"EU Climate Chief Raises Alarm on China's Growing Coal Industry"

The European Union's climate chief, Frans Timmermans, has expressed concern over China's expansion of the coal industry, citing the contradiction between China's plans to increase renewable energy use and the construction of new coal-fired plants. China, the world's largest producer of renewable energy, aims to make one-third of its power supply renewable by 2025. However, power shortages and challenges to electricity grids, along with water shortages impacting hydropower generation, have led to increased reliance on coal. China's carbon emissions, accounting for 26.1% of global emissions, have prompted calls for more ambitious targets from European and American officials.