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China’s continuing coal splurge underlines its disingenuous environmental rhetoric

By Tom Rogan
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China’s continuing coal splurge underlines its disingenuous environmental rhetoric

China has pledged to peak its carbon emissions by 2030. But a new report from the Global Energy Monitor think tank finds that China is continuing to surge its construction of coal power plants. The report underlines Xi Jinping’s dishonesty when he claims that China sees global carbon emissions as a major concern deserving of urgent remedial action.

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