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China leads in both pollution and renewable energy

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December 5, 2023

China is responsible for almost a third of all carbon dioxide emissions and it burns more than half of the world's coal consumption. But its investment in renewable energy also dwarfs that of other nations.

Louise Osborne DW's Chief climate reporter provides expertise on the defining crisis of our time.
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