China's electricity sector can meet the country's 2060 target thanks to a massive boom in renewables. Respecting the Paris agreement, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5°C, implies achieving carbon neutrality by the middle of the century.
China, however, is far from the mark and continues to overinvest in dirty energies. approvals of new coal-fired power plants quadrupled between 2022 and 2023 compared to the years 2016-2020. electricity production represents more than half of China's CO₂ emissions and still depends more than 60% on coal.