Reports Say China’s Use of Fossil Fuels Could Peak in 2025
The world's largest carbon emitter may reach a critical milestone in 2025 as renewable capacity begins displacing rather than supplementing traditional power sources. According to two independent analyses, China's energy consumption patterns are approaching a fundamental shift that climate researchers have anticipated for years. As the East Asian nation has added world-leading amounts of new renewable energy capacity over the past couple of decades, its green energy strategy has evolved beyond adding capacity on top of fossil fuels to actually displacing them. Data shows that electricity generated by non-carbon sources in the country surpassed demand growth during the first part…
