Report: China risks wasting $500bn on unneeded coal plants

Carbon Tracker analysis warns new coal plants at risk of becoming stranded assets as China's latest five year plan comes into force
China is at risk of wasting almost half a trillion dollars on new coal plants which could quickly become stranded assets as a result of the country's pursuit of a lower carbon economy. That is the conclusion...
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