China's energy switch: Nation to shift from fossil-fuels base to renewables

The world’s second-largest energy consumer is trying to invert the energy consumption pyramid with strong support of renewables

Hundreds of wind turbines sit in the Turfan Depression in China's northwestern Xinjiang
Hundreds of wind turbines sit in the Turfan Depression in China's northwestern XinjiangPhoto: NTB/SCANPIX
Published 12 October 2020, 10:32Updated 12 October 2020, 19:23