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PostSeptember 23, 2020

If China plans to go carbon neutral by 2060, why is it building so many coal plants?

China’s president, Xi Jinping, has announced plans for the nation to become carbon neutral by 2060, setting a bold goal for the world’s biggest climate polluter writes James Temple for MIT Technology Review. But it's hard to reconcile Xi’s pledge, with the nation in the midst of a coal building boom.  

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/23/1008786/china-carbon-neutral-coal-plants-un/

Image by: Ming Chen

by MIT Technology Review
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