China enjoys renewables bonanza

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Pollution levels may be soaring, but according to a new report China is fighting back

China is poised to "leapfrog" many developing nations in its adoption of renewable energy technologies by meeting, or even exceeding, its target to generate 15 per cent of its energy from renewables by...

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