Driving an energy revolution

Shift to renewables reduces carbon emissions, increases electricity consumption

Increasing electric power consumption will not mean more pollution from coal burning thanks to China's shift toward a low-carbon energy and power industry.

As China has been actively promoting the percentage of renewable power in its energy mix, part of its energy revolution to ease dependence on coal - a major source of pollution and climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions - electric power sources have become more diversified in recent years with those from renewables increasing dramatically.