@bilingualexpat: No need to apologize, ad hominem attacks to be expected when one hold contrarian positions on common knowledge topics and engages in discussions.

Another fun fact for you: In 2016, China ADDED 48GW, or 5.4%, to production capacity of coal fired electricity generation.

To be fair, power production stats in China are soft at best. Circa 2008, when GDP growth around the world were flat or declining, China posted GDP increase of 6.5% AND a decline in electricity production of 16% for the same period. WTF? Trends for GDP and electricity heretofore had consistently tracked. For 4-6 months electricity production was omitted from monthly and quarterly reports.

Sifting through reports, it is difficult find evidence of any reduction in either aggregate capacity or generation. In fact, the Paris deal allows China to keep increasing her carbon footprint until it peaks in 2030. Only then has China agreed to begin reducing use of coal.

China has been importing coal from NORK, In June, China announced she would curtail such imports. Given that in June the demand for coal drops significantly, I believe China.

@bilingualexpat: Your claim "now you're arguing against EV production in China" is a figment of your ideology warped thought process. I know you need to attack me rather than deal with the unsustainability of EV production but so be it.

You claim a 9% reduction in coal production AND then claim coal consumption has fallen 4.7%. Interesting. Do you seriously claim production has declined so much more than use? Does that make sense?

How does China increase electric generation capacity using coal 5.4% while producing less coal, 9%, and consuming less, 4.7%, coal?

I will leave it to you to dive into the study of China's inconsistent economic statistics. I've been doing it for more than 30 years and usually hit a WTF point sooner than later.

"China is banning traditional auto engines. Its aim: electric car domination"

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(Note: This article was posted 170911 @ 6pm PDT - About 18 hours AFTER my first comment above)

@Alien: Who do you think? Try a guess.

In 2016, 59% of China's electricity was produced in coal fired plants.

17% of the electricity produced by wind power went unused in China.

In 2016, China increased total electrical power production capacity 7.7% and coal production capacity grew 5.4%, or 39% of the capacity increase.

Unlike Norway, China's hydro generation is only 21% of capacity.

The underlying problem is a power grid built without market considerations. Forcing increased demand for electricity consumption will not ease environmental pressures.