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NEW | China will build 3500GW of renewables and boost consumption by over 50%, according to a new 5 year plan The plan for renewables, published last week, outlines China's plan for a number of clean-energy sources It also sets out "firm capacity" targets to support energy supply

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ICYMI… Last week, the Daily Telegraph and others claimed that extreme European heatwaves had been "caused" by a fall in air pollution. Scientists told @carbonbrief.org why this is "wrong" and how it was a "misleading" framing of the underlying research. ⬇️

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NEW – Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution ✍️ written by @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org 💬 with comments from Bjorn Samset, @erichfischer.bsky.social and Pedro Roldan-Gomez Read here ➡️ buff.ly/ukIO2fI

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