth of new coal mining projects in 2018, and production increased 5.2% to 3.55 billion tonnes.

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Carbon Brief reported last summer that China quietly has 210,000 MW of new coal capacity in the works, or nearly a 25% expansion.

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China actually now accounts for 45% of the coal-based electricity generated in the world, compared to 37% back in 2010.

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