Guardian: China's renewables surge dampened by growth in coal consumption
Datong, China: A street lamp is seen in front of the Datong second coal-fired power plant at night. Photograph: Jason Lee/ReutersChina tripled its solar energy generating capacity last year and notched up major increases in wind and hydropower, government figures showed this week, but officials are still struggling to cap the growth in coal burning, which is the biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the world.
