Global Briefing: China's fossil-fuelled power generation tipped to fall on back of renewables surge

Stuart Stone
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Analysts forecast drop in fossil-fuelled power output, Ecuador signs deal for $30m in climate finance, and the DRC is set to create Earth's largest protected tropical forest reserve

China's fossil fuel-based thermal power output is slated to fall for the first time since 2015 this year, according to figures reported by Reuters. While a drop in fossil-fuelled power output would...

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