China unleashes massive coal power expansion despite John Kerry's climate pleas
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China unleashed a massive expansion of coal power generation last year despite pleas from Western governments for the nation to take more climate action.
"China continues to be the glaring exception to the ongoing global decline in coal plant development," Global Energy Monitor analyst Flora Champenois said in a statement. "The speed at which projects progressed through permitting to construction in 2022 was extraordinary, with many projects sprouting up, gaining permits, obtaining financing and breaking ground apparently in a matter of months." Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"This kind of a process leaves little room for proper planning or consideration of alternatives," Champenois added.
Dozens of House lawmakers rally around funding Afghan visa program as Trump vows major spending cuts
Reps. Jason Crow and Zach Nunn are leading 49 other House lawmakers in a letter urging Congress to preserve the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program.