China bucking global shift from coal power

By David Stanway
Updated March 28 2019 - 11:23am, first published 11:20am
A study says China has restarted construction on 50 gigawatts of coal-fired power plants.
A study says China has restarted construction on 50 gigawatts of coal-fired power plants.

China has restarted construction on more than 50 gigawatts of suspended coal-fired power plants last year, bucking a global shift away from fossil fuels, a new study shows.

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