China Plans to Increase Wind, Solar Power Capacity by 21 Percent in 2016

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China, the world's biggest clean energy investor, plans to increase wind and solar power capacity by more than 21 percent in 2016 as it works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by cutting its reliance on coal. The nation is targeting at least 20 gigawatts of new wind power installations and 15 gigawatts of additional photovoltaic capacity next year, the National Energy Administration said in a statement Dec. 29, 2015. hina has pledged to peak carbon emissions around 2030, by which time it aims to derive 20 percent of the energy it uses from clean sources. China also will stop approving new coal mines in the next three years, the Xinhua News Agency reported, citing National Energy Administration head Nur Bekri.