![(FILES) This file photo taken on March 6, 2017 shows a man riding his scooter near the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Power Generator Company coal power plant in Shanghai. China must stop building new coal power plants and ramp up its wind and solar capacity if it wants to become carbon neutral by 2060, researchers said on November 20, 2020. -
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China consumes vast amounts of coal. AFP
China consumes vast amounts of coal. AFP
A green pandemic recovery could slash CO2 emissions by a quarter by 2030, UN says
The report recommended prioritising green fiscal recovery including direct support for zero-emissions technologies and infrastructure