China’s emissions will peak when clean energy growth overtakes total energy demand growth. This may happen as soon as 2024, writes Lauri Myllyvirta for China Dialogue At first glance, recent headlines on coal, energy and emissions in China make little sense. Coal-fired power generation grew slightly, by 1.4%, in 2022, and output in the other major coal-using sectors, steel and cement, contracted. However, the government is reporting a major increase …
