Environmental Politics
China Is a Global Leader in Building New Nuclear Reactors as the Country Added More Capacity in the Last 15 Years Than the Rest of the World Combined
The scale of China’s nuclear energy expansion has reached a historic inflection point, solidifying its position as the primary engine of global nuclear growth. Over the past decade and a half, the People’s Republic of China has commissioned more nuclear power capacity than all other nations combined, a feat that underscores Beijing’s dual commitment to […]
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Beijing’s new five-year economic plan leaves questions unanswered on growing coal power fleet.
The unveiling of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) was expected to be a watershed moment for global climate action, providing a definitive roadmap for the world’s largest emitter to begin a structural decline in coal consumption. However, the document released in Beijing this week has left international observers and climate scientists in a state of […]
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