China's renewables drive down CO2 emissions

The Ecologist
Jan 21, 2016, 11:26 am74 pts
China's 2015 carbon emissions fell for the second year running, by an amount equal to all of Poland's, while total power consumption increased, writes Lauri Myllyvirta. Credit goes to the massive expansion in renewable energy, with a record-breaking 47GW of wind and solar capacity added.

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