'Underwhelming': China's CO2 set to grow under latest Five Year Plan, analysts warn

Michael Holder
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Latest economic strategy set out by the world's largest emitter allows for growth of both coal and renewables

China's latest economic plan leaves wriggle-room for country to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 10 per cent over the next five years, despite its recent pledge to put the country's...

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