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China Crosses Energy Milestone as Coal Falls Below 50% of Power (www.energyconnects.com)
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[–] logi@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

Even so, coal use is still rising in absolute terms. Output from thermal power plants increased in the first half as electricity demand grew, partly driven by high-tech manufacturing, electric-vehicle charging and data centers. Coal’s share fell as cleaner sources expanded even faster.

So things are still getting worse, just not at the rate that they would have.