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Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, miners labor near machinery at Qianyingzi coal mine in Suzhou, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 20, 2021. China plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a repeat of last year's power shortages, an official said Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. adding to setbacks in efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source. (Han Xu/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a worker sort coals at Qianyingzi coal mine in Suzhou, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 20, 2021. China plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a repeat of last year's power shortages, an official said Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. adding to setbacks in efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source. (Han Xu/Xinhua via AP) FILE - An aerial view of a coal-fired power station in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province on Nov. 12, 2021. China plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a repeat of last year’s power shortages, an official said Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, adding to setbacks in efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source. (Chinatopix Via AP, File)