The BBC probably copied "the China lesson" from many renewables publications which present China as a beacon in deployment of renewables. https://cleantechnica

The BBC probably copied "the China lesson" from many renewables publications which present China as a beacon in deployment of renewables. https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/15/when-fossil-fuel-supplies-falter-interest-in-renewables-increases/ https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/15/when-fossil-fuel-suppli... https://www.lombardodier.com/insights/2025/november/from-coal-to-clean.html https://www.lombardodier.com/insights/2025/november/from-coa... Which is only half-true. China builds renewables not as replacement for fossil fuels but as an addition to fossil fuels. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/02/yes-china-has-embraced-renewables-but-dont-call-it-a-transition-expert-says/ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/02/yes-china-has... The exit from fossil fuel is planed in far future. China plans to reach peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. https://english.news.cn/20251108/c47cb3e85468475f84182f8a7c791ecb/c.html https://english.news.cn/20251108/c47cb3e85468475f84182f8a7c7... The priorities in Chinas energy policy are: 1. Availability of energy 2. Security of supply 3. Cost 4. Everything else Chinese EV cars in are cars running not on oil but running mostly on domestic coal and hydro-power. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-prod-source-stacked?country=~CHN https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-prod-source-s...