China plans to increase renewable energy production to 1.8 billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent by 2030, backed by major investments in wind, solar, storage, hydropower, and green hydrogen.
The country continues to dominate global renewable energy deployment, with the world's largest pipelines for both solar and wind projects. Despite rapid clean energy growth, China is still expanding coal power, raising questions about whether renewable generation will be enough to meet its climate goals.
China installed around 360 GW of wind and solar power capacity in 2024 alone, which contributed over 50 percent of global additions that year.
In July, China announced plans to increase solar and wind power production by 53 percent by 2030.
The government also aims for 570 GW of hydropower capacity by 2030.
China's coal power output increased in early 2026, which suggests its decrease in power-sector emissions in 2025 may have been temporary.
