Asia Pacific > China to end overseas investment in coal plants in major shift

China to end overseas investment in coal plants in major shift

Published 00:27 on September 22, 2021  /  Last updated at 22:34 on November 23, 2022  / Katherine Monahan /  Asia Pacific, China, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

China will end funding for new coal-fired power plants abroad, President Xi Jinping announced at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, signalling a massive shift for the world's largest public financier of overseas coal.
China will end funding for new coal-fired power plants abroad, President Xi Jinping announced at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, signalling a massive shift for the world's largest public financier of overseas coal.


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