A report published by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) on Monday found that China is burning record-high amounts of coal at its power plants this year, generating roughly 21 gigawatts of coal power in the first six months of 2025.

CREA, an independent research organization based in Finland, was dismayed to discover Chinese coal use is soaring despite the Communist country’s heavy investments in renewable power.

“Although there were some signs of coal power slowing down in 2024 and 2025 has seen China’s clean energy boom meet a significant amount of power demand growth and lower CO2 emissions, coal power remains strong, with new and revived projects the highest in a decade,” the report said .

Cynical observers believe China’s much-ballyhood push for “renewable

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