China Burnt Record Levels of Coal in H1 This Year, Report Shows
A recently published environmental research report has revealed that China combusted record levels of coal in the first half of 2025. The joint report found that even though the country's renewable energy capacity has expanded significantly, coal-fired power plants in China burned more coal in H1 2025 compared to any other six-month period since 2016. Published by Finnish independent air-quality research firm Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and American energy analytics organization Global Energy Monitor (GEM), the report notes that China brought a whopping 21 gigawatts (GW) worth of coal-fired energy online between January and July…
