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Analysis: Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records
Coal power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, the first simultaneous drop in half a century, after each nation added record amounts of clean energy.
The island has also launched a three-tier heat response care system for the elderly in the southern city of Tainan, where heat-related illnesses among older residents have grown fivefold in a decade.
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024.
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